I have about 2 1/2 months, here in Hong Kong, to fill an order which has not been finalised. Supposedly, I am to provide 100 affordable hats to potentially supply the racing events at the start of Autumn. However, since I can't churn out 100 hats at the drop of a ... well,... hat, I am going to have to make them and hope that the order is eventually needed.
So. From today, I have 50 working days to complete (ideally) 100 hats. Can this be done? I myself have never completed an entire hat in one day, but these require no blocking. In fact, if I am to stick to the budget, I cannot block them myself. Besides, with only 2 hat blocks to my name, the results would be rather limited...
I have 21 bases already, ordered from Randall Ribbons (nightmare, I won't go into it, this isn't a rant blog). 3 pieces each of 7 different styles. 7 different colours with each style having a different combination of colours. I have brought along several pieces of fabric from my hoarder's den that match, so I already have a bit of a head start. By the time I have run out of these bases, hopefully I will have found a source of others here in Hong Kong. The majority of the remaining 79 hats are likely to be small, fascinator-type things. Thankfully perfectly acceptable here in HK.
ANYWAY.
Starting from today.
2 hats.
Hopefully will be able to upload photos of them by this evening.
Wish me luck!
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