These are some pictures of my finished hat with the spike and hollow spheres added. The next few pictures are some detail shots of the hollow tin foil spheres. I made them by folding and pressing multiple layers of tin foil around various balls and beads. I then trimmed the edges and glued them on to the hat in this grouped formation.
I also made a wool felt pad for the inside to make it a little more comfortable to wear. I made it by stabbing a special felter's needle into unspun sheeps wool to tangle the fibres together and make this soft circular pad. I then glued it to the centre inside. It cushions the head quite well without filling up too much space in the hat.
Overall, I am fairly pleased with how it turned out. I would have liked to have made multiple designs and will probably do so if I carry on with this project in the future. Tin foil was a fairly difficult material to work with so next time I would probably pursue Mylar foil a little more and see if that would be a viable hat material instead.
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