And here she is! My 1860s not bonnet hat! I am pretty happy with how it turned out. I chose to cover it in the cotton velvet that I used on the dress. I ruched the brim and draped the crown and crown top, and of course forgot to take pictures of that...ggggggrrrrrr.....
I dipped the front of the brim down as I had seen on several photographic images from the 1860s. Antique black ostrich feathers facing back to front were sewn on....
Two beaded appliques that I have had forever were used to give it that extra little pizzazz!
I found this striped ribbon in my ribbon stash that I have had for about 10 years and totally forgot I had! I matches the dress perfectly! The picture makes it really ugly, but in real life it is quite lovely!
I like the look of the ruching on the brim here....
I sooooo cannot wait to wear this with my dress. I wore it quite a while last night after I had made it. It looked fabulous with my "I am sick and don't care what I look like" jammies! hahahaha!!!
Now ALL I have left for this project is to make the under sleeves for the dress! Huzzah!!
It's superb and dreamy and gorgeous!
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