More mini Straw Hats

I have been having fun with ten more blank hat shapes which I have made whilst sitting in waiting rooms while my husband has been having treatment. It sure beats doing nothing or reading out-of-date magazines!  I got out my box of feathers, flowers, ribbons and braids and spread it all over the dining room table and set to work with glue and needle and thread. The worst part was clearing it all away afterwards so we could sit down to eat!!

1/12th Scale Straw hats

I have made these hats from mini-hat straw which I bought in UK. This is the first few as I have made several more "blank" hats which still need to be decorated with ribbons, flowers and feathers. Most of my inspiration comes from illustrations from Edwardian clothing catalogues and fashion plates - I love those huge, overly-embellished hats from that period.  I think my favourite hat among this lot is the black one with two tiny real Peacock feathers on the sides and also the one with the red feather and the binding and flowers made from red and turquoise silk fabric. The outfit that will go with this one will be a matching checked skirt and a black silk jacket trimmed with tiny red braid.