Back at the start of the year I was invited to participate
in a new design competition on Talenthouse. The brief was to make a hat to
celebrate the Queens Diamond Jubilee. I knew straight away that I wanted to create
something that celebrated Britishness, and used red, white and blue as my
colour scheme. I came across a lovely cream and gold crown print cotton and
knew this would be perfect for creating my hat base. I decided on a pillbox as it
is simple and elegant and I feel this style is really something that is
associated with the Queen.
So I blocked my pillbox in buckram and cotton interfacing,
covered it with the cotton print fabric and lined it with cream wool felt. For
decoration I decided to create a birdcage veil, spotted with diamantes and handmade
a trio of shot satin roses each finished with a heart shaped union jack button
in the centre. I finished the piece with a flourish of feathers.
Voting is currently underway as I’m sitting in the Top 50 at
the moment!
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