{"id":1772,"date":"2013-06-14T15:00:25","date_gmt":"2013-06-14T15:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.needlepaint.com\/?p=1772"},"modified":"2013-06-14T15:00:25","modified_gmt":"2013-06-14T15:00:25","slug":"dress-up-your-old-straw-hat-add-a-needlepoint-hat-band","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.needlepaint.com\/blog\/2013\/06\/14\/dress-up-your-old-straw-hat-add-a-needlepoint-hat-band\/","title":{"rendered":"Dress up Your Old Straw Hat — Add a Needlepoint Hat Band"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tired of your old straw hat? When I went looking for a new straw visor there were none to be found.<\/p>\n

Inspired by a book I was reading on Hawaiian tattoos, I designed a hat band of a traditional shark tooth design. It is a perfect design for Trianglepiont<\/a>, which is quick and easy to to. \u00a0I mocked up a custom needlepoint\u00a0design<\/a>\u00a0and was stitching 2 days later!<\/p>\n

\"Hawaiian<\/a>

Hawaiian Hat Bands Needlepoint Canvas<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Closeup<\/a>

Close-up of Trianglepoint<\/p><\/div>\n

Each shark tooth is a trianglepoint and\u00a0 satin stitch is used between the triangles. I finished the ends of the canvas with the reversed mosaic stitch as shown here.<\/p>\n

There is a single row of the Continental stitch along each end to serve as the border for the finished overcast edge, which is described in my Needlepoint Napkin Rings blog<\/a>. For the backing, I used wide bias tape which had to be trimmed down to the 1.25 inch width of this hat band.<\/p>\n

\"Hawaiian<\/a>

Hawaiian Needlepoint Hat Band<\/p><\/div>\n

I tacked the band to my old visor so it can be removed easily and exchange for my next project — an Hawaiian flower band which is on the stretcher waiting to be stitched.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>

The visor is dressed up!<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tired of your old straw hat? When I went looking for a new straw visor there were none to be found. Inspired by a book I was reading on Hawaiian tattoos, I designed a hat band of a traditional shark tooth design. It is a perfect design for Trianglepiont, which is quick and easy to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[20,21],"tags":[106,112,174,254,356],"yoast_head":"\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\n\t\r\n