The Fellowship of the Traveling Hat recently held session at Better War Through Archery hosted by the Barony of Sternfeld in the Constellation region in Indiana.
The class was a traditional in the sense that I presented the materials, then dove directly into hat making. Over the course of the time allotted, as well as the buffer between classes, about 25 new hats were released into the wild, and several on first-time event attendees! As usual, special thanks to everyone who showcased their hats throughout the day.
If you've attended a single teacher session, you know that it can get crazy when the creation of hats begins as you are vaulted to not only subject matter expert, but coach, style consultant, and cashier. Of those moments, which are often very blurred, was a woman who was quietly working on a pink hat. We consulted for the fit of the hat at some point and when I next looked over, she was cutting scallops into the hat -- a bold move right from the start! It was later at the B&B that her story was shared with me -- she was so excited and proud of the hat she created earlier in the day and how she had recreated the scallops off of the teacher's hat.It's moments like that which make driving in a car that look like this worth it.
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| The promotion shot taken on my way to BWTA. |