It has been and exciting couple of months in the London craft world, first we had Collect at the end of February, then the Contemporary Textiles Fair in March and most recently London Hat week. It has been a real treat on so many different levels! I would have dearly loved to try some of these hats on, if the organisers allowed that I am sure the atmosphere in the exhibition would be buzzing with giggles and laughter 🙂
There were literally hundreds of hats on display under the “World Garden” theme so I have selected just a handful of my favourites to share with you here, starting with those made from felted wool, I hope you enjoy them as much as I did…
I love their clever use of wool locks to create a very wearable tuft of grass!
This was a very deserving winner of HatTalk prize
The label said it was inspired by feeling emotions and finding your inner balance
It is hard to see with the dark background but the felt of this top hat is lacy and see-through, a curious idea but as someone who wears hats to conceal my “bad-hair-days” it might be missing the point! 🙂
I have often seen needle-felted fruit and vegetables on Pinterest and wondered what people do with them, now I know! 🙂
I was immediately drawn to the ethereal nature of this hat made from sinamay and crin.
This hat is modelled on the Ceibo, the national flower of Argentina and is quite breathtaking to look at
I’m still not sure if I am drawn to or repulsed by this hat, the black spidery tendrils leave me a little bit frightened but morbidly fascinated at the same time
This hat made me do a double-take, initially it looks like a large hat to fit a large head but then you realise it must have a double shell to accommodate a normal size head. The visual trickery appeals to my sense of humour.
I love the Ann Boleyn style hat form body of this headpiece.
The shadows cast by this hat are magical aren’t they?
I so want to see airline cabin crew wearing these!
This hat fascinated me, wondering first if it was a creature? I settled on it being an armadillo only to then read the label and discover it was a Pangolin. Then came the question of how one would wear it, I concluded the tail would have to sit across your mouth and the point would sit over your nose, like a very ornate balaclava.
Even though it isn’t made from wool I think this was my favourite hat in the exhibition.
Which was your favourite and why?
Interesting hats and well photographed thank you. Love “Winter”!
Thank you, yes, me too, I would love to try it on, just for a few minutes! 🙂
Wonderful creations! Thanks for sharing.
Really, the pleasure was all mine Marilyn, I had a ball looking at all these amazing creations 🙂
These are all cool. I need one for the Kentucky Derby party I am attending this weekend. Perhaps ‘Fiona’.
Oooh yes, wouldn’t it be great to wear some of the more outrageous hats to the Derby? You would still stand out from the crowd even though everyone is wearing a hat! 🙂