"Frilly" Floppsie hat in Wool

This (now rather small) little charmer has a colourful history, having been several different sizes and shapes.  It is made from the simplest genuine Black Sheep wool--no dye-- and had its own approach to the felting and shaping processes.  Resistance comes to mind.  Maybe just plain stubborn !  As a result the first attempt was very large.  I re-wet things and began again, trying to get a flat top crown despite my owning only a rounded shaper.  This time the crown was, indeed, flat, but much too shallow (and still far too large).  I tried to tighten the crown AND make it taller, but met with extreme resistance.  A brief period of despair set in, requiring brain stimulation in the form of chocolate, that did result in a possible solution.  No luck.  Back to the drawing board we go, coming up with a variation of the last effort that actually did work ! I was able to gather the base of the crown, resulting in the now rather small version, but gaining those delightful ripples all around the brim.  It is crying for a black lace and cerise bouquet to pin on it.  

This one will likely remain a sample, hoping to entice others with those ripples.  One may order this in many other colours as well as in specific sizes.  Shall we make you one ?

"Frilly" has gone to Vancouver to Lotus Millinery for an encounter with THE STEAMER and a larger collection of hat blocks for a new look !