Another Summer Hat

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Last year, I made a summer hat to keep the sun off my face. I proceeded to wear it just about every day because it maintained my pallor much better than sunscreen ever could. Since I liked it so much, I decided to make another one, and here is the result. They are based on the same pattern, OOP Vogue 7460. The main fabric is an upholstery silk, previously used on this skirt, and lined it in a silk taffeta. The most fun part is the trim, which is made up of red silk taffeta, yellow silk organza, and grey silk charmeuse. Charmeuse is not the most cooperative fabric to pick if you want it to lay in a straight line, but the color was right, so I basted the heck out of it before stitching.

I used buckram for the brim. It works well holding its shape, but it makes an annoying crunching sound when you move it.

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Closeup of the trim

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Inside view. You can see my wavy topstitching.

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