Wednesday, September 23, 2015

"Caps For Sale" Hat- Part 9 of 10

Sewing strong 'earth magnets' to each of the monkey's arms.

(To help hold the hat in place during wear.)


                                       Preparing a small square of black pre-felt...



                                              ...and a long rectangle of white...





                                                      ...and letting them dry.



                                         Sketching different moustache shapes...



                                          ...and testing the best one out for size.



                                        Keeping the shape, but enlarging it a bit...

                                         ...and cutting one from the black pre-felt.



                                            Pinning the moustache into place...



                                   ...and adding a layer of thin plastic on each side...

                                   ...to keep it from felting to the white pre-felt strap.



                                                     Mid-way through felting...



                                               ...and the finished moustache!



                                                   Trimming the excess felt...



                                                 ...from the attachment strap.



                                    Cutting a buttonhole at each end of the strap...

                                         ...and hand-stitching around each one.



                          A button is added to the interior of the hat on each side...



                                            ...and voila, I now have facial hair! :)



                                           Next time (finally): the fully assembled hat.

4 comments:

FeltersJourney said...

My goodness Heather.. such a lot of work went into this - so many different caps THEN the monkey.. wow! Can't wait to see it finished (and a photo of you WEARING it please :)
xxx

Heather Woollove said...

Deborah- Yes...it was quite a project! (Grin)
I knew I'd be lynched if I didn't post any photos of me in it, so never fear...tomorrow's the day! :)

Rachel said...

How very inventive of you - and yes, please, i want to see you in the finished article!

Heather Woollove said...

Rachel- Post 10 is up!!! See for yourself!! ;)