Adventures in hat dyeing

So, last year I started collecting sun-hats so that I'd have to do less in the way of slathering on sun-screen before nipping down to the farmer's market or out to the park. I settled on Walleroo's Victoria style, because to be honest I'm not a big hat fan. In order to wear one comfortably I need it to be well-made, with suitable thought given to breathability, and also to know that it is killingly adorable.

The only one of my hats I am not utterly delighted with was the purple one. It was quite a nice dusky lilac; it just wasn't my perfect wine-violet purple. So eventually I wondered if I could maybe fix that little thing. It took a while to decide to try, because that's an expensive hat right there, but acquiring a violet sundress finally decided me. I would take the plunge.

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Altogether, I'm calling this a complete success. It still needs a spritz or two of fabric stiffener, but this project came out extremely well for something that I've never done before and which would certainly void the warranty if hats came with such.