I received a commission for a bycocket to be presented at the Midrealm coronation held locally in North Oaken. The person is a pivotal member of the Greenwood Company, which afforded the opportunity to play with several suggestions I had for Greenwood-themed hats! Pulling from the Traveling Hat Club archives, I selected the inspiration and proceeded with the plan.
The shape and brim came easily, but the adornments took a bit of creative adjustment to achieve the look I was going for with the beads I found. The pearls are floral cut beads attached below the needle felted wavy line of wool representing the red pale, while above are six seed beads sewn above, also representing the pearls of the court barony. The feathers are white ostrich and red-dyed pheasant as another nod to the pale of the Middle Kingdom.
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| Inspiration. |
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| Tacked down. |
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| Basted. |
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| Finished! |
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| A sneak peek. |
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| Sur la tete! |
