Reflection of the Hat

Reflection on the hat.

Over all I am quite pleased with the over all appearance of the hat. It is quite lively and bold which fits with the March Hares characteristics well. It can also become a key attractive feature that children can spot throughout the day, especially during character meet and greets. Adding the swiss rolls has defiantly added another textural element to the hat and becomes a key decorative piece. It draws the eye away slightly from the centre of the hat where originally the main focus is and allows the rest of the head piece to gain attention. Originally the cups took quite some time to do as I was having to adjust each of the patterns to make them unique, however once they were in the tower position each looks  quite authentic. If I were to do this again I would endeavour to speed up the crochet process and add the ribbon to the hat first instead of the cups. Where I was worried the cups wouldn't stay upright when I was glueing the ribbon down, it took two attempts to make sure it laid flat.  The ears were tricky at first to piece together as I had to make sure the milk bottle was completely covered by the fur, making sure there was no sharp edges.  Originally I wanted to hand sew the fur and felt onto the ears base, however after some experimentation I found using a hot glue gun fused the pieces together more thoroughly and allowed no gaps to be shown. The fur also stuck well to the milk bottle using the glue, so I know on the day the ears will not fall apart.