This week I attached the fashion fabric to the bottom of the crown using a pick stitch. I then cut taps in the inside of my brim so the fabric and buckram would be able to curve to match the crown. Unfortunately, my crown was slightly too large for the inside of my brim, so I had to remove the wire from the inside of the brim and cut the tabs longer. Once that was done I pinned each tab in place and used a pick stitch to attach the crown to the brim. This step is shown in the top left picture. Next I copied a compass pattern I found online onto one side of the brim with charcoal. I then burned the design into the fabric, seen in the top left. Next I bent the wire to give the hat the classic tricorn shape. Once that was done, I used a swing tack to attach the two front/side flaps to the top of the crown, which will help hold the correct shape. The last step I did was use acrylic paint to age the hat. I used a mix of burnt umber and black around the edge of the crown on both the top and bottom to mimic sweat stains. I also dry brushed an off white mix to the top edges and creases of the brim and crown to give it a weathered look. The final detail I added was touches of metallic gold acrylic to the outline of the main part of the compass.



















