Cutting out 'house-shaped' pieces of finished felt...
...and long strips of felt in a complimentary color.
Sewing the strips to the pentagons to form sets...
Sewing the strips to the pentagons to form sets...
...and joining the sets to form a whole.
Cutting strips of felt for a hat band...
Cutting strips of felt for a hat band...
...and stitching it into place.
The finished hat...
...and in situ! :)
I have a dear friend who was looking for a very specific kind of hat for her husband at Christmas-time...
...and after 'coming up short' at her usual shopping haunts, she enlisted my help.
Now, those of you who know me, know that I am no hat-maker...
...but I decided to consider it a challenge! :)
This was her request:
"Make a hat like the one in this video." (!)
After pulling out a stack of felting books and looking through all of the different styles...
...I chose to try a version of Chad Alice Hagen's "The Marvelous Mitre"...
...from her peerless Fabulous Felt Hats book.
It seemed to have the same squared-off look at the top as the one in the video..
...and because I had leftover felt from this project that I could use...
...I figured, 'nothing ventured, nothing gained'! :)
Next time: I make a wet-felted stab at it.
...and after 'coming up short' at her usual shopping haunts, she enlisted my help.
Now, those of you who know me, know that I am no hat-maker...
...but I decided to consider it a challenge! :)
This was her request:
"Make a hat like the one in this video." (!)
After pulling out a stack of felting books and looking through all of the different styles...
...I chose to try a version of Chad Alice Hagen's "The Marvelous Mitre"...
...from her peerless Fabulous Felt Hats book.
It seemed to have the same squared-off look at the top as the one in the video..
...and because I had leftover felt from this project that I could use...
...I figured, 'nothing ventured, nothing gained'! :)
Next time: I make a wet-felted stab at it.
