Category Archives: felt hat

Sculptural hats and bags with Rutsuko Sakata

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I spent Monday and Tuesday this week on a workshop with Rutsoku Sakata, and the lovely ladies from Region 3 IFA making sculptural berets and bags. We all had a wonderful time.

This is my bag sitting on its resist and slowly taking shape; it literally took 9 hours to place all the stitching, my finger tips still feel sore and bruised today but I’m pleased with how the shape is developing. This is definitely going to be a one-of-a-kind type of bag!
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the front

 

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The back

Now I just need to figure out what the strap / handles will look  like and how to attach them…

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Some of the participants and their wonderful creations

 

Moss on bark hat

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Following on from the bark hat I made in response to Fiona’s challenge last week, I thought I would make another, more literal interpretation of the shapes nature had deeply carved into the oak bark. This was the hat from last week for comparison:

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And today’s hat, with a little tuft of moss growing out of the crown:

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The pinky-brown prefelt that has languished in the bottom of a box for over a year is nearly all gone, just one short strip left…