Christine May Pettet

UK

Instagram: @hatstop100

Artwork 1

Aunty Mimi’s Cloche -1920s

Looking through old family photographs and reconnecting to people and times when almost everyone wore hats. The colour palette is subdued reflecting the mood of the times as portrayed in the photographs. This hat was inspired by a photograph of a Great Great Aunt.

Materials and Techniques.

This hat was wet felted using merino tops, embellished with hand dyed silk.

Artwork size in CM:  Width 17cm    Length 17cm    Depth  17cm

Artwork 2

Grandma’s Sunday Best 1940s

This work was inspired by an old photograph of my Gran on a Whit Sunday. On this day people would dress in their best clothes and parade in the streets. Making this hat I felt a strong reconnection to my Northern heritage.

Materials and Techniques

This hat has been wet felted with Merino tops and dyed in 3 different colours.

Artwork size in CM: Width  35cm  Length  35cm  Depth 20cm

Artwork 3 

Mum’s Christening Hat 1950’s

Whilst making this hat and looking at the photograph of my christening I felt a real reconnection to my family and childhood.

Materials and Techniques 

This is wet felted using Corriedale and embellished with Angelina fibres.

Artwork size in CM: Width  20cm  Length 20cm   Depth  20cm