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The headdress is probably the easiest Lolita item for a beginning sewer to start with; it's not too complicated, you can make your own pattern if necessary, and the materials are inexpensive so you don't have to worry about messing up. And speaking of materials, here's
what you'll need:
- Lace for the edge of the headdress
- Pins
- Scissors
- A pattern and 3 cutouts of the pattern
- Ribbon
- Decoration (optional)
- Material (not pictured)
- Sewing machine or hand sewing materials (not pictured)
All of these can be in whatever color you choose, I chose black.
To start, pin your pattern to your material and cut out 3 pieces. Take 2 of them and pin the “wrong sides” together, this will make our top piece. Sew around the edges, starting on one of the straight edges, not the round corners. Leave a small opening and flip the fabric inside-out. Then, tuck the edges in and sew up the hole.
Now that the top piece is finished, this is the best time to add your top decoration if you have one. I would also suggest ironing the top piece so that it lays flat.
Next, you'll want to take the third pattern piece and trim it so that it's the same size as the top piece.
Then, take about 30 inches of lace (may differ depending on how big you make your headpiece) and sew a gathering stitch (a stitch with a long length so that you can pull the strings to gather the lace). This helps the lace lie nicely around the rounded corners.
After you're done with this, pin the lace to the bottom (third) pattern piece. Pull the gathering string to gather the lace at the edges. Sew the lace onto the bottom.
The last step will be to sew the bottom and top pieces together. Pin the top piece to the bottom piece. Be sure to pull the top piece tight to the edges so that there are no bubbles and add the ribbon between the 2 pieces so that you can tie it to your head. After this is done, you just sew them together! Now you have a beautiful headdress! You can add flowers, appliqués, or anything else you want as well. I added some bows to mine. ^_^ 
In case you're wondering why I use 3 pattern pieces, I just think it makes the headdress look nicer. You can sew the lace directly to the bottom of the top piece if you like, but I've found that the stitches are much cleaner looking if you hide them on the bottom piece. Also, if you mess up on the lace part, you don't have to start all over if you use a third piece.
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