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Colourful hats made from repurposed fabrics. Treading lightly on Papatūānuku. Taranaki, Aotearoa. Treading lightly on Papatūānuku and our beautiful planet.

Based in Taranaki, Aotearoa.

15/10/2026

Fit for a picnic 🌼

This lil short brim, Cath Kidson-esk bucky is made for snacking on cucumber sandwiches in a field of daisies on a warm spring day.

The short brim offers just enough sun protection, while the chin straps stops it from blowing away in a sudden gust of wind 💨

This hat was part of the recent collection which has allllmost sold out. There is one short brim pōtae left. Head to www.colcol.nz to see if it’s your soulmate hat.

13/10/2026

I struck gold with this towel 🍯

Sometime the pattens on towels fit my sewing pattern so perfectly that it’s like they were destined to become hats. This was one of them.

There was only one embroidered panel on the towel, so when I skeptically tested out my sewing pattern, I was blown away that it fit like a glove, right down to perfect pattern matching on the side seams. Kismet.

This hat has sold and been added to the incredible Dominica Kelly’s ever-growing ColCol collection. I do have this towel pattern in 2 other colour ways, so if you’re interested in a custom hat, DM me to chat.

11/10/2026

After decades of sitting unused in a linen closet, this vintage towel is getting a full makeover 💅

I loved transforming this stunning, velvety towel into a bucky hat for the recent collection. She was the first to sell, and to make it even sweeter, she’s staying close to home at Nikita | Taranaki NZ Dahlia Grower. Imagine how gorgeous she’s going to look among all of Nikita’s beautiful dahlias!

I have another towel just like this one, so if you’re after something similar, DM me and let’s chat custom hats.

04/10/2026

I had my whole collection organised, and then THIS towel arrived in the mail 🥵

I already knew exactly which towels I was going to use for the recent hat collection, but then Claire Whimp found me this towel, and I had to rejig the whole plan because I couldn’t stop thinking about it.

It’s beautiful lilac gradient with pops of orange, the bold pattern, the sculpted texture. I’d already made it in my mind so many times, that making it in real life felt like opening a can of soda and all the bubbles finally get to do what they were made for 🫧

This bucky has sold, but there is still one more hat left in the collection. Head to www.colcol.nz to see if it’s your soulmate.

01/10/2026

Lucky last 🍀

This checkered bucky is the only hat still available from the latest collection.

It’s short brim and timeless checkerboard pattern make it a perfect everyday wear, adding a bit of jazz to almost every outfit 🎷

The Olive Checkers hat is available at www.colcol.nz

PS It’s a size large, but if you love this pattern and your head’s a bit smaller, I do have another towel like it and could make a custom hat for ya. DM me for more info.

30/09/2026

It’s been a week since releasing the latest collection and I’m still riding the high 😆

Still blown away. Still in shock. Still processing.

I’ve had so many kind and encouraging comments and messages from this lil community. I know it‘s a bit rough out there at the moment, but there are still a ton of incredible people, with beautiful hearts full of love and kindness.

I’m working on custom hats over the next few weeks. DM me if you’re keen on getting on the list or would like to know more.

Then it’s onto a very secret, exciting project that may involve a collab with one of the most ammmmmmazing makers 🤫

25/09/2026

This was supposed to be a “New Collection Now Live” post.

But then almost all the collection sold out before I could even post it.

And now I’m in tears, shock, and disbelief.

THANK YOU, thank you, thank yo to everyone who has got themselves a new bucky from this new collection.

For some, it’s their first hat, for some it’s their sixth! But for all of them, I am so incredibly grateful. Your support has been overwhelming and I’m still trying to process it all.

If you’d like to nab a pōtae for yourself, there are still a couple left at www.colcol.nz

22/09/2026

Feeling a bit vulnerable and nervous about releasing the new collection, but I think it’s all part of the creative process.

New collection launches 7pm, Thursday 24 September NZT, at www.colcol.nz

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