Laying out the design...
...and covering it with superfine merino roving.
...and covering it with superfine merino roving.
Fluffy 'clouds' of batt adorn side two.
The fully wrapped resist, wetted out.
Centering a 5-inch diameter paper circle as a pattern...
Centering a 5-inch diameter paper circle as a pattern...
...and cutting out a matching circle of partially felted wool.
After a bit more felting...
...the beret is turned 'right-side' out.
The beret top, mid-way through felting.
...the beret is turned 'right-side' out.
The beret top, mid-way through felting.
As a 'wink wink' send up for a painter friend...
...I decided to make her an art-to-wear beret as a gift.
Using shapes cut from a fluffy, cotton-dot-studded wool batt...
...I laid out a design for the beret top.
After covering the shapes with deep blue roving...
...I flipped the resist and added opened-up 'clouds' of the same batt...
...for underside embellishment.
Using a 5-inch paper circle as a template...
...I cut out a standard-sized 'head hole' for the beret.
Next time: the finished hat.
...I decided to make her an art-to-wear beret as a gift.
Using shapes cut from a fluffy, cotton-dot-studded wool batt...
...I laid out a design for the beret top.
After covering the shapes with deep blue roving...
...I flipped the resist and added opened-up 'clouds' of the same batt...
...for underside embellishment.
Using a 5-inch paper circle as a template...
...I cut out a standard-sized 'head hole' for the beret.
Next time: the finished hat.
9 comments:
Great colours! The top reminds me of a ladybug
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Beautiful color and layout . Must be great on a painter. Looking forward to the finished look.
Danke liebes Arbeitsbienchen,
ich schaue immer fasziniert zu...liebe Grüße Jana
Deborah--You're right! I didn't see that until you pointed it out! :)
Terriea--I hope she will actually wear it! :)
Jana--It's so nice to hear from you...thanks! XO-
I'm sure your friend will enjoy wearing it!
This looks very great, the pattern you maden, and baretsare so wearable. Great!
Rachel--I hope so, but she lives in Texas and I'm not certain that it gets cold enough to really enjoy a felt hat! :)
Janine--Thank-you! I hope she'll send me a photo of her wearing it sometime. :)
Czekam z niecierpliwością na efekt końcowy. Nie wiem dlaczego ale wzór z pierwszego zdjęcia skojarzył mi się z wąsami Lecha Walesy.Oczywiście bardzo fajnymi wąsami. hihi. Pozdrowienia z Polski.
Karolina--Hahaha...you are so right! It does look just like his moustache!
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