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Today is THE day to present my other cocktail hat:
Americana
Americana
This hat is sooo American: beside the colors, I used an old Levi's jean, and some 100% American silk for the trimming.
Here are the steps to make it, but before to create the right ambiance, a music I like:
So, the steps:
I smoothed 3 layers on the head shaped wood block (the kind I used for the 1st picture).
Each layer was moisten and really smoothed on the block, before starting with the next layer.
The first layer was a black satin (lining), the second was the buckram (you can see it on the picture below), and the third was the jean.
Once everything is totally dry, I had to decide the shape I wanted it. I did a drop:
So, the steps:
I smoothed 3 layers on the head shaped wood block (the kind I used for the 1st picture).
Each layer was moisten and really smoothed on the block, before starting with the next layer.
The first layer was a black satin (lining), the second was the buckram (you can see it on the picture below), and the third was the jean.
Once everything is totally dry, I had to decide the shape I wanted it. I did a drop:
Next, I added a metal wire all around, before sewing some bias (hand sewn!)
I added a comb inside the hat to make it stand on the head. The last step is the trimming: the silk flower!
I added a comb inside the hat to make it stand on the head. The last step is the trimming: the silk flower!
Happy Fourth of July!!!
