Olga Exley – United Kingdom

“My Voyage to Saturn”

Category: Traditional

Description

This hat is a result of three types of fusion.

Micro Fusion – fibres are fused together to create dense and beautifully light weight felt.

Macro Fusion – the brim of the hat is fused onto the crown without stitching.

Fusion of techniques – A classic method which uses a wooden block and a modern technique of creating of 3D felt are combined to produce this hat.

Materials

• Superfine Merino wool
• 18 micron fibres (in tops)

Techniques

• Wool fibres are laid out in three layers, each layer has a certain direction of fibres.
• Felt is created by hand using wet felting technique.
• Crown is stretched on the wooden head block.
• Brim is free styled.
• No stiffener is used, no brim wire, no scissors, no stitching.