Sunday, September 13, 2015

"Caps For Sale" Hat- Part 4 of ?

Placing the paper pattern and resist under bubblewrap...


                                       ...and covering them with strips of pre-felt...

                                                       ...in a grid-like pattern.



                                           I make one 'left side' and one 'right'...



                             ...and top them both with a layer of white merino roving.



                                               After wetting the project down...



                                              ...I add a second layer of roving...

                                  ...and roll the project until it's at the pre-felt stage.



                                         The finished pre-felt grid (design side)...



                                                         ...and back side.



                              Hanging the wet pre-felt on a length of PVC pipe to dry.



                        Checking the monkey head placement on my paper pattern...



                                             ...and cutting the pre-felt to size.



                                    Covering the 'left side' with the the foam resist...



                                             ...and trimming the second piece...



                                              ...to cover the 'right side' of the hat.



                                     Next time: I begin my layout for the body of the hat.

3 comments:

Rachel said...

Very intriguing...!

Terriea Kwong said...

That will be very interesting to see the finished. Eager to see it.

Heather Woollove said...

Thanks, ladies!!