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Gorgeous hat for winter made from teal coloured 100% wool and finished off with a handwoven Surrey Tweed brim. The crown is decorated with vintage buttons, trims, buttons and costume jewellery. One size with adjustable head fitting. Fully lined. https://www.numonday.com/product/ladies-winter-hat-joy-dark-green-handwoven-fabric/ #teal #handweaversofinstagram #handweaving #surreytweed #hat #winterhat #darkgreen

Here’s my lovely girl showing off one of my hire hats at her mate’s wedding. Beautiful! https://sarahmcalisterhats.com/hat-hire/

Today I have been mostly playing with dye. The great indigo experiment of 2021 failed miserably and I ended up with a test bit of wool that looked like the colour of weak tea, so obviously I’m not suited to the patience and accuracy of the indigo leaf dying process. (Quite likely I had the wrong type of indigo plant) So here’s the result of a mixture of good old fashioned Dylon colours with the wool being dyed for varying lengths of time. Let’s see how this knits up! (Southdown fleece handspun and three-ply)#handspinnersofinstagram #handspinning #handspinner #dyersofinstagram #dye #dylon #southdownsheep #guildofweaversspinnersanddyers #experimentaldying #

This week’s experiment is to see if my indigo tree is going to give me a sensible dye colour. Picked some leaves and dried them before the holiday, so once the wood ash water has settled down, it will be time to have a go. (Can’t tell you how exciting this is!)

Putting this sunhat to the test! This one stayed on in the Northumberland wind. #northumberlandcoast #sunhat #buckethat #handmade

Last few fabric sunhats left available! Pick yours ready for the summer holidays. All have an adjustable head fitting. Handmade in New Malden.

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