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Colorful hat crocheted from strips of plastic bags.
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Cultural Objects, Textiles

Crocheted Garden Hat

People
Maker/Creator: Winnie Kate Hylton Boone
Date
Unknown
Places
Burks Fork (Burks Fork District)
Material/Medium

Plastic bread bags

Specifications
  • Diameter of brim: 14  1/2 inches
  • Height of crown: 5 inches
Description

This garden hat was crocheted from bread bags cut into strips, a similar technique to that of crocheting strips of cloth into rag rugs. Beginning at the crown, the hat was crocheted in a spiral outward and shaped to a custom fit. Reusing plastic bags made for a colorful and practical garden hat, blocking sun and easily hosed off when dirty.

Keywords
Crochet, garden hat
Bio Sketch

Winnie Kate Hylton Boone (1926-2009) and her husband William Joseph (W.J.) Boone farmed land she grew up on as the daughter of George M. and Nola Slusher Hylton.