How to Make Your Very Own Victorian Cardinal's Hat Flower Basket
 Click on picture to see more detail. Made of a low cake tin, strong cardboard, Turkey red twill, worsted cords, and picture wire. To make: Solder four small rings to the top of the cake tin; cover the tin with Turkey red twill; make a wide hat brim of cardboard, cover that with Turkey twill, and secure it to the top of the cake tin. Form the cardinal’s lappets with worsted cord; make them each 2 feet long, and finish with small balls of scarlet wool, connected together with Crochet Chain Stitch. Hang up the Hat with the picture wire run through the small rings. (See illustration.) Return to top of Victorian Cardinal's Hat Flower Basket page. Return to Victorian Crafts page. Return to Home page.
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