Introduction: B3 Hat(BBB Hat) : the Big Black Bug Hat!
Note it down for the Halloween. Rest, is the theory part!
I got a old umbrella that got damaged due to chemical solution spread on it. But only the body/fabric part has burnt. And the ribs are good. So planned to make use of the 8 ribs to symbolise a big bug with 8 legs and mount it on top of a card board painted white.
The mind and hand worked together swallowing my 80% sleep time for past 2 days. Find out, what the detailed work i put, has made me to stretch!
Let's get into the tutorial directly!
Supplies
Most of the supplies are common.
T-shirt yarn
White glue
Scissors
White and black colour sheets
Cardboard box, as the main hat structure
Waste newspapers
Rubber based plastic covers for bugs outer shell
Step 1: Make the BASE Structure
For the base structure, i am using the ribs of the umbrella to symbolise the 8 legs of the bug with the inner shell.
To make the umbrella stand on the same position, i used metal strings to tie at the connecting place of the ribs with the main stem.
Step 2: Features of the Bug: the Making!
To make the base structure of the bug, i used the wrapper(s) with which online products were received.
As i required the bug to in black colour, i inverted the cover to use the black colour inner side.
In order to make the bug to be bulged out, i stuffed it with crushed newspapers to form the inner layer. I made use of brown colour cellulose tape at the outer layer of the cover, to make it the bug shape.
Head and Body:
To make the head and body part, i used small pouches, stuff with crushed newspapers. Now the head and body part are inserted into the main pouch. To make it look bulged out, i tie a black thread at the the in between space of the head and body part.
Eyes:
Black and white chart paper were cut into shapes.
Lips/smiley feature:
For the smiley feature, i just used a simple red colour thick sheet.
Step 3: The BIG BUG Work!
The Big bug work is to, to make the black layered outer shell with the T-shirt yarn.
It took 80% of the total work time, to make the layer of the 8 legs and the body with the black yarn tied to the ribs of the umbrella, by laying knots across all the ribs. So just imagine :-S
If i just simply wrap over/painted with black paint, it will not reflect a bug at all. So the hand work is made for the replication.
Step 4: Making of White Portion
To make the white box like portion, with which the bug is to be mounted i used a card board box and pasted white colour paper all over the box.
Step 5: Miscellaneous Work
I made a small hole at one side of the white box, with which the stem of the umbrella would be inserted.
I used acrylic colours to write on the box.
Step 6: Final Assembly!
Step 7: Now, Lets Go for a Photoshoot!
The Big Bug hat is ready for the occasion :)
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