I make things, lots of different kinds of things. I make hats and jewelry and purses and clothes and jewelry and hats and hats and jewelry.
I really like to experiment, too. Sometimes those experiments work, sometimes they don't.
I had an idea one day about cutting holes in hats to really let the breeze through. I love hats, but I hate hat hair, and since mine is so baby fine, all it takes is about 5 minutes of wearing a hat and sweating, then hat hair erupts. Those so called vent holes on the sides of most men's hats are a joke as far as I'm concerned.
I had an idea one day about cutting holes in hats to really let the breeze through. I love hats, but I hate hat hair, and since mine is so baby fine, all it takes is about 5 minutes of wearing a hat and sweating, then hat hair erupts. Those so called vent holes on the sides of most men's hats are a joke as far as I'm concerned.
I wanted something that would really let a breeze through. So I sat down with some plain ordinary felt, the polyester kind that you can buy at the craft or fabric stores. I stretched it out over a wooden head my hubby had found at a garage sale. Then I had to stop and think a bit. What would make the felt firm enough to hold its shape, but not harden it so much it would be like a helmet?
I had one of those light bulb moments and grabbed my package of Heat'n'Bond(TM) and started cutting out wedges.Then I spent the next hour or so trying not to fry my fingers or drop the iron on my bare legs. Then I spent another 10 minutes trying to find the Solarcaine(TM) for all the places where I failed to do one or the other. That gave everything time to cool, so I peeled off the paper and started making random lines.
I had one of those light bulb moments and grabbed my package of Heat'n'Bond(TM) and started cutting out wedges.Then I spent the next hour or so trying not to fry my fingers or drop the iron on my bare legs. Then I spent another 10 minutes trying to find the Solarcaine(TM) for all the places where I failed to do one or the other. That gave everything time to cool, so I peeled off the paper and started making random lines.
They kind of grew into a shape I liked so I started cutting them out with the sharpest, pointiest scissors I had. That grew into the design on this turquoise hat. All of the silver lines on the crown are cutouts. The silver lace that shows through is actually the lining of the hat.
I got bolder and made more pierced hats, ending up with the cream colored one at the top of this blog. I've got a few more in the works, but they take 8 - 12 hours of cutting time, not including the stretching and pressing time, and my wrists are starting to complain. That good old carpal tunnel thing had hit again.
I guess I'll finish them after the swelling goes down. Woohoo! Something to look forward to!
I got bolder and made more pierced hats, ending up with the cream colored one at the top of this blog. I've got a few more in the works, but they take 8 - 12 hours of cutting time, not including the stretching and pressing time, and my wrists are starting to complain. That good old carpal tunnel thing had hit again.
I guess I'll finish them after the swelling goes down. Woohoo! Something to look forward to!
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