You may remember that I made my silver linen dress to wear to our friends Holly and Simon’s wedding this weekend. While at Holly’s delightful (and crafty!) hen party / tea party on Sunday, I mentioned that I was debating whether to make a matching fascinator and it was demanded that I comply!
So in the spirit of my first fascinator, I got out a bit of scrap plastic, some soft, squishy fleece, silver linen leftover from my dress, and grey netting and went to town…
You can see exactly how I made my first fascinator by downloading this tutorial (I originally wrote it for BurdaStyle):
How to make a Fascinator (pdf download)
I’m particularly smitten with this fascinator because I was able to incorporate the fraying linen into the design itself – I cut a lengthwise strip of the silver linen, frayed the long edges, then made symmetrical pleats in it to cover up the net attachment points. Because yesterday was a bank holiday here in England, I got lots of sewing done, but didn’t put on a pinch of makeup so you’ll have to wait until this weekend to see the dress and fascinator together! But because I was so busy, you’ve got lots more sewing treats in store this week!