Felting white wool roving with tussah silk, bamboo and milk protein fibers...
...over an egg-shaped resist...
...over an egg-shaped resist...
...then trimming out a small section...
...in order to create ear-flaps!
...in order to create ear-flaps!
I altered this 'oh-so-plain' white hat in Portugal...
...with the ever-helpful ministrations...
...of my dear friend and natural dyeing guru...
...of my dear friend and natural dyeing guru...
We tied both fresh and iron-water mordanted eucalyptus leaves...
...inside the inside-out hat...
...then heated it in a vinegar and eucalyptus dye bath...
...in order to achieve this lovely result!
This was an experimental hat...
...as I endeavored to find a new way to use an asymmetrical beret resist...
...and it was a lot of fun to make and dye!
To my eye, however, it has several 'design flaws'...
...and I believe that it would greatly benefit from a little judicious trimming.
Stay tuned for my end-of-the-month giveaway...
...if you have 'designs' on it! Giggle.
...as I endeavored to find a new way to use an asymmetrical beret resist...
...and it was a lot of fun to make and dye!
To my eye, however, it has several 'design flaws'...
...and I believe that it would greatly benefit from a little judicious trimming.
Stay tuned for my end-of-the-month giveaway...
...if you have 'designs' on it! Giggle.
14 comments:
I always have a hard time visualizing the finished hat even when you show the layout during felting. I think it looks great!
Oh yeah .... lóve the eco-dyeing !!!!
Oh dear Heather, finally this secret hat unveiled and I can see it clear. Your placement of the leaves just beautiful !
Can't see any "flaws", it's just great!
I like the way the cloth was dyed.
Thanks, all...I'm so happy that you like it! XO
I would have never guessed the egg shape in the first picture would turn out to be a hat. Great work as always!
This is awesome! Who'd have believed that you can create a hat like this from an egg shaped resist? Guess you can tell I'm quite new to the world of felting? :o)
Aly
Vivian-Thanks so much!
Aly-This was my year to finally get a bit of experience with hatmaking. It's quite a forgiving endeavor, actually...and you can be remarkably free with your template...choosing where to cut the 'head hole' after you see how it felts! :)
this is happy experimenting
great outcome
you arg such a talent
Yvette--Thank you so much!
Luuurve the eco dye effect! Looking forward to seeing the finished article :)
xoxo
Gorgeous!
Deborah-It is going to fall to someone else to complete this one!
Rachel- Thank-you!
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