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Hot Candy CURLY FLAP FEZ wool ear flap hat upcycle beanie women red pink stripe eco

Hot Candy CURLY FLAP FEZ wool ear flap hat upcycle beanie women red pink stripe eco

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CURLY FLAP FEZ - "Hot Candy" wool ear flap hat
womens beanie medium to large

The Fez -- a brimless, cone-shaped, flat-topped hat made of wool felt. The "Shriner's" version of the fez is just one of its forms, in a traditional red. It had different names and shapes in medieval Persia, Egypt and Turkey.

My fezzes are unique and different, since I added ear flaps, kinda like mutton chops (pun intended). Being Norwegian, we have a history of boiling wool, so fulling came naturally to me.

"Hot Candy": Bright fiery red merino paired with soft candy-striped wool in pink, red & white create the cutest, feminine fez. The back & sides of the hat is from a pink knitted merino sweater (unfortunately fulled with red ones!), while the front is from a soft striped sweater. This fez is just semi- stretchy, since the top felt has the most give. The pieces are joined by bright curly serging of hot pink, red and white threads.

The ear flaps are from the red merino, incorporating the ribbing of the borders, edged one side with hot pink, and the inside red thread. The crown curls in & out, in a very unfezlike profile, outlined by the pink, red and white threads. These ear flaps are so cute and floppy...some one said like little lambs' ears!

I serged together "fulled" wool, cut from knitted sweaters, with contrasting and complementary threads. Each of these is unique, one-of-a-kind, since the final wool directed the fez's shape and size. I'm quite excited about my design, since the first two I made were bought right off my head!

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Crown: 6.5" (16.5 cm) high
Circumference: 25" (63 cm)

fits most women's heads medium-large.
(mine is a medium size 7 [22" (56 cm)] around above the ears, and it's loose on me, but the natural friction between my hair and the wool keeps is loosely in place
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how it fits REAL PEOPLE, since the hat form is smallish:
http://www.etsy.com/view_transaction.php?transaction_id=14168261
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Fulling : the process of melding and shrinking an already knitted or woven article. Felt is made from raw wool that has not been woven. I fulled the knits myself, from older sweaters (mostly), in a hot detergent wash, so they are probably almost sterile!

And of course my entire home is smoke-free, but I do have one kitty. She doesn't sleep on the hats, but she's been around on the floor while I cut and sew.

If you find something in my other shop, SafetyThird.etsy.com I'll be glad to combine shipping.

I love to SHIP INTERNATIONAL!!

Added on Nov 27, 2009