Millinery Course

     The past few weeks I've been taking a hat making ( aka. Millinery ) course in Charlottetown.  We learned how to make this hat.  

      We took buckram (a stiff piece of fabric ) then took strips of platted ( braided ) straw, sewing one strip on at a time.  Trim was applied, the inside was lined and artificial flowers arranged.  There's still for work to do on the hat before it can be officially worn.