Agricultural Society Fair

I did two entries for the fair this year.

My year has been focused on other things. I think the last time I entered only 2 was in Kindergarten. Maybe next year I will make up for it.

The Bergère hat was inspired by an original in the MET collection (pictured.) This was my personal challenge project for the year. The original uses many different types of straw braid in different colors and shades. One braid has blue silk worked through it. I will eventually figure that out. I am going to try weaving silk ribbon through wider plait first.
My hat is made from straw plait in my scrap bag. The bag is several years worth of end cuts. This hat uses natural straw from 6 different hanks if I recall correctly, an artisan plait, copper, walnut, green, and a very small length of ivory plait. This will be going on my wall.
I have scraps set aside for another hat in grey and pink tones.

The embroidered globes were my Eclipse Festival project in April. I did not expect a ribbon for these. They use only an outline stitch and knots. They were much harder than I thought they would be. Stitching on a sphere is far different from on a single fabric on a hoop or even on a mostly soft surface, like when I embroider the binding of a sewing case. This was silk over linen over wool. Going over the seam areas meant having to skim the silk or catching and getting stuck in 8 layers. I did bleed on the celestial one when I was nearly done. Luckily, I was able to get it out.