14 April ... the pointy hat is happening...

 

 

Got to this point today.. I've been mulling this over for a while and thinking about how Kite said she'd approach it. Opted for cutting the fabric from a circle and coning it.

 

Initially, I made a paper version but the paper doesn't handle like canvas and I need ti fit wire. this feels intrinsic to what I want to achieve so I just went for it. 

 

I sewed a wire into the side of the hat - I'd considered using a sewing machine but this wouldn't work for the close stitches that I want next to the wire and I didn't want a commercial outcome. I wanted a handmade stitched canvas - It wasn't important how I neatly it was stitched  - as long as the wire was absolutely tightly fastened in and safe to interact with.  Also - I have Tracey Emins stitch work in mind, with her deliberate spelling mistakes.  I'm not professing to be a capable sewer and don't feel I need to. 

 

Pinning the shape together before stitching. 

Testing the sizing of the hat