Silk and Taffeta Hat and Handbag

Project by Joy Teiken of Minneapolis

For the hat:

Materials and Tools:

Dupioni or Thai silk
flocked taffeta
1-inch silk ribbon
beads
needle
thread
scissors
measuring tape
pins

Steps:

1. Cut the silk to 28" x 10" for the sides of the hat, an 8" x 9" circle for the top of the hat, and 36" x 6" for the brim of the hat.

2. Cut the taffeta to 24" x 4" for the side of the liner and 6" x 7" for the top of the liner.

3. Cut the ribbon to 25 inches long.

4. Pin and sew the right sides of all the rectangle pieces using a 5/8-inch seam allowance.

5. Pin the circles to the sides and sew them together. Do this for both the outside of the hat and the liner.

6. Place the liner inside the hat and pin the two pieces together, making four pleats equal distances around the hat. Sew the liner and hat together.

7. The silk part is much taller than the taffeta, so pin the silk to the liner to create the folds throughout the hat. Hand stitch where the pins are.

8. Fold the brim in two and pin the liner onto the hat, making equal pleats around the hat. Sew the brim onto the hat.

9. Pin and sew the ribbon on the inside of the hat.

10. Fold the brim up close to the hat and sew seam around the whole hat.

11. Sew the beads onto the flowers and attach the flowers on one side of the hat.