Not only am I a fan of hats, but I admit to feeling somewhat envious of the glorious hats worn in Downton Abbey. With the winter upon us, I found this little wonder hiding on a very high self in an vintage shop, it was the perfect shape for a project I had in mind, but it was a little plain.
You can purchase pins in these beautiful little plastic holders, but they make brilliant templates to make ribbon flowers. You simply decide on your spacing, I usually decide this by the width of ribbon I am using.
Attach the end of your ribbon with a hot glue gun to a large button placed at the centre of your circle of pins. Press lightly and hold until the glue has cooled slightly.
Wrap the ribbon around the pin and then glue as it crosses the centre, directly over the spot where you started.
Continue wrapping the ribbon round the pins, and fixing the ribbon in the centre, until you have completed the circle.
Glue another decorative button over the centre of the flower and remove the pins. You will be able to remove the flower from your pin circle.
Decide where you wish to glue the ribbon around the hat, and working slowly glue every few centre metres along the edge. Press down lightly and wait for the glue to cool before moving on to the next spot.
Glue the ribbon in place and there you have it!
A gorgeous hat with ribbon trim, all you need now are the army of servants to carry your shopping!
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