Cancan/Straw Boater Modification Take 2!
Feb 3, 2011 by Violet
I’m a sucker for a bargin and so when I saw a plain looking straw boater hat in Big W for $15 I grabbed it thinking there is no such thing as having too many hats :D


| Being in a hurry to wear it when James took me on a picnic I stitched a couple of flowers on the sides to wear it out. That was was a good lesson though because that day I learned that this hat is too big and blows off at the slightest breeze *_* So something had to be done!

First thing was to remove 3-4 layers around the edge to make it less of a big sun hat and more of a cute barbers shop quartets hat ;)

Basically to do that (just like my other cancan hat tutorial) I snipped the tread and unwound it.

The stitched the end in place…

Now to prevent it from falling off I got some combs:

Pulled off the decorations….

And stitched them on the inside. Now it attaches to my hair nice and snugly and won’t go anywhere!

Nice quick modification and very happy with the results :D

I haven’t worn it out since the modifications but this is what it looked like before I did the brim, I’ll post more photos when I wear it out.

Tomorrow I’ll show you what I did with all the left over bits from the brim! Hint: I made someone else a really small hat XD |
You’re always full of amazing DIY ideas! I’ll have to keep this in mind.
Aww thanks :)
Awesome!!!
:D Yay!
wonderful!
Thank you!
kekeke i love the picnic picture. this is a great piece to make just in time for CNY celebrations (if only there wasnt four three feet of snow in my backyard) T__T can i suggest custom made watches for your future post? i have this bulky cute watch i got from japan but i want to learn how to sparkle it up and make it adorable >.<""
Haha this probably wouldn’t doo much good in snow XD Ok no problems, I’ll add cute watches to my tutorial list!
I lovee these types of hats !! *-*
Me too :D
You are sooo talented. I love your brain!
XD My brain says thank you!
it looks amazing! i missed reading ur crafty tuts (ive been away) and you looks great with it ^^
Aww I missed you too Naka!
I would also like to change the black ribbon for a pink one!
I thought about doing that too but in the end I figured that this way matched a wider variety of my outfits :D
This is so cute (*-*)
I love your tutorials <3
Thank you! <3
Thanks for DIY! i really need. My cancan hat always falls off =.=
Haha they are really hard to keep on sometimes *_*
brilliant. I always worry about my hats falling off =( especially when on a boat >_<"
XD I don’t know how boat-proof this is but definitely give it a try, better than nothing XD