Top Hat Band Ribbons And Giant Kanzashi

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• Step 1

  Measure around the base of the hat (not the brim, but the base that goes around your head.

• Step 2

  I'm not positive on the widths, but had 4 widths of ribbon. The widest was gray, next widest was yellow, then electric teal, and the smallest were a set of thin ribbons in royal blue, red, and lime green.

  I took the three widest ribbons and measured out the length of the measurement in Step one, and added a seam allowance (I did a french seam), and cut. More on the thin ribbons in a moment.

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  Step 3

  I pinned the yellow ribbon onto the gray so that the yellow ribbon was in the middle of the width of the gray.

  I then pinned the electric teal ribbon onto the yellow, again so that the teal was in the middle.

  I then hand sewed the teal and yellow ribbons down along their edges, so they wouldn't flap up.

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  Step 4

  I then took the royal blue, lime green, and red ribbons (which were the same size), and braided them together until I had a piece the same length of the hat band in process.

  Then I sewed that down the middle of the electric teal ribbon.

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  Step 5

  I then folded right sides together and sewed down the seam allowance. I did a french seam so the ribbons wouldn't fray.

• Step 6

  I then used the awesome tutorial at http://www.mookychick.co.uk/diy_ethic/kanzashi_tutorial.php to create a large sized kanzashi (but didn't make a center for it) from the brocade fabric.

• Step 7

  I created a base for the kanzashi with some scrap fabric of the skirt that this hat band was going with (to let it rest a little away from the actual hat). I just took a long strip and wrapped around into a solid cylinder.

  I then sewed the kanzashi to one side of the base.

• Step 8

  I had a gear with a post, and the post fit through the center of the large watch face. So I put the gear into the watch face and pushed the rest of the post into the base, through the center of the kanzashi.

  Then I used some embroidery thread to stabilize the gear.

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  Step 9

  I didn't use the gray ribbon any more, but I used all the other ribbons mentioned before plus some others (silver and gold organza, other colors in the same colors as the inspiration fabric ), and cut random long lengths.

  I then folded them in half and sewed them onto the other side of the base of the kanzashi.

  See this pic for a layout after Steps 8 & 9.

• Step 10

  I then sewed the kanzashi piece to the hat band, at the seam. I ended up placing another ribbon around the seam to strengthen it against the weight of the kanzashi.

• Step 11

  The hat band is just loose enough I can place the kanzashi at almost any point along the hat and just drape the ribbons aound the hat. I usually place it to one side or mostly to the back, but never in the front.

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Sheila Squirrel 17th September 2010

Lovely colours

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