Christopher Garner – United Kingdom

PLAN B

Category: Traditional

Description

With global warming on the rise and the world trying to turn back the effects of it, I found my inspiration in the idea of what would happen if we had to seek out a planet that could sustain life, a Plan B. We were only allowed to take a couple of belongings from our earth to our new home. With seeds as my only belongings, I boarded our ark and left to Plan B. Upon our arrival we began to fuse our old ways into the new world. Abnormal creatures were born as two worlds fused together. My earthly seeds grew with the nourishment of the alien soil to become the strange new blooms you see before you; a symbol of our potential to grow and consider the wellbeing of our new home. My headpiece embodies the environmental mistakes of our past and the potential in our future.

Materials

• Velour Felt in White
• Silk Dupion in shades of Lilac, Deep Pink, Purple and Black
• Ostrich Feather in black
• Swarovski Crystals
• Millinery Wire and Florist Wire
• Petersham in Black
• Tarlington
• Thread
• Brim Wire
• Gutter Tape in Black
• Wonderweb
• Millinery Stiffener and Felt Stiffener
• UHU Glue
• PVA Glue
• Thread

Techniques

• Hand painted acid dying
• Paint brush large flat head
• Steaming, polishing and stiffening felt
• Button Hat Block
• Hand blocking and hand stitching
• Constructed Couture Flower Making
• Black fabric pens to disguise thread
• Clear nail polish to adhere thread discreetly
• Sewing Kit
• Pliers
• Bees Wax
• Iron
• Steamer