HATalk Competition Entry 2024

Gena Conti

Maker
Gena Conti

Country
USA

Name of Hat
Miss Tidal Wave

Description

Miss Tidal Wave was born from my endless love of the ocean’s awesome, wild, powerful and hypnotic magic: The sounds and breathtaking sights of waves rising, traveling, and crashing into the shore, has always made it one of my favorite places on earth. It’s Heaven to be seaside.

I even listen to “wave sounds” to go to sleep at night. Waves transport me, like soundtracks in a movie,

I especially wanted to capture, somehow, the majesty and movement of the ocean’s powerful HIGH WAVES! No two exactly alike… Creating MISS TIDAL WAVE was truly a soulful experience!

Techniques:

Sinamay: I used, nearly exclusively, a gorgeous shade of medium blue sinamay to braid and sculpt the hat’s base and rising, free-form waves (just like snowflakes, no two alike).
Felt: The sculpted sinamay base was hand sewn on to a durable grosgrain edged, lacquered, navy felt.
Tulle: Headband is wrapped with navy tulle, hand sewn on to the felt and sinamay base.
Faux pampas grass.

Materials:

Sinamay
Felt
Tulle
Lacquer
Grosgrain ribbon
Wire Headband
Thread

Materials:

Sinamay
Felt
Tulle
Lacquer
Grosgrain ribbon
Wire Headband
Thread

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

HATalk Competition Entry 2024

Gena Conti

Maker
Gena Conti

Country
USA

Name of Hat
Miss Tidal Wave

Description

Miss Tidal Wave was born from my endless love of the ocean’s awesome, wild, powerful and hypnotic magic: The sounds and breathtaking sights of waves rising, traveling, and crashing into the shore, has always made it one of my favorite places on earth. It’s Heaven to be seaside.

I even listen to “wave sounds” to go to sleep at night. Waves transport me, like soundtracks in a movie,

I especially wanted to capture, somehow, the majesty and movement of the ocean’s powerful HIGH WAVES! No two exactly alike… Creating MISS TIDAL WAVE was truly a soulful experience!

Techniques:

Sinamay: I used, nearly exclusively, a gorgeous shade of medium blue sinamay to braid and sculpt the hat’s base and rising, free-form waves (just like snowflakes, no two alike).
Felt: The sculpted sinamay base was hand sewn on to a durable grosgrain edged, lacquered, navy felt.
Tulle: Headband is wrapped with navy tulle, hand sewn on to the felt and sinamay base.
Faux pampas grass.

Materials:

Sinamay
Felt
Tulle
Lacquer
Grosgrain ribbon
Wire Headband
Thread

Materials:

Sinamay
Felt
Tulle
Lacquer
Grosgrain ribbon
Wire Headband
Thread

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