Sequin embroidered hats have been quite a hit these past summers and Eva and I wanted to decorate her floppy, shabby and slightly discolored hat the minute we saw one, but it didn't happen right away for us.
I have like 4-5 spools of sequin ribbons in different colors but we settled for this lovely orange one to suit this particular bathing suit. Now, if you ask me, when tackling this kind of projects, I rarely turn to glue - of whatever sort - unless it is the ultimate god of all glues - the E6000. I swear by the sewing thread. Sewing everything tightly in place is what I turn to, to have a job well done. But this time I was batch working (I will talk about it another time) and time was pressing so I turned to glue.
I used a permanent marker to write the word Summer and then glued the sequin ribbon over it. I still think sewing it would have been way better. Maybe dull and boring as hell, but much better.
Nevertheless, here we are with a hat that got itself a face lift. She loves it and that is what really counts.
13 comments:
The hat looks great and gluing on the sequins was a great solution.
Yes, thank you Julie!
It turned out great and I am sure Eva will enjoy it a lot! There is plenty of time to sew a new one for next summer though. ;-)
That'a true, but heavens knows what other trend will tickle our fancy :p
Just was thinking on how long you must have been at it, sewing the sequins on, till I read you've found an easier way to do so... Still looking posh though!
The hat looks fantastic! Love, love, love it!
This is just gorgeous! I haven't seen sequin ribbon before - they work so well! Thank you for sharing this project with the Hearth and Soul Link Party!
Thank you Veronica!
It looks great, a lovely way to give an old hat a new life.
Thank you Julie and April!
Oh how lovely! Thank you for sharing with us at the To Grandma's house we go link party. I'll be featuring you on my blog when the next party starts on Wednesday morning!
Thank you so much Tarah! That would be fantastic!
How fun and unique. Maya and her fabulous hat would stand out in the crowd.
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