The hay is a one layer 9x16 sheet (I added the extra 3 inches to the 9x13) covered with icing. I used a brush and a fork to get the texture. The hat was made with 3 layers of 9inch round pans, then covered in fondant. The rim is entirely gumpaste and it took only 2 days to dry. At first I did 50/50 ratio fondant and gumpaste 7 days before it was due and it wasnt drying up at all. So 2 days before I decided I had to try gumpaste only and it worked!