However...by cutting the sinamay into, well, whatever shape you want really and then ripping apart the weave around the edges, this beautifully woven, neat, stiff and crisp fabric that milliners use to block hats can be transformed into a jagged, random, uneven and yet equally beautiful fabric which can be used to create fabulously striking hats and fascinators.
Plus, it's really handy for making hat mounts out of all those little bits of left over sinamay that are too small to use for blocking!
Today i've made this...it's called 'Danna'.
It's made with distressed sinamay layered in light Blue and Royal Blue, trimmed with silky, Silver feather flowers. There's 4 visible flowers on the picture and another 2 tucked to the other side of the fascinator. Around the flowers to the centre are curled pieces of distressed sinamay. It's mounted on a circular, handmade, Blue sinamay base which is attached to a ribbon bound alice band for comfort.
Perfect for the mother of the bride or even a jaunt to the races. As always...this style can be made in a number of different colours, so do drop me a line with your requests!
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