HATalk Competition Entry 2022

Yumiko Kuroiwa

Maker
Yumiko Kuroiwa

Country
Japan

Name of Hat

Description

Happy place is my atelier / shop = the place of creation.

I spend a lot of time here , creating something here , making something here, meeting people here ..etc.

These times are happy moments in my life.

And when I met sympathizer with my creation, and when I could bring out someone’s smile by my creation, these moments are so happy.

So when I was thinking “happy place,” I thought it is only here “my atelier / shop.”

So I tried to express image of my atelier / shop = the place of creation .

In short I would like to express the joy of hat making and pop out hat ideas.

Materials:

  • Straw braid
  • Fabric
  • Ribbon
  • Feather
  • Wire
  • Clay
  • Beads
  • Coloured pencil
  • Glue
  • Buckram

Techniques:

  • Sewing straw braid by normal sewing machine to make a body hat and small hats
  • Wired and covered edge by ribbon
  • Make alice band by wire
  • Make head torso by clay
  • Make artificial flowers and leaves
  • Make small hats by buckram and fabric
  • All pieces join by sewing and gluing

Note: Entries have been not been edited or proofread to protect the integrity of the maker's original meaning. 

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