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Collect fake fruits.fake fruits image by timur1970 from Fotolia.com
Collect a variety of fake, plastic fruits and at least one type of artificial foliage to use as filler. Possible foliage for a fruit basket hat includes grapevines, banana leaves or apple blossoms. - 2
Acquire a hat.it's time for relax image by Alexey Klementiev from Fotolia.com
Acquire a hat that fits snugly. Any snug-fitting hat will do, as long as you can puncture it with a needle and it's a suitable complement to the fruits. - 3
Wrap a scarf around the base of the hat.scarf image by maxthewildcat from Fotolia.com
Wrap a colorful scarf around the base of the hat, stitching the ends to the hat to hold it in place. - 4). Compose and determine the arrangement of the fruits beforehand. Consider how juxtapositions of different sizes, colors, shapes and textures work together. Place the larger, heavier fruits at the center-top, where they will not create imbalance in the weight of the hat.
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Poke two holes in the underside of each piece of fruit.needle image by Zbigniew Nowak from Fotolia.com
Poke two holes approximately 1/4 inch apart in the underside of each piece of fruit, using a sharp needle or a nail and hammer. - 6
Stitch the fruit to the hat.needle and thread image by Nikolay Okhitin from Fotolia.com
Stitch the fruit to the hat, looping a needle through the inside of the hat and through the holes in the fruits. Start with the larger fruits and gradually attach smaller and smaller fruits. Knot the threads on the inside of the hat. If any fruits seem loose, poke two more holes and stitch them to the hat at second points. - 7
Attach foliage filler, such as fake banana leaves.hojas-2228 image by Paco Ayala from Fotolia.com
Look for places where the arrangement looks bare and attach foliage filler. Knot the ends of the foliage stems to the hat in inconspicuous locations under pieces of fruit.
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