Based on the movement of wheat fields in the wind
‘Your hair is like a bird’s nest’
Cutting shapes from a sheet of hand woven straw
Steam shaped straw
Experiment in combining materials
Hand braided straw bonnet
Made for Halloween
A hand sewn Victorian perching hat made using repurposed flat straw braid.
1820s bonnet made using a buckram base.
Commissioned to fit a nine year old as part of a museum exhibition.
Prep work for regency bonnet with gold silk and hand sewing of the pale silk lining.
Embellishment of pre-existing hat base