Hatband experiment
Tuesday, 31Mar2015 Filed in: practicals
It started simply. I wanted a wizard’s hat. Part of it probably came out of rereading a Harry Dresden novel. Part of it probably came out of a science fiction story I read once where the hatband messed with sensors trained on the guy’s face. And part of it was just because I like hats.
The hat I chose wasn’t all that unusual. After experimenting some, I decided it wasn’t necessarily a hat I wanted, but a hatband that I could use on several hats.
So over time, I carefully picked the parts I wanted to use. Hematite beads with a twist. Copper buttons. A kevlar thread for strength, intertwined with two silk threads for the spellforms.
I’m still not perfectly happy with the hatband. It’s heavy for one thing. Sometimes the weight gives me a headache. And it’s not something for casual wear. It comes closer than I’d like to ritual garb. And I can’t find a clasp I like.
I’ve taken it apart and put it back together several times. It’s done several things over the years. And it’s never been quite right.
Still, it’s a good experiment and I’ve learned from putting that hatband together.
The hat I chose wasn’t all that unusual. After experimenting some, I decided it wasn’t necessarily a hat I wanted, but a hatband that I could use on several hats.
So over time, I carefully picked the parts I wanted to use. Hematite beads with a twist. Copper buttons. A kevlar thread for strength, intertwined with two silk threads for the spellforms.
I’m still not perfectly happy with the hatband. It’s heavy for one thing. Sometimes the weight gives me a headache. And it’s not something for casual wear. It comes closer than I’d like to ritual garb. And I can’t find a clasp I like.
I’ve taken it apart and put it back together several times. It’s done several things over the years. And it’s never been quite right.
Still, it’s a good experiment and I’ve learned from putting that hatband together.
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