Straw Hats
Straw is such a wonderful natural material. A straw hat can either be hand coiled from a braid or a straw hood can be blocked and shaped with steam. I really enjoy blocking a hood but I find hand stitching a straw braid to form a hat to be an almost meditative experience. Three of the straw hats displayed here were hand built.
Dainty 1920's Roses cloche, made by hand and trimmed with jewel-toned blue velvet ribbon and hand embellished with hand made silk roses.
Dainty 1920's Roses cloche, made by hand and trimmed with jewel-toned blue velvet ribbon and hand embellished with hand made silk roses.
1930's Straw hat, hand sculpted and hand sewn this hat is trimmed with double sided green crinkle pleated ribbon.
1930's Straw hat, hand sculpted and hand sewn this hat is trimmed with double sided green crinkle pleated ribbon.
1930's Straw hat, hand sculpted and hand sewn this hat is trimmed with double sided green crinkle pleated ribbon.
Hand sewn green straw hat, trimmed with pansies and green petersham ribbon.
Hand sewn green straw hat, trimmed with pansies and green petersham ribbon.
Straw sailor hat, blocked in white straw and trimmed with blue petersham and a striped band.
Blocked red straw hat, trimmed in brown and beige fabric and white peonies.
Roses straw hat, blocked in fine straw trimmed with blue rose printed fabric and pink peonies.
Roses straw hat, blocked in fine straw trimmed with blue rose printed fabric and pink peonies.
Daisy straw hat, trimmed in gold silk, hand made bias and daisies.
Dainty 1920's Roses cloche, made by hand and trimmed with jewel-toned blue velvet ribbon and hand embellished with hand made silk roses.
Dainty 1920's Roses cloche, made by hand and trimmed with jewel-toned blue velvet ribbon and hand embellished with hand made silk roses.
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Photography: Jayne Jackson Photography