Happy Easter, if you celebrate it. If not, Happy Long Weekend. I had big plans for this post– I was going to take some photos of the finished hat on my properly-coiffed head. That is not going to happen. I am writing this so I can set it up to publish while LHR and are talking walking, which means I am in the middle of trying to wedge what appear to be all my earthly belongings into my bags, taking into account the Draconian rules about liquids and gels, etc. Thus, no time for a proper shot of the hat. Sue me.
I thought you might be interested in some shots I took of it while it was a work in progress.
Why did I make this hat? No reason other than I just wanted to do it. Yay!
The fabric of the hat itself was a gift from my friend A– she got it at the Textile Museum. I love it! The ribbon was part of a remnants bag from Mokuba. The rosettes are made from raw silk remnants.
The rosettes decrease in size as they get closer to the front. I wanted even smaller for the final few, but these were as small as I could make them– each petal is made from a 1″ square and to go smaller made it impossible to sew them.
Now I needed to come up with something for the centres of the flowers. I opted for more raw silk, choosing a cream colour to tie the rosettes visually to the ribbon on the other side of the hat.
You are amazing!
Thanks, babe. ๐
Thanks, babe. Now I just need somewhere to wear it. ๐