Unexpected Hat Haul

 Earlier in the week, I bid on a pile of hats, a made a rock bottom bid not expecting to win, although among the 11 hats I had spotted 4 hats that looked worth having. 

Anyway, I won.

When I received the parcel, I found really only 2 were worth the bid (hidden at the bottom of this pile), a couple more may find a use, overall worth the low bid, but glad I did not bid more.

One I photographed but was only worthy of the bin, the green one above.

Those in the photo above are from a King and I theatre production, I'm not sure yet what to do with, some need a bit of TLC, I will photograph them before they go or use comes to mind

Maroon Beret

 This beret is deep maroon red.

Maroon berets are associated with Airbourne forces.

I found this hat in a giveaway box, it was quickly claimed by me, after all, collecting hats is what I do.

The original badge has been removed and replaced with a piece of yellow fabric.

Pictures were taken in the ruins of Ogmore Castle whilst on holiday

Gryffindor Beanie

This beanie is in the colours of the House of Gryffindor from the Harry Potter stories

It also has a Gryffindor badge on the front

As far as remember nobody in the films wore a Gryffindor beanie, but there are plenty fans who will know for sure.

A comfortable machine knitted beanie, suitable for spell caster of most ages

Hat are very useful for those cursed with the Calvorio spell 

 

Sindhi Cap

The Sindhi cap 

This is a hat worn mainly by people in Balochistan Sindh and by Pashtun people that live in Pakistan and Afghanistan. 

It is a part of Sindhi and Saraiki culture.

In Sindhi culture, the hat is given as a gift of respect.

Fully authentic Sindhi caps are handwoven and involve many hours of hard work  

Intricate patterns are embroidered on the hat, and very often small pieces of mirror and gemstones are also sewed into it.  

The hat is almost a typical pillbox shape, (similar to a smoking cap or Kufi hats) the big difference is the arched shape cut out in the front to expose part of the forehead.