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:
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
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! :)
How very inventive of you - and yes, please, i want to see you in the finished article!
Rachel- Post 10 is up!!! See for yourself!! ;)
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