{"id":7753,"date":"2021-03-09T09:50:16","date_gmt":"2021-03-09T14:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kathwp.malibulist.com\/?p=7753"},"modified":"2021-03-09T09:50:18","modified_gmt":"2021-03-09T14:50:18","slug":"crafty-tuesday-the-tale-of-the-chicken-hat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kathwp.malibulist.com\/index.php\/2021\/03\/09\/crafty-tuesday-the-tale-of-the-chicken-hat\/","title":{"rendered":"Crafty Tuesday the Tale of the Chicken Hat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This all started because of a meme posted by my friend Karen Taylor who is an amazing poet and social worker among her many talents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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(for the VI: this is a black and white photo of a woman with dark hair wearing a very stylized chicken hat with a bowtie on her head. The caption reads, \u201dSomedays you add a bow tie to your chicken hat and get on with life as best you can.\u201d)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Karen said in the comments that if she had a hat like that, she would wear it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That put the idea in my head to create the chicken hat which turned into a bit of trial and error to make and I did learn a bit about millinery along the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I started with a pattern for a deerstalker hat for the basic shape. I put buckram between the outside of the hat and the lining to keep the form. The head was a bit of geometry and there are some failed heads on the scrap heap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The feathers were an adventure with the added fun of four cats wondering why I was taking away their new toys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Behold the chicken hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Front view<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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(For the VI; This is the front view chicken hat. The beak is gold. The chicken is wearing a bow tie.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Side view<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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(For the VI: This is the side view of the chicken hat. The wings are tipped with gold.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It got to its new owner and she took this photo promising to think only deep thoughts <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Karen models her chicken hat<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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(for the VI: Karen is wearing the chicken hat. She is looking off in the distance like the meme photo. She is wearing a purple shirt and glasses.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am very proud of this hat and am glad that idea stuck in my head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next P5 mice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am grateful I can make things like this.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This all started because of a meme posted by my friend Karen Taylor who is an amazing poet and social worker among her many talents. (for the VI: this is a black and white photo of a woman with dark hair wearing a very stylized chicken hat with a bowtie on her head. The caption […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7753","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t