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TK the Haberdasher

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(I guess the technical term would probably be "milliner.") Ain't it gorgeous? 8D

I've been wanting to make one of these since I found one at last year's OhayoCon in the Artists' Alley. It had the most adorable pocketwatch as the decoration, and an absolutely exquisite spray of lace and feathers. I need to get feathers to add to this thing, but even without, I think it's lovely. :3

Speaking of additions, I probably ought to add a couple clips or bobby pins to the design; the ribbon alone doesn't keep it on my head very well... -.-

I gave up on finding a small doll's hat as a base, and finally just broke down and made it all meself. From scratch. No patterns.

Not that this was hard; the base was only a stovetop style hat, which is basically a cylinder atop a circle. The hard part was making sure that the thin black ribbon went over the gold ribbon evenly and then hot gluing it in place without showing lumpy glue blobs beneath it! XP

Ingredients for this hat:
:bulletred: prepared felt (i.e., felt that's stiff and sturdy; comes in largeish sheets, usually 12x18")
:bulletred: fabric remnant of your choice (takes at least 1/3 yd.)
:bulletred: 1.25 yd. ribbon (that's the wide gold part; if you want to add stripes, get thinner ribbon in a contrasting color, at least 2.5 yd. PLUS another 1 yd. to secure it to your head as a tie under the chin)
:bulletred: any small bits of fake flowers, lace, feathers, beads, or any other decoration for the front
:bulletred: 0.25 yd. braided/decorative elastic

Total spent, about $20... but then again, I bought some of the spools of lace and ribbon, and the gears and clock pieces I bought came in two separate packages with more of each, and about half of what I spent came from those little buggers. XP You could probably make a hat without decoration (or with a decoration you have lying around) for about $10-15. ORRR... you could commish me to make one for ya! :D
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Iridomaniac's avatar
Aww! I love it!! :D It's so you!!