Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Hat With Geometric Pre-Felt Embellishments- Part 2 of 2

The hat is rubbed and rolled in every direction...


                                                ...and turned inside and out...



                           ...until it begins to thicken and shrink to the proper size.



                              The colorful cotton dots (embedded in the yellow wool)...

                                      ...become increasingly visible during fulling.



                                    After forming pleats in the top third of the piece...



                                           ...the hat is left to dry on a hat form.



                                  Because they were leftovers from earlier projects...



               ...some of the pre-felt pieces sport embroidery thread embellishments...



                        ...and others are comprised of a layer of silk gauze and wool.



                                                            The hat interior.



                                    With so many colors on board in this project...



                                ...it's possible to choose which section to 'feature'...                  



                                                          ...while wearing it!    



                                                           The finished hat.



4 comments:

Rachel said...

Bright and cheerful. Such fun to wear, I'm sure!

Heather Woollove said...

Rachel- My daughter says she's been happily wearing it when the weather suits. :)

FeltersJourney said...

It's beautiful Heather! Love the shapes and cheery colours, really suits the style xx

Heather Woollove said...

Deborah--Thanks so much!