It is done and came out awesome!!!


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The St. Bridget Cap...

When I saw this the first time I was like man that looks so hard to do...  It is not hard :)  Once I figured out double herringbone stich it was all down hill from there.

This is for a gift exchange and I will have to make a few more for myself!  easy and fun to wear.

http://eleanorlebrun.wikispaces.com/St.+Bridget+Cap

-e
 

Hood made in the style from Skjold Harbour, Norway (c. 1000 A.D ( Read more... )

This hat was done for the East Kingdom Artisan Exchange ( Read more... )

see this post:
http://eleanor-50.livejournal.com/3236.html

and then I added a new monkey to the house... Maggie is now the one talking like Curious George.

We will see if things get better with 3 in school this fall!

-e

ps... I have been working on hats... slowly and not updating here my bad!

I've been doing the mundane life things of trying to manage a family of 6, sometimes managing sometimes not :)

But I found a whole boat of crazy that must be implemented....  look at those ladies!  Now this is something to have fun with!

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This is the second try at the goffered veil and I do say this one worked!  Just cartrige pleating a strip on the front edge does not work well, the ruffle turns straight up and you don't see the edge of it.  I would have liked one or two more ruffles, but this will do :)


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 Nothing gets done around here for Birthday part season :)  Libby had a sleep over and Ben went bowling and lazer tag.  Both had a great time... but Mamma needs to make hats kiddos :)

The fram air filter hat is still going... and going... and going...  I can't work on it around Maggie 'cause she is summer filthy and I don't want her to grubby up my ( Read more... )

Here is a 16th century hat that I just finished the base for, I need to add the beaded decoration...

it is based off of this hat:

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This one is based off of this find, and is the last of the red/orange wool fabric I had :)

http://www.personal.utulsa.edu/~marc-carlson/cloth/herjol86.html

here are the pieces

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