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Felt Hat Gallery
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Hats can provide protection, symbolic affiliation and a means
of personal identity. The felt hat has been produced for consumers since
the fifteenth century and is still in demand throughout the world, be it as
a fashion statement or for functional use.
The very same felt bodies or "Hoods" that milliners purchase from
industry, can be hand made using ancient feltmaking techniques. The
opportunity for specific colors, textures, and surface embellishment is a
bonus for the hand felter. Blocking the hood over various forms can produce
unique and countless hat shapes for varied and contemporary tastes.
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Helmet Hat
merino wool, dip dyed brim
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Collaged Hat
merino wool with textured surface design of collaged satin weaves.
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Red Robin Hat
merino wool immersion overdyed
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Wide Brimmed
Hat
merino/ silk blend felt with surface design of wool and hand painted
fabrics
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Striped Cap
merino wool, top stitched
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Small Brimmed
Hat
m erino wool body and surface design
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"Double
Hood"
technique; small brim merino wool, double flanged crown
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"Double
Hood"
technique; with two flanges and felt dangle
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"Double
Hood"
technique; wide brimmed hat with flange and top knot
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Fluted Brim
Hat
two tone Merino wool with flower
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Large Brimmed
Hat
merino wool, overdyed to coordinate with Tunic as shown
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Medium Brimmed
Hat
merino wool, hand dyed
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Small Brimmed
Red Hat
merino wool with silk paper surface design
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Zebra Hat
merino wool felt with mohair tufts emerging from central flange
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Mad Sweater
Hat
recycled sweaters cut and joined with felted merino wool fiber
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Magpie Hat
(Side View)
pieced and stitched felt scraps
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Magpie Hat
(Back View)
pieced and stitched felt scraps
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"Clutch
of Twigs" Turban
merino wool, silk cap and noil fiber, Headpiece for "Leaf Mulch, the
Midwife of Regeneration" ensemble
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Wild Turkey Felt Makers
To Contact Us
e-mail: pollyfelt@earthlink.net
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