HATalk Competition Entry 2022
Christine Clarke
Maker
Christine Clarke
Country
Ireland
Name of Hat
Description
My happy place is my garden bursting with vibrant colours and watching the butterflies fluttering around and choose their flower. Flowers provide a happy positive energy for me and butterflies are so carefree,they always give me a lovely warm feeling watching them .When I saw the brief I knew exactly what I wanted to make from the start.
Techniques:
- Blocked large brim block and deep pillbox block in sinamay.
- Wired the large brim and turned under and sewed down.
- Sewed on lots of artificial flowers.
- Attached silhig around the outer edge by sewing it on.
- Added lining, pleated into place and sewed on.
- Added petersham band.
- Sewed on butterflies.
Materials:
- Large brim block
- Deep pillbox block
- Sinamay in greens and earth browns
- Lots of artificial flowers of different sizes
- Silhig for grass
- Wire
- Petersham band
- Recycled lining from a shirt
Materials:
- Large brim block
- Deep pillbox block
- Sinamay in greens and earth browns
- Lots of artificial flowers of different sizes
- Silhig for grass
- Wire
- Petersham band
- Recycled lining from a shirt
Note: Entries have been not been edited or proofread to protect the integrity of the maker's original meaning.
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