Felted hats

What is it like, a modern felted hat and is it worth giving preference to it in the autumn-winter period? Recently, felting has taken over the whole world. Every resident of Russia will name one well-known product made of felt - these are, of course, felt boots. But modern designers and craftsmen create toys and clothes from felt, all kinds of stoles, capes, shawls and hats.

Among nonwovens, felt and felt should be distinguished, although both of these materials are similar. Felt can be either natural from rabbit and goat down, or synthetic fibers. Felt, in comparison with felt, is a more plastic, soft and light material. Although these characteristics are more related to felts and felt of factory production. Craftsmen felting with their hands create felt of various densities and thicknesses from translucent cobwebs to fabrics several centimeters thick.

An important feature of felt hats is the use of exclusively natural materials in their manufacture, as only 100% sheep wool lends itself to felting. In such a hat it is not hot indoors and not cold in the cold. This means that it does not need to be removed on public transport or in a store, which will allow you to preserve your hairstyle and the intended image as a whole. Felt is an excellent thermostat that does not allow moisture to pass through, but absorbs it like a sponge. The felted hat is not afraid of snow, it is not blown in the wind. At the same time, the hat is light, you can roll it up and put it in your purse without fear of ruining it.

Felt hats are most common. Stylized owls and foxes, raccoons and cats will be an excellent addition to an informal youth wardrobe or will highlight the mother and baby on the playground, if the choice falls on a family look. Funny ears, horns and faces will appeal to children, adolescents, anime lovers, and will also cheer up everyone who treats fashion and themselves with humor.

Beanie hats are made of thinner felt. The folds on the hats are not draped, but are created by the craftsman in the felting process. The trend of the coming season is beanie with a lowered crown, which look more voluminous compared to the classic model, which is important when shaping the silhouette as a whole. Indeed, in a tight-fitting hat, the head may seem disproportionately small in relation to the figure in voluminous outerwear. Felt beanie, delicate, feminine, warm, go well with a fur coat and a winter coat, quilted or woolen. Designers suggest combining them with stoles and shawls made of thinner felt of the same color as the hat.

Felt hats as art objects! There is a place where the fantasies of the masters can roam. After all, in the felt technique, you can create not only on a plane, but also in three-dimensional space. Hats turn into voluminous flowers on the head, fields, meadows, waves ... Such things are unique and even if desired, the author is unlikely to be able to create an exact copy.

Often felting masters - feltmakers - create a one-of-a-kind canvas, mixing textures, textures and colors like an artist oil paints on canvas. The result will not leave anyone indifferent. A hat - an art object suitable for truly creative and courageous people, will successfully fit into the boho style.

If you want to express your own ideas in an unusual hat, then you can place an order with the master and jointly think over a project that will be brought to life by a professional. Or make a hat with your own hands using the wet felting method. To do this, you will need wool, water, soap and ... hands that spread out and then rub for a long time, minutes and iron this wool. Perhaps you will be carried away by the process itself, because it is not for nothing that this type of needlework has so many fans and admirers at the present time.

Felt hats and bonnets will be very popular in the coming season. On the catwalk there is a wide variety of hats made of nonwoven materials: berets and bowlers, Fedor's hats and cloche hats. Preference should be given to soft shades - lilac, gray, deep blue. Felt hats, decorated with luxurious embroidery, metal rivets, and voluminous yarn abstractions, look very impressive.

Favorite headdress of Parisians - the beret can also be made using the felting technique. This model of headdress often appears in the collections of famous designers and promises to return to fashion again for a long time. The beret is suitable for girls of fragile constitution with graceful features. Models of berets that are relevant for the upcoming season are made in pastel colors - beige, light gray, pale pink and turquoise.

Felted hats should be worn without fear of washing! The lightness and tenderness of felt hats creates a false impression of their fragility and fragility. This is an illusion. With proper care, quality felt will last a long time and retain its original appearance.

If the felt hat is slightly stained, try cleaning the stain with a dry clothes brush.and then wipe with a damp cloth or wet sponge. For felted products, only delicate hand wash in water at a temperature of 30-40 ° C is suitable. You should use special gels for washing wool with lanolin, such as Laska, Dreft, or you can use hair shampoo. Woolen items rarely need to be washed - just leave the hat in warm water for 1-2 hours, and then rinse it well.

It is better to wring out the hat using a towel. Further, the hat, still wet, must be given its original shape, spread out with your hands and put on your head.It is better if for this purpose you use a head a size or two larger than your own, since woolen products have significant shrinkage when they dry. After that, you can finally dry the hat on a three-liter jar or hat blank, if there is one.

• A bright beanie hat with a color gradient from light gray to mustard yellow goes well with a voluminous chunky knit scarf and an oversized coat. Overall, we see a light, youthful boho-chic look that is perfect for city walks.

• This season's trendy beret in cocoa and milk looks elegant in a monochrome set. A great example of the fact that felted things go well with each other, without creating an overkill.

• Hats that will set the mood for a family photo shoot. The family look of a fox mom and a bull son can be used both for a home fairy tale performance and for a matinee in kindergarten.

• A small black dress and ... original accessories are enough to impress and be noticed. Pastel shades of pink, blue and turquoise accentuate the sophisticated fantasy shape of the cape and felted bonnet.