Yesterday I sketched out directions for my organic cotton hat. Since I hadn’t finished it, there were some details that I didn’t describe. I decided that the fabric of the hat was too soft to sew buttons directly to it. It needed a button band to have a secure base for them. I took a strip of cotton fabric and cut it about 1.5 inches wide and 1.5 inches longer than the width of the hat band. I placed this under the band beneath where I wanted to stitch the buttons, turning the ends under. My buttons are now sewn on very securely. Here’s the final product:
and the button band: 
Overall, this is one of my favorite hats that I’ve designed and made. It’s in my store now (http://essiewb.etsy.com).
Peace.
Filed under: AfricanAmerican, knitting, lupus
Great hat!
Did you host the focus group on health care? How did it go? I read in the paper about the one hosted by Rep. JoAnn Favors.
Thanks, Mary. I woke this morning to find that it sold to someone in Minnesota. Guess they’re so cold they have to import hats from the south!