So the hat of extreme big-ness is done. It turned out to be a lot harder than I thought (go figure) to apply the velvet layer. It is....ok. It's not great, despite all the handstitching down of pleats and whatnot. It's still got a lot of impact, seeing as how it's a hat that's taller than my head, eh? And if that's not enough impact, I can always head-butt someone with it...now THAT would be quite an impact. I can't wait to see Auntie Tina's jewel on there, but the vaguaries of the mail being what they are, I decided to post some pictures now anyway.
Taking pictures of one's head by oneself is pretty hard. Particularly for those of us who can't figure out how to work the timer on the camera, ahem, hint hint dress engineer. Oh. He says to read the manual. Here, I don't look quite so psycho in this one:
And here it is from the side. One thing I'm not sure I like is how far down the brim ends up curving in front and back. It looks very cool that way from the front, not so sure from the side. So I'll just sidle about the faire, turning madly this way and that in an attempt to always be looking at people face-on. Nuts, right? Yeah, well I'm the lady in the ginormous hat, I'm allowed to be nuts.
5 comments:
Wow!! What a magnificent hat! I love it.
I think your pictures are quite nice (good mix of the outdoors to frame the hat nicely).
BTW, when did that caul make an appearence? I covet it.
Spectacularly bulbous hat. :) I like it better from the front than the side, too but not so much that you'll need to sidle around the faire. Even if you wanted to--you can't sidle, you need to keep an eye out for low hanging branches....
May i say that your garden is looking pretty--are those red ones the bee balm? If so, i'm anxious for mine to bloom....
Anita - the caul appeared right before the last trip to the Va faire. I think it was actually posted on Dexter, not me.
Julie - I probably will walk under something, you're right. I'm not exactly accustomed to height. And yes, that's bee balm. We've been having all kinds of hummingbirds, butterflies, and (wait for it) bees around them lately, so I'm pretty fond of them.
Dear Beth,
I love the hat, and please believe that not only jewels, but a large surprise is coming soon in the mail. It was a delay that I could not help, however, I hope its worth the wait. Don't you just love surprises. Much Love,
Aunt Tina
Beth,
I know that you are short but I thought that you would use a different method to increase your height. I really love the hat, it is something else! Hope you are having fun.
Love,
Aunt Karen
...Yes, you do have an Auntie Karen!
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