There are many stunning printed fabrics from around the globe. In this post, I feature printed fabrics from the Finnish design house “Marimekko” and a homespun cotton printed with a traditional Japanese pattern from “Sevenberry”.
When Marimekko fabrics caught my eye, I wanted to incorporate some of the large abstract prints into hats. At first, as in the hat above, I opted for a cream-coloured fabric for a subtle other side of my reversible bucket. Feeling a bit more adventurous, for the next hat, I paired a checked navy and white cotton/hemp blend with an indigo-dyed cotton sheeting printed with maple leaves.
Another summer hat was sewn with an unbleached cotton called Rukinlapa by Antti Kekki (Marimekko). I was deliberate in choosing where to lay and cut the pattern pieces for the hat. So, while the hat appears to have a random and abstract vibe, a large piece of this fabric displayed on a table resembles a vine climbing on a wall.
Hats by Tracy J 