Adriana Tous – Spain

Tegmina

Description

Balance through the compensation of attributes through materials and geometries.

Inspired by insects where the challenge of flying is reached with wings to maintain balance.

The termina (wing) covers, protects – with its inferior leather finish -, camouflages – with a detachable veil by means of magnets – and balances the flight – with the shape-

Materials

• Sinamay (wings)
• Leather (center of piece and back bottom wing)
• Silk (lining)
• Buckram
• Wadding
• Millinery wire
• Thread
• Veil
• Rachis
• Metallic eyelets
• Magnets

Techniques

• Traditional method of hat blocking (buckram and leather)
• Wiring
• Leather work
• Hand sewing