Crochet Wide Brim Hat

Handwoven, fair trade and elegant

$70.00

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Sourced from a member of the World Fair Trade Organization

Epitomises slow fashion
Provides an income to farming communities between seedtime and harvest
Provides the primary source of income to around 1200 weavers, embroiderers, knitters, and hatters in Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia

Pachacuti was founded in 1992 and combines British design with sustainable production in the Andes by women who are socially, geographically and economically marginalised. Their trademark Panama hats epitomise slow fashion. Pachacuti won the 2011 Observer Ethical Award for Fashion.

2011 Observer Ethical Awards, the UK's 'Green Oscars'

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United Nations Development Programme

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The Crochet Wide Brim is a casual Panama style for women, with a floppy wide brim for excellent sun protection. The hand crochet weave is very flexible and durable and allows the hat to be easily rolled and stored in your suitcase or beach bag for travel.

Available in 4 sizes.

To measure your size, position a tape measure or string so that it rests just above the brow at the front of the head, touching the top of the ears at the side, with the tape taut but not too tight. Hats are sized to the nearest whole centimetre so size up if your head falls between two measurements.

Caring For Your Hat

If your hat becomes misshapen you should be able to recover the original shape of the hat by lightly steaming it over a boiling kettle and ironing the brim under a damp cloth. The hat should then be placed over an appropriately shaped object such as a bowl and left to regain its shape. If your hat becomes dirty you should first try to remove dirt by lightly dusting with a dry cloth. Should the mark prove stubborn and difficult to remove in this way try using a moist facial or baby wipe. This should remove most marks although care should be taken not to rub too hard. Never use soap and water.