Finally Trimmed

[atherleisure]

After an embarrassingly long time, I finally trimmed my early 1860's bonnet. I finished making the bonnet in February of 2018. I trimmed it this weekend. Considering how much I hate trimming hats, I think it looks pretty nice.





It's done with paper flowers, velvet leaves, berries with fabric leaves, and rayon taffeta ribbon.

Comments

[nuranar]

Very pretty! You did a great job.

[atherleisure]

Thank you! Now to find somewhere to wear it...

[danabren]

It's charming, modest, and elegant.

[atherleisure]

Thank you. I like that assortment of adjectives.

[elizabeth_mn]

It looks great! Where did you get the paper flowers?

[atherleisure]

Thanks. I got them at Hobby Lobby. They were in bunches, but I cut off them off just above the leaves, which seamed like some kind of foam, and had a bunch of flowers on stems about 6" long.

[marianme]

Nice fill and framing the face. I agree that the paper flowers are a nice touch. Good job.

[atherleisure]

Thanks!

[mandie_rw]

It definitely looks nice! I love the pop of the yellow flowers.

[atherleisure]

Thank you. I started with some other flowers, but these ended up looking so much better.

[chocolatepot]

It looks lovely!

When it comes to attaching the flowers inside the brim ... did you put a stitch through the petals? I've only tried inside-the-brim trimming once, and it seemed like when I just attached them at the base of the stem they kept flopping down.

[atherleisure]

Thank you. Yes, I ran a couple of stitches through a petal on each flower. Some of them are stitched to the brim, some of them to each other, and some of them have threads wrapped around a berry. I doubt it will stand up to a windstorm, but it seems reasonably sturdy for calm weather.

[mala_14]

It's so pretty! The warm colours are perfect for coming summer, but will also transition really nicely into fall.

[atherleisure]

Thanks! The flowers I was going to use would have been very autumnal so I was really glad when these worked out better.