Ties to Swirly Hat

by knopfling

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Intro: Ties to Swirly Hat

Ties are SOO cool to work with....

I have this box full of them and I recently published an instructable on how to make a padded glasses case.
Alex in NZ commented and this sparked the idea for

THE HAT!!!

STEP 1: The Brim

Before I started sewing I measured my head and then picked the right number of ties.
Six.
I then sewed the first inch or so of the ties together. After that I put them on the glass head and designed the rest of the hat directly there.

STEP 2: Shaping the Hat to the Head

I realized, that one inch wouldn‘t be enough to really start shaping the hat, so I sewed the first 10 cms (4 inches) of the ties together.
Then I layed the ties over the glass head and fixed them in place with needles. I sewed the first seam and then repeated the same mirrorwise on the other side.
I worked my way around the head until I had a very nice hatshape.

STEP 3: Adding the Wire

NOW the fun part!

I took some aliminum wire and rounded the tips so that they wouldn‘t pierce the fabric.

I then inserted one wire per tie and pushed it all the way to the tip.
Then I took the longest tie and wound it around all the ties to form something like a knot for a ponytail.

STEP 4: Sculpt Away

Now I formed and shaped and loved the look!

I will have to use hairpins to fasten the hat to my head, but I am SOO looking forward to wearing it!

😀🦑🎩

9 Comments

Disembo 3 years ago

This is so cool, it's like the hat is moving and alive

knopfling 3 years ago


Thanks! It actually does move when you wear it! Moves with you.

JustineM32 3 years ago

Wow! What a wild and cool hat!
Nice job. :D

Meglymoo87 3 years ago

Very cool! Never seen anything like it before. Well done :)

knopfling 3 years ago

Thanks Penelopy!
I am quite astonished how it turned out. Way above my expectations. It was a super fun project!