Pattern: none
Fabric: mauve satin cotton from an Ikea
Gäspa fitted sheet; light pink tulle
Haberdasheries: cherry blossoms
I started making this hat last year, for my second civilian World War I
event at Huis Doorn.
But I didn’t finish it, because I couldn’t find any decorations for it that
matched the brown fabric. (I find hat decoration the hardest part of making
historical outfits! There are several more hats that I haven’t posted here yet
because I’m not yet happy about them. My 1915 hat turned out exceptionally well!) So I wore it undecorated, looking like
this:
But most Edwardian hats were very lavish, so I didn’t want mine to
remain minimalist! Also, the brown fabric was a bit too artificial, although it
doesn’t show in the photo. So I decided to start over with new fabric, and just
choose a nice colour rather than one that matched the straw base. I realised I
should see the straw similarly to jeans: as a neutral that matches pretty much anything.
This was what the hat originally looked like:
I removed the ribbon and threaded metal wire through the rim to stop it
being floppy, which was of course too modern:
I put some fibrefill around the crown of the hat, and sewed the fabric
on over it, to create a wide crown:
And finally, I added tulle and lots of cherry blossoms:
From the side and top:
My inspiration for the flower arrangement, and also for the bow-like
piece of fabric on the side of the hat (bottom row, second from right):
Mooie OTT hoed! Al vond ik je eerste versie ook erg geslaagd!
ReplyDeleteHihi, maar die was niet OTT genoeg ;). En het stofje was dus wat fout.
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