HATalk Competition Entry 2022

Souri Sengdara

Maker
Souri Sengdara

Country
Australia

Name of Hat
Santorini

Description

Santorini is my Happy Place. It’s one of the most beautiful places I have ever been to. The beautiful white and blue architecture creates a stunning scenery all over the island. Santorini takes your breathe away at every turn. You can never tire of what Santorini has to offer. Santorini is where my husband proposed to me. It will always hold a special place in my heart.

I wanted to create a piece of millinery which encapsulates some of the beautiful elements of Santorini – Santorini’s cobalt-blue domes, the crystal-clear sparkling water, the white sails of the catamarans, the seagulls which inhabit the island, and the magnificent Bougainvillea which climbs buildings and frames Santorini’s doorways.

Techniques:

  • Block the hat base
  • Wire the edge of the base and cover with sinamay bias binding
  • Create the flower petals using sinamay and wire and glue (spray to get the desired colour)
  • Hand roll sinamay pieces for flower centers
  • Attach flowers to millinery wire using florist tape. Paint green
  • Create the sail using sinamay, edge with braid
  • Create seagull using braid, sinamay and beads
  • Hand sew beads on
  • Attach Bougainvillea vine to hat base
  • Block sinamay lining for base
  • Attach comb and elastic

Materials:

  • Sinamay
  • Wire
  • White braid
  • Clear beads
  • Spray paint
  • Acrylic paint
  • Florist tape
  • Uhu glue
  • Hair comb
  • Hair elastic

Materials:

  • Sinamay
  • Wire
  • White braid
  • Clear beads
  • Spray paint
  • Acrylic paint
  • Florist tape
  • Uhu glue
  • Hair comb
  • Hair elastic

Note: Entries have been not been edited or proofread to protect the integrity of the maker's original meaning. 

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