Turns out it’s quite difficult to take a photo of yourself in a hat – my arms aren’t long enough!
I took the hat for a test-drive this morning, after I’d spent a while blasting the brim with a hairdryer to make sure it was properly dry. It took ages to get all the pins out, and it was half way through the day, when I was showing the hat to a friend, that I inevitably found the one that I’d left in. Thankfully I discovered it before I stabbed myself in the head!
I do need to stab the hat slightly though. Now that I’ve worn it a bit, the brim has succumbed to gravity and the corners have started to stick out in a way that reminds me of the leaves of a cabbage! It’s also got a slightly thin patch on the top, which is covered by one of the long parts of the brim, so I think a bit of needle felting will help to overcome both of those issues.
So far I have been described as looking like a flower fairy and a “woodland creature” in the hat, so as far as I’m concerned, that makes it a complete success!
That realy is an excellent hat, and it suits you very well. A truly creative accident.
And don’t fell bad about the pin. When we were on holiday this summer, Neil found one in the lining of his jacket. I last mended it two years ago….
Thanks Alex!
Haha, I dread to think how many things in my wardrobe that have still got pins floating around inside them…