[MR] dare ya....funky hat

Michael Houghton herveus at radix.net
Mon Dec 20 06:10:27 PST 2004


Howdy!

On Sun, Dec 19, 2004 at 07:24:10PM -0500, RoxyGreenstreet at aol.com wrote:
> Hmmmmm, entirely of square knots.........I would venture to  guess this hat 
> could be done in a macrame technique (yeah, I know it sounds  wrong but macrame 
> is VERY period, provided one is not making plant holders with  wooded beads) 
> over a form, using bobbins.  Since there is a textural  effect the knots would 
> have to be of different sizes to get that  effect.  I wonder if more thread 
> (parts of line) would be needed to make  the fatter knots.
>  
>      The decorative rod shaped bits on the  face of the hat are very likely a 
> macrame technique still used to  day.
>  
>      Hey, how would such a hat look on  ME?

I double-dog dare ya...

>      Instead of a wolf or such, I would  get a tin Laurel to pin on 
> it......hey, yuse guys, yousa wanna see mya  doc-u-menta-tion?
>  
yours,
Herveus :)
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