Show Us Your Hats!

[Lady Kett]

Problem is I like both!

Well obviously, you need both!
Hello, my name is Melissa and I am a hat addict.... 

[Alaric]

Problem is I like both!

Well obviously, you need both!
Hello, my name is Melissa and I am a hat addict.... 

I like the way you think!

[Lady Rebecca]

My newest hat. I spent a little over an hour, the night before I needed it. I had shaped the straw of a huge hat I found at a flea market, then added a gathered taffeta pouf (with netting inside for extra fullness) over the crown, and a huge roll of tulle around the brim. It's topped off with the huge taffeta bow, three ostrich feathers, and the little sparkly piece.

And did I mention it's HUGE?

[PollyPoPo]

All set for the Easter Parade!  Really, it is very flattering.

Polly PoPo

[Syrilla]

It's perfect on you!

[bookwench]

Oh, that is lovely! Love the giant bow!

[Marietta Graziella]

OOOH!  But I do love big huge hats!  Fantastic!!

[bookwench]

It was too hot to go outside this weekend, so I hid in my sewing room and made a hat! 



I found the fabric as a small remnant piece and knew I wanted to make some sort of hat out of it.  Looking back, a top hat might not have been the easiest choice - matching up those stripes, ugh!  I finally declared "good enough!" and moved on. 

This is the other, floofy side: 

Not sure its quite floofy enough, though.  Can't have too many feathers, right? 


ps:  anyone know how to make images smaller?  Mine always seem to post huge!

[Dinobabe]

SUPER CUTE!!!

You can resize easily in Irfanview.

[insidiousraven]

My sewing skills are pretty nil, but getting better all of the time.  Here is my new hat!

[Lady Kathleen of Olmsted]

Striped Top Hat. Way cute!!!

[Captain Dungcaster]

I need a new Flat cap. I have the material and feathers etc............I do not sew or make clothing at all. I do want a style that is firmly 16th Century.

Frank Blanton
aka Francis Dungcaster

[amy]

I have been bitten by the Victorian Bug.  Can't hardly comptete with Lady Rebecca's gorgeous pale blue cloud of heavenly beauty (can you tell I LOVE that hat)  but this was my fun, rather Zeuss-ish version of the Victorian Hat.   Nothing is too over the top!  I am considering having anchor bolts installed in my skull. 

[Pinn]

Amazing.

[Adriana Rose]

Oh that is fantastic! What did you use as a base?

Oh and to keep it on your head you could stitch in some combs or some barette blanks that way you can literally make it so it wont go anywhere.