Spring and summer are nearing and so I have been asked to make hats again. Last season I apparently made over 300 hundred hats, I wasnt counting but it seemed some one was and almost all of them have been given away. Time to build the stocks again.
I have become faster or possibly just more effien
ent with my time.
I cut the fabric in strips. The crowns take the least amount of fabric and instead of a pattern, I have a glass dish which is the right size and with several layers pinned together, I draw around the glass in texta then cut out in bulk.
I cut them double when I can.
I have three baskets, lined up, with the crowns, head piece and brims.
First step is to attach the round crown to the head piece, then the brim is sewn on.
At this stage, I usually stitch two at a time then one is fitted inside the other, sewn around and pulled through a space left.
Then I do three rows of top stitching, its a good way to use up odd colours of cotton.
Then the finished product
The hats can be worn either way. Sometimes, they have one colourway but I usually match them up in different fabric. Uniforms for kuds meet this week and I will have fifty hats to deliver. I spent an afternoon cutting out and another one sewing the sides together, once thats done, one hat takes about 20 minutes from start to finish.
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