Showing posts with label felt hat. Show all posts
Showing posts with label felt hat. Show all posts

Saturday, December 1, 2012

How I made my first felt hat at home

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Felt is so fascinating! It can be moulded with steam or hot water and keeps the shape when dried.  I wanted to make a felt hat for a while. I read about it online to figure out how to do it and I found very useful resources (especially this video and this tutorial) then I tried to reduce the necessary steps to make the process the easiest possible without using any specific tools or shapers but only things I got at home.
After doing it I have to say it wasn't difficult and I can't wait to try again.


Si può fare un cappello in casa? Online ho trovato informazioni molto utili a riguardo (specialmente questo video e questo tutorial). Dopo essermi documentata ho tentato di rendere il processo più semplice possibile utilizzando oggetti trovati in casa.
La materia prima per fare un cappello è il fetro che può essere modellato con il vapore o l'acqua calda e poi mantiene la forma una volta asciutto.


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Anna Dello Russo wearing Givenchy - pic via Lust for fashion

The inspiration : Givenchy cat hat




You'll need:
  • a wool felt sheet (not acrylic, it can't be mould)
  • a bowl (choose one that fits your head)
  • something to hold the bowl, I used a big pot
  • a piece of fabric
  • paper scotch to hold everything in place
  • pins
  • white glue 
Vi serviranno
  • un foglio di feltro di lana, lo trovate in merceria (non acrilico perchè altrimenti non si modellerà)
  • una ciotola come forma (provatela come cappello per vedere se è della dimensione giusta)
  • un barattolo o un vaso come stand
  • scotch carta per tenere tutto insieme
  • un pezzo di stoffa
  • spilli
  •  colla vinilica
    Let's make the hat shaper 


    Now don't laught, this is a quick, homemade hat shaper, not pretty but did the job.
    I put the bowl over the pot and then covered the bowl with fabric so it can hold the pins.

    Mettete la ciotola sopra lo stand e la stoffa sopra la ciotola (per fissarci gli spilli).
    Fissate tutto con lo scotch carta.

    The hat shape

    Dip your felt sheet into hot water then squeeze it to take off the excess.

    Immergete il foglio di feltro nell'acqua calda e strizzatelo.


    Put it on your shaper.

    Adagiatelo sulla forma.


    Block it with pins.
    All you have to do now is pull the felt down and block it with more pins.
     As you pull the felt stretches and you get a surface without wrinkles and curls.
    When you get enough height to cover your head leave the felt dry overnight.

    Fissatelo con gli spilli.
    Ora tirate il feltro verso il basso in tutte le direzioni e mano a mano bloccatelo con gli spilli.
    Otterrete una superficie liscia e senza pieghe.
    Quando avrete l'altezza giusta per coprire la testa lasciate il feltro ad asciugare per una notte.


    Cut all the excess felt (cut all the curly edge)

    Tagliate il feltro in eccesso.



    I used the remaining felt to make a peaked cap, I sewed the two together.

    Ho utilizzato il feltro rimasto per fare una piccola visiera.


    Sew a gros grain all around the edges and a trim all around the brim.

    Una volta aggiunta la visiera cucite un nastro tutto intorno al bordo del cappello.

    Adding the cat ears 

    If you want to have some fun add cat ears

    Seguendo la moda del momento potete aggiungere al cappello un paio di divertenti orecchie da gatto.

    Sew the cat ears over the hat.
    Sono delle piccole piramidi, fissatele sul cappello con qualche punto.

    Fix the hat shape

    Now the hat will be sensitive to humidity and water so in order to set the shape forever I put some white glue into the water, not too much or it will stain the hat and brushed it on the inside of the hat.

    Per evitare che il feltro perda la forma alla prima pioggia dobbiamo fissarla. Mescolate un po' di colla vinilica all'acqua, non troppa mi raccomando altrimenti macchierete il cappello, lasciate la soluzione abbastanza liquida e spennellate l'interno del cappello.

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    Tuesday, December 21, 2010

    The power of felt

    The felt is a fabric made of compressed wool fibers. The main use of it are hats but it's very versatile and the possibility to keep a shape make it suitable for scuptural pieces and origami experiments

    Il feltro è costituito da fibre di alna compresse.Viene utilizzato soprattutto per la produzione di cappelli ma èmolto versatile e la sua capacità di mantenere la forma lo rende adatto per vestiti scultura di inspiraizone origami



    Johanna Greenish's collection was titled "Unfold" graduate fashion week





    Victor and Rolf creations

    Felt patterns



    Fantastic felt origami coats and jackets by Alexandra Verschueren
    These coats are dynamic,as you can see some of them have an appereance closed,kind of classic but when opened reveal their uniqueness.
    What i can say of the white coat?Fantastic,the body is essential,the neck undefined,the design unisex,all to exalt the bold unexpeted statement sleeves

    Fantastici cappotti stile origami by Alexandra Verschueren
    Questi cappotti sono dinamici, chiusi hanno un aspetto piuttosto classico ma aprendoli rivelano la loro particolarità,un taglio origami e inaspettato.
    Che dire poi del cappotto bianco? Un taglio essenziale, quasi indefinito dritto e unisex,un collo neanche accennato,tutto per mettere in risalto le maniche uniche e sorprendenti.

    Monday, November 1, 2010

    Trend alert: Big floppy hats

    http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z67/designscene/designscenealbum/DSNEW2/DariaWerbowyforYvesSaintLaurent01.jpghttps://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKmmUhvtNZI-CQAu9PThyphenhyphenQV6Mycg0j5ClXQD34hw91zw38DRPsJbaasPaMtkF0XJA9SStfWaZqKKK1DWv3P5oXjnIpYwau4RgNGLnJ0GBBArjB7p8D4z4AykdJ5Hl3cZWSq5s8ssy5pAY/s1600/Yves+Saint+Laurent+Pre-Fall+2010+12.jpghttps://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI5wAUEa2Qd8EetydSlbGoXVegTUnjqTpt8mEqAW3_fx97NaPBlALquxNf2PgID1EnkGOpp9irPvUvh83-KuhE4DfB5jiIA3h9gEhxNoB7QzRSsd7-uWF6JkJsFnAGCU1c2QVqps9K7Yc/s1600/Yves+Saint+Laurent+Pre-Fall+2010+10.jpghttp://duskviolet.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/ysl3.jpg

    YVES SAINT-LAURENT - WOOL FELT HAT - Yves Saint Laurent
    YSL felt hat 165 EUR

    The new trend: Big floppy wool hats for winter.
    An headpiece add character to a simple outfit. The floppy hat add mystery and it's chic. For this season your hat has to be black and wide. In the YSL commercial it covers all the face, we don't want to go so dramatic, leave your face exposeded but choose a wavy design. How to wear it? Don't overdo!The wide floppy hat it's a statement on its own! Pair it with something simple: a simple coat!
    And now: where we can buy this hat?
    I found this one from American Apparel and i think it's perfect (aldought i would prefere it black). I'm always interested on how things are done and i found a video on how american apparel produces their floppy hats. If you're curious too, have a look!






    Other floppy hats
    ASOS | ASOS 70s Floppy Felt Hat at ASOS

    16 EUR ($22) - lorisshoes.com

    Wide-Brim Wool Hat Black - One Size


    some matchings

    Spooky Chic - Audrey Hepburn Breakfast at Tiffanys costume


    Hats Contest!