Monday, April 28, 2014

Wet-Felted Jewel-Tone Hat- Part 1 of 2

Cutting pre-felt into squares...


                                       ...and placing them on a bubble wrap resist.



                                             Pieces of bright silk come next...



                                                        ...followed by...



                                                   ...layers of wool roving. 


        
                                           The project is then flipped to side two...
   

                       ...and more pre-felt squares are added to the resist surface.


                                                     Silk bits come next...

                               ...and the wool from side one is wrapped to the front...



                                        ...and additional layers of wool are added.



                                                 Mid-way through felting...

                                                  ...the resist is removed.



                                                Next time: the finished hat.

5 comments:

Rachel said...

Warm felt hats are such a good idea in the winter, and making your own is so much more interesting, isn't it, than buying one!

Unknown said...

This one is also going to be great, I am sure.

Heather Woollove said...

Thanks, ladies! I wore it every day in Colorado at Fiona's class!!

Pearl@GreatCottages said...

I cannot believe you are still working on your blog whilst still travelling and aren't you supposed to be making felt slippers with Deborah? oh and flying today too? :) What a woman!

Heather Woollove said...

Hahaha, Pearl!