Hear me out, it's gonna sound weird. I'm making a hat.
See, told you it would sound weird.
Anyway, I don't know which community to reach out to, so here I am.
I'm about 13 and a half hours into this project and I've been very carefully weaving strands of green 2.6mm faux suede into the rough start that you see here.
The main question now that I'm here, is how do I connect these two halves of mesh to eachother and somehow stitch them together? I'm making this inside out and flipping it right-side when everything is connected. My concern is that it will unravel in the process.
Much obliged.
I've never done this before. I bought a 22 inch cork head to eventually get the accurate head size. Plus, it would help secure everything down while i also hand stitch that design you see in the back of the hat there.
Thank you for posting your project. We suggest adding information about it. Users like to know: fiber (warp and weft), weave pattern, EPI, type of loom used, and other info that you think might be interesting.
Since all that extra material is going to be on the inside, hopefully as little as possible. I left a lot so if i needed it, I'd have it. If I knew how to neatly braid 1000 strands together in a single line, I'd try that. I guess I have to match each top and bottom strand and tie them together using green denim thread.
Yeah, I was wondering about one of the braids that starts with xx amount and gradually adds pieces in and out.
Typically if the ends were closed, you'd just weave in and out to join the sides.
Other option would be to weave the ends into each side, wrap it around one of the length-wise strands, and then back over (if that makes sense). It would be similar to weaving the ends in like you would with weaving (or knitting).
What if you machine stitched a sturdy ribbon along the two sides you intend to unite, along the shape you intend to get, then sew the two ribbons together, then turn it inside out (or outside in)? Or find a sticky ribbon, the kind that gets activated when ironed, and then sew the two together on the wrong side?
Is that the hat from the new OoT? If I was making this hat out of handwoven fabric I’d be looking up sewing patterns for corn shaped hats, the seams will be on the inside and the stitches you see on the outside that looks like “connecting” the two halves are deceptive only, you can use something like whip stitch. And then the patterns on the back of the hat are more like embroidery. Hope this helps.
Yes, it is. I have all the materials (except for the beads, leather strips and that feather) that I need to recreate this. I've already made both halves of this hat so if I tried to fake it, I would need to redo it entirely to be able to fold a false seam in the side and use a whip stitch to hold it down. (I don't know what a whip stitch is.)
The materials I'm using are
2.6mm faux suede cord (Olive color) for the base shape you see here
2mm jute twine (army green color) for the embroidery pattern on the top/back
Green faux leather for that leafy-looking headband
Green Bonded Nylon thread for denim/leather, to sew and tie down the strips of faux suede
I also bought a few green satin pillowcases to be used as a liner
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u/fishy_mama 3d ago
I would suggest reaching out to r/basketweaving