Medium: thin dowels, buttons, decorative gears, wooden beads, fabric, and acrylic paint on wool
I created this piece for my mad hatter costume in 2019. I used a base of a light brown, wool felt top hat and added my own embellishments.
Medium: Wool hat base, 6-inch ruler, Antique tracing wheel, Assorted fabrics, Reused mini jam jar, Scissors, Sewing gauge measure, “Tomato and strawberry” pincushion, Skirt pin, Assorted safety pins, Small corked glass bottles, Buttons of assorted materials, Altoid tin, Antique/false antique keys, Fabric measuring tape, Thimble, Reused mini glass cleaning bottle, Sewing thread, Metal knitting needles, Small notebook, Paint samples, Acrylic paints, Wooden dowel, Glue
This piece was designed as a continuation of my mad hatters hat, based on the idea of a functional hat for a milliner.