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it's my first attempt at a hat. She's a painter, so I thought I'd go with a kind of napoleonic military shako look, combined with painterly odds and ends. I made the pattern out of cardboard so I could experiment, then cut and assembled the final version out of heavy leather. The interior of the hat (sewed in around the bottom) consists of a felt "inner hat" that supports the weight of the hat on the wearer's head - otherwise it drops down and crushes the ears. It's a bit big on Melissa but it fits Foxfires just fine. To keep with the sort of military look, I made paint-tube loops on one side, and a brush-holder on the other, then followed it up with a little collar/shoulder thingie. There are neodymium magnets hidden behind the leather in the shoulder thingie and in the front of the hat - you can attach a badge (or just about anything else) magnetically! To finish it I stained it with leather dye and hit it with several coats of butcher's wax.
I do not plan to get into the hat-making business, but it's a fun diversion!
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I've posted a few more in my gallery here.