Straw hat diy

I've got a fun DIY/refashion tutorial on how to turn an old, cheap straw hat... (Which I foolishly forgot to take a proper "before" photo of, but it looked much like this one) .... Into a sassy, vintage-appropriate saucer hat! To make this revamped hat, you will need: Extra tip for choosing a hat for this project: I suggest a hat with a more "rectangular" rather than rounded crown, meaning a hat that is about the same width at the top as it is where it connects to the brim. So to begin the…

Learn how to make a straw hat from scratch with straw or grass!

My dear friend Teresa Wenzel is a master doll milliner and an excellent maker of all things fine and delicate. This article she wrote for D...

A lot of women love to wear retro hats nowadays. Some prefer modern styles, however everything new is a forgotten past, as they used to

Learn how to make a straw hat from scratch with straw or grass!

Ever since I bought my hat patterns I wanted to try one in straw. But straw braid is expensive! So I bought four used straw Cowboy hats on ebay and opened up the seams of the first one. Since it was made using chain stitch that part was done in about one minute... My first straw hat willactually be a straw bonnet. I chose a 1840s Bonnet Pattern from (guess it) Lynn McMasters. Here is my process diary: This is the original hat. But not for long.... First step, as usual, was cutting the bonnet…