Black and White Straw Hat

This chapeaux cloche style hat is worked white and black straw. The black brim on the white crown was inspired by this description of a Caledonian style hat in the August 1861 Peterson’s:

Part of me really wants to decorate this hat in a thin black ribbon and black plume. But, I want to give some one else the chance to decorate it first.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/832098595/civil-war-era-straw-hat-hand-sewn-by

(I’ll be posting about millinery in black & white next week, and the Caledonian style in the near future.)

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on June 30, 2020 at 1:45 pm Comments (6)

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On June 30, 2020 at 3:30 pm Margo Jang said:

I will buy it if you decorate it as you described. Let me know
On June 30, 2020 at 5:45 pm Bernice Chong said:

Anna, why did you copy the hat from Peterson’s magazine, and why did you decorate it
On June 30, 2020 at 5:52 pm Anna Worden Bauersmith said:

I just saw your comment Margo. Someone else bought it already.
On June 30, 2020 at 5:53 pm Anna Worden Bauersmith said:

I just saw your comment Margo. Someone else bought it already. Thank you though.
On June 30, 2020 at 6:15 pm Bernice Chong said:

Anna, I really like your hats, that you made, they are victorian to me
On June 30, 2020 at 9:54 pm Margo Jang said:

Thanks for letting me know.