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Felted Hats

These hats and scarves are only some of what I make and are the ones I have remembered to photograph and put on the website. I have been making a few more scarves lately and you can see more of my fiber creations on this Etsy Site:

I have been having a lot of fun designing and making some new types of fiber art. It has taken a few complete failures to understand how some of these techniques work and I will have the rest of my life to perfect my own style. This year I have made Nuno, Cobweb and Flat Felt Scarves and some free-form hats in the three shades of brown shown below. You will find most of them in the Etsy shop shown above.

Dark Brown from Escallonia

Medium Brown from Daphne

Light Brown from Piangee

Alpaca hat with silk hankies felted into the topside with matching Scarf, both hand felted. Like to know what silk hankies are? check this site: http://www.wormspit.com/mawatas.htm

Flat felt scarf in black alpaca with white tencel, aqua and hot pink wool design felted in. Weight 1.25 oz.

This is an alpaca off white base with a silk overlay in "Teal for Two" coloration.

SOLD 10-2010 This hat is called the "Paladin" named for the alpaca who was cooled by the removal of his fleece. $105.00 with horse hair band, $95 without

10-2010 The name of this hat is "What Dot?". $79.00

9-2010 - Off white Alpaca hat with knitted Camo scarf that has flared ends and a braided band in the same camo yarn. $79.00 plus shipping

9-2010 - Black flanged brim Alpaca hat that has a scarf and band that was knitted with two yarns - a multi black blend yarn knitted together with a red accent yarn. $79.00 pluss shipping

9-2010 - Off white alpaca hat with multi pastel colored natural yarn felted into brim.

9-2010 - The other side of the hat to the left, showing a flower made with the same yarn.

Sold - 100 % Alpaca Black Fleece, rolled brim with red fringe yarn band

Maria came over and we worked together on this hat for her. She picked out the yarn and shape of the hat. It turned out beautiful but a picture can not do it justice.

Gifted - 100% Off White Alpaca with mulit colored pastel yarn on brim

SOLD 2010 - Off White softly feathered brim hat with brown band and gold embellishment. - $45.00 Won 3rd Place

SOLD 2010 - This hat is so much fun and a picture does not do it justice. Black Alpaca with wool multi colored roving and yarn felted into the alpaca black base. $60.00 Won Blue Ribbon and Best of Class Rosette

2010 - Close-up of detail in back

2010 - The other side of this great hat.

Sold - 2010 - Holstein look-a-like hat. $50.00

2010 - Escallonia's fleece looks like dark brown sugar. Yarn used on this hat is from bamboo. $60.00 Won Second Place

2010 - SOLD - Holstein look-a-like hat with black ribbon band with botton in back.

2010 - Back band detail

Sold - Black alpaca with multi-colored natural yarn felted in and woven onto brim

2009 Tri County Blue and Rosette winner

2010 - Soap-in-a-Coat - Alpaca and Wool Felted Bars of Soap. Luxury wrapped bars of soap for use in the shower or bathtub. Soaps won 1st, 2nd and 3rd place ribbons

2008 - Tri county Fair exhibits - four hats with matching scarves

2009 - Heavy black alpaca felted hat with multi colored scarf and rolled then twisted band.

Same as the above right but with different scarf and band.

This hat has since been reworked and is pictured as 9-2010 - above with the camo scarf and band

This hat was a test as to how gauzy I could felt alpaca fleece. The fleece was dyed before the hat was formed. This was a fun hat to make but I probably won't be making another one.

Traded for natural fiber yarns - Extra small off-white Stetson style hat with leather braided mini belt for a band.

Large flanged brim hat with yellow band. The fleece on top of the hat has been brushed in the direction of the outer brim. It almost looks like an animal skin that was tanned with short fur on it.

This - another hand dyed silk hanky embellished hat - is a stingy brimmed Fedora style using Escallonia's chocolate brown fleece. I am amazed at how much they look like marble.