Aisling Quine – Ireland

Antique Twist

Category: Traditional

Description

The explanation of my piece with the theme fusion is as follows:I took my inspiration from hats worn in the 40s and tried to give it a modern twist. In terms of the word fusion many hats in the 40s were wool/felt type hats so I used that idea but gave it an all together modern shape. The addition of the brooch like bling was also taken from my grandmothers costume jewellery. So I tried to combine the old and the new styles to make my fusion piece.

Materials

• felt hood
• feathers
• wire
• costume jewellery

Techniques

• Hand sewing
• semi blocking
• inserting the wire
• feather work