I started by blocking a halo in sinamay and wired it for strength. I then used squares of folded silk to cover the front of the halo to represent the view of fields you get from an aeroplane. I always love the patchwork effect the fields create. I covered the back in a plain aqua silk. I used crin next and pulled it via the thread and twisted it around so the folds all went in the same direction. I stitched this along the edge and back, in 3 rows so that they ran in different directions to create sea waves. This represents the sea crashing onto the land. I finished the front shorter wave with a crin flower for some detail height. Earth to me is a mass if land and water and this hat represents these two elements. The curve of the halo represents the curve of the earth when viewed from space.

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