How to Make a Pointy Hat- in Pictures! Sally Pointer

Its finally here- a Pointy Hat instruction page in pictures! There is more than one way to do it. Use whatever works best for you, but this is a good method for a beginner. You need approximately 250g of fine wool tops to make one of these hats.

Step One: Cover a waterproof floor with an old sheet to soak up excess water and suds, and lay a sheet of bubble wrap, bubble side up, on top of it. Either draw the outline of your hat onto the wrap, or lay the template that you will use to seperate the stwo sides of the hat underneath.

Step Two: Start laying out the first layer, using thin even wisps of fibre. Aim to completely cover the wrap so you can only just see it through the fibre. This layer is the outside of the hat..

Step Three: Lay a second layer at right angles to the first one. Keep the layers thin and even for best results.

Step Four: A third layer is added, again at right angles to the last one. Check that you can't see the bubblewrap anywhere and add  a bit more if you do.

Step Five: I want a contrasting colour on the inside of the hat, so this layer is in a different colour. I don't want the inside colour to show at the 'seams' so I don't take it quite to the edges.

Step Six: A final layer of the inside colour. I know that some fibres from this will show on the outside of the hat, so I'm making the point the original colour so that I get a slight shading effect. (There is no real need to be this fancy, I just felt like it whilst I was making this hat)

Step Seven: Press the layers down firmply with your hands and sprinkle with very hot, soapy water.

Step Eight: Slide the resist layer out from underneath if thats where it was, and lay it over the damp fibres. Press it down well to start compacting the fibre into the hot soapy water.

Thats one side of the hat done, ready for the next page?

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