I’m a sucker for a bargin and so when I saw a plain looking straw boater hat in Big W for $15 I grabbed it thinking there is no such thing as having too many hats 😀

Boater Hat Modification 2

Being in a hurry to wear it when James took me on a picnic I stitched a couple of flowers on the sides to wear it out. That was was a good lesson though because that day I learned that this hat is too big and blows off at the slightest breeze *_* So something had to be done!

Boater Hat Modification 2

First thing was to remove 3-4 layers around the edge to make it less of a big sun hat and more of a cute barbers shop quartets hat 😉

Boater Hat Modification 2

Basically to do that (just like my other cancan hat tutorial) I snipped the tread and unwound it.

Boater Hat Modification 2

The stitched the end in place…

Boater Hat Modification 2

Now to prevent it from falling off I got some combs:

Boater Hat Modification 2

Pulled off the decorations….

Boater Hat Modification 2

And stitched them on the inside. Now it attaches to my hair nice and snugly and won’t go anywhere!

Boater Hat Modification 2

Nice quick modification and very happy with the results 😀

Boater Hat Modification 2

I haven’t worn it out since the modifications but this is what it looked like before I did the brim, I’ll post more photos when I wear it out.

Snapshots

Tomorrow I’ll show you what I did with all the left over bits from the brim! Hint: I made someone else a really small hat XD

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