
The Finished Hat
So this week I managed to finished the hat in my last post.
I left you with this picture:
Next I covered it and rubbed it for a while. then rolled it up and into the dryer with no heat for 10 min. while I was waiting for that I started to lay out another hat. After the first tumble I took the hat out flipped and rotated it and rolled it up again. you can see the other hat I am working on under the bundle.
After a few turns in the dryer I cut the hat open and shifted it so I would not be felting in the seam crease.
I continued to roll it in the dryer shifting the hat on the resist each time. Once is had shrunk some, I continued to full it by hand. This is what it looked like still wet and in need of a rinse.
and this is after it has been rinsed reblocked and dry. not really much different. the close up picture is a truer picture colour wise. it is a light silvery grey with pink and grey accents.
I like it, it is simple but interesting. I think I will leave this one the way it is. the next on in this style may be more embellishment after there fact. I need to dye more silk hankies.
12 thoughts on “The Finished Hat”
Very classic. Why am I not surprised it’s purple? 🙂 Lovely color.
Thanks, I am really pleased with it. It does look purple in the pictures. I think my camera just know how much I like purple. LOL
That came out very nicely. Lovely classic shape.
Thanks Ruth. I think I will more of them. I have to start now at this slow pace Ii won’t have many.
Pretty mix of colours and a lovely shape Ann!
Thanks Lyn,
What a talented person you are….looking after lambs on one hand and making hats in the other.
Lovely shape and colour.
Thank you, It keep me out of trouble.
I love this hat! It hardly gets cold enough for a hat here but I want to make one 😁 lovely post, thank you.
Thank you, I ma happy to have inspired you.
That’s a really nice hat, Ann, nice shape.
Thanks Zed, I was really happy with it.