Laying out fiber from a blended batt...
...made from wool in various shades of blue...
...and sections of shimmery, dyed tussah silk.
Mid-way through felting, the pre-felt is cut open...
...and the resist is removed.
Rows of slits are cut into the soft felt...
...and the felting continues.
The nearly completed hat...
...after vigorous fulling in a sushi mat.
As you can see, here, several rows needed to be trimmed off...
...before the hat would fit properly.
The finished project...
...drying on a hat block.
Because I've posted my hat projects a bit out of order...
...you're seeing the results of my initial resist attempt here.
(You'll notice that it's 'shorter' in my later versions).
Next time: a slightly more aqua version of this blue cloche...
...and a sculptural twist in orientation! ;)
2 comments:
I like the decorative edge - very successful!
Rachel--I had fun with this hat and it's 'sister'. (Next time, I show them upside-down, as 'bowls' and they look really cool!) :)
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