6 of Spades ♠︎ ‐ #7

almost finished hat

Both hats sewed, the twill, by machine, the felt, by hand, I tacked the top sides together by the top sides, with the twill on the reverse side, and pulled the twill over the felt, by force, until it fit snugly over it. Unfortunately, I should have cut the felt about 2mm smaller, on all pieces and all sides, so there is some warbling visible. I tried to correct it by ironing the inside of the felt, and it helped, although it didn't fully correct it. Instead I sort of melted the (polyester) felt on the inside. 

Then, I folded the bottom seam allowance in, and sewed it to the felt with a whip stitch. I cut a piece of white grosgrain ribbon to reinforce the hat opening, and sewed it to the inside bottom with an almost invisible stitch. Finally, I sewed two hair clips to the sides, so the hat stays firmly in my head.

finished hat, with hair clips

Meanwhile, I went to Domingos & Nogueira to add the large eyelets to the apron, but they said the fabric is too thin, large eyelets won't grab well to it. So I got a scrap of white leather, cut 4  3cm circles from it, and glued them to the twill, the leathery side facing up. Next week I'll take it to their other shop, nearby, where there's a guy who knows all about eyelets, who will add them for me.

+ 5/8 pieces DONE! And another one almost...

- the hat isn't perfect. it's a bit wider on top than the artwork, and the wavy back annoys me a bit. But enough is enough, it looks fine enough, and I kind of like it the way it is.

THE CUNNING PLAN 

Besides taking the apron to get the eyelets inserted, now it's time for the skirt and petticoat! Ah, a fine tulle petticoat...