Here's another refashion that I worked on today. I need a sunhat for a charity lawn bowling day on Sunday - it might be mid-winter here, but it's still in the mid-20s Cel. and very sunny most days.
The original is hardly a fashion item, but I did wear it twice - it was part of a medieval outfit I used to wear while demonstrating hand-spinning at an annual medieval fair. It's a very weird hood thing, but made of a lovely bit of linen that I can't bear to see wasted.
I actually had my eyes on the dark brown linen dress that I used to wear with it, but this hood fell out when I took the other out of storage and looked the perfect colour for a sunhat.
I also raided the stash for something suitable for the lining and found a pretty paisley fabric.
The pattern I found is reversible, so I can wear either side out. It's free and can be found
here. I used the small size for the crown and modified the brim to make it more flared and about 2 cm wider so I get better sun coverage.
The original hood is shown below on the left, both on and off my head. The lower, centre picture shows the pattern pieces with the remains of the hood and the remaining pictures show the finished hat, both inside and out.
I'm very happy with the results - much more wearable than the original!