Jennifer Sheshko Wood – USA

Description

For the theme of Equilibrium, I want to balance the shape of the hat with its decoration, emphasizing the curves on one end and the Kusudama flowers trailing off of the other. I also wanted to play with creating a seemingly simple base with clean lines, and breaking it up with a build up of the angular shapes in the origami. Contrasting its form with embellishment.

Materials

• Buckram
• Millinery Wire
• Baby Flannel
• Bias Tape
• Silk
• Polyester Taffeta
• Polyester Satin
• Fusible Interfacing
• Fabric Glue
• Sewing Notions
• Horsehair Braid

Techniques

• Shaping Buckram
• Wiring Edges
• Pattern Draping
• Fusing Fabrics into 2-ply
• Origami Flowers & Leaves
• Rosettes
• Pleating
• Hand Stitching
• Machine Stitching