This product is a VIDEO TUTORIAL for making 3 different models of felted hats by Irina Spasskaya.

From this tutorial you will know how to lay out wool, felt and shape a hat following step-by-step video instruction. 
Suitable for beginners. 

Irina Spasskaya is a popular Russian feltmaker known for her elegant hats. She enjoys developing new design ideas and new approaches to materials and technique.

Spasskaya-style felted hats are made from wool tops. They are much lighter, softer and more comfortable to wear than rabbit fur hats. Material remembers its shape once felted, so the hat can easily be folded. 

Why “double brim”? Irina makes an almost spherical felted hat body and then forms a hat, so that the brim consists of two layers of felt. This way, you can make a perfect brim edge. These hats can be either classic or totally extravagant.

You will need: wool tops 18 mkm, plastic sheeting for the underlay and for the template, mosquito net, soap, hat block for shaping. 
Irina recommends to use the electric sander at the very beginning of the felting process.