HATalk Competition Entry 2022
Patricia Welsh
Maker
Patricia Welsh
Country
United Kingdom
Name of Hat
Romantica
Description
Springtime… an orchard… a truly happy place with birds singing and wild flowers growing under foot.
The tree’s are dripping with delightfully fragranced pink cherry and apple blossom, a cuckoo is calling accross the valley and a lady sits on a swing under an apple tree!
A hat in the romantic style of a bygone era with a Gibson Girl nod. Feather light and delicate with pretty angles and soft edges.
Just like you’re stepping out of a romantic novel! But like any modern country girl… wearing wellington boots of course.
Techniques:
- A saucer shape was blocked using a shallow wooden bowl with three layers of white sinamay. It was wired around the edge and covered with petersham. It was then steamed and pressed onto a wooden head block to form a small dent
- The crown was blocked in sinamay then stiffened and attached to the saucer with needle and thread
- The Cherry Blossoms were sewn in place with small beads and pale pink tulle added
- A small round was blocked and headband attached covered by a felt round with ribbon + sequins and sewn to hat
Materials:
- White Sinamay
- Wooden bowl to make saucer shape
- Small crown hat block
- Silk cherry blossom
- Pink tulle
- Millinery wire
- Stiffner
- Small beads
- Double head band
- Organza Ribbon
- Sequins
- White felt
Materials:
- White Sinamay
- Wooden bowl to make saucer shape
- Small crown hat block
- Silk cherry blossom
- Pink tulle
- Millinery wire
- Stiffner
- Small beads
- Double head band
- Organza Ribbon
- Sequins
- White felt
Note: Entries have been not been edited or proofread to protect the integrity of the maker's original meaning.
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