In my Easter bonnet........................................

One of the Groups I belong to has a meeting this week, so we are each to wear an Easter Bonnet. I decided to make mine.

Here's the inspiration:

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Celandines and violets in my garden ...

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and daffodils.

And here's how I made it.

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Fabric made on the embellisher machine with scraps of silk and wool tops (roving) in a soluble fabric "sandwich"....

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moulded around an empty plastic poppodom container.

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Flowers for decoration.

And the finished article!

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I can guarantee that no-one else will have one the same!