What might you do with a beautiful but outdated wool coat?
I made my friend’s coat into a hat. First I surveyed the garment for worn and moth-affected areas, then worked around these to cut pattern pieces for a hat. In my sewing cupboard I found a complementary lining fabric and interfacing to construct a basic bucket hat.
The old coat had been trimmed with overcast stitching. I used a blanket stitch to hand embroider and embellish the brim of the hat and I finished the crown with a crocheted chain made from the same silk yarn.
Hats by Tracy J 