Through the years, I’ve designed a lot of Kentucky Derby hats.
Although I like and enjoy all of my designs, this is my favorite!
Kentucky Derby hat “Winner’s Circle”
Wide brimmed gray sinamay
Adorned with white organza millinery roses & buds.
White sinamay crown with gray sinamay hat band & bow.
According to Torb & Reiner, Sinamay
is one of the most popular hat-making foundations in the world. It is
woven from the processed stalks of the abaca tree, a banana palm native
to the Philippines. Abaca fibre is three times stronger than cotton or
silk, and a fabric made from 100% abaca can last for over 100 years.
Sinamay is a versatile foundation material which can be used to create
all kinds of stunning hat shapes. The uses of sinamay in millinery are
impossible to count. It can be used to create complex layered
constructions as well as classic brims and sturdy hat bases. It is also
pliable and can be used to stunning effect in free-shaping.
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