That's a silk organza rose, made from my hand dyed cloth, cut on the bias (yes, the b word again...seems to crop up frequently in millinery, doesn't it?). Hand stitched, and then hand stitched onto the base. Five feathers, a similar colour to the base (champagne, it's called), glued and stitched on. I've tried adding some hand stitched feathers to that base, but it seems rather cluttered when I do, so I suspect it'll stay as it is. Now that it has some decoration on it, it doesn't seem quite so large; the proof of that will be when it's actually worn, of course.
There are three options for wearing it. I could put a comb on it, so that it sits on the head that way. I think it's too large for that, and besides, I don't like combs in general, except as a basis for tiny little headpieces. I could also put it on a headband, which I would cover with bias, like this...
There is a remarkable amount of hand stitch involved in millinery, and this is no different. But it doesn't really suit the way I envisage it sitting on the head, so it'll need to be the third option, a very narrow elastic band that hides under the hair, and holds the piece in place. Now all I have to do is work out where the one or two bands I have left are hiding, and attach them. It'll not be today, though.... but I promise to show you how it ends up.
