I am in Alice Springs in Central Australia and I have never seen so many beanies/ hats in one place EVER! There are more than 5000 beanies for sale and about 300 in a special Exhibition I was part of judging. This in itself was a truly hard task………..how does one choose a felt from feathers or knitted and they are all have some artistic value in their own right.
The Festival has grown over the years and is run by many many volunteer’s and local funding. Now after more than 10 years the festival is becoming more and more streamlined to the point that they have a bar coding system for the hats which are send in from all over the world for sale.
The workshop I ran included JinSin and crinoline so I would think we can see some beanies with veiling next year.