Jocelyn Curry

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As a retired lettering artist and illustrator, I still create a lot of visuals and have fun doing it. My website is a place I can post and share them from my Shoreline, Washington studio in my home.

Textile Printing Experiments for Soft Shelter Hats

November 23, 2025

Did I need a deep plunge into a new blog site, right when such a time-consuming challenge really didn’t fit into my crowded calendar? The answer, no surprise, is “no” but at least I was able to navigate the mind-befuddling process of transferring the data from my old platform to this new, AI-enhanced version of good ol’ WordPress. My previous experience of working on good ol’ WordPress wasn’t stellar, so I’m hoping to improve my relationship with it asap. So far I have been able to upload my seasonally appropriate squash painting! But now, HOW do I get rid of “Hello World!” which was placed there by Good Ol. I’m not sure about this, but I think Good Ol’s default tips will stay on this, my First Post until I figure out how to discretely remove them without being told “This is not a good idea.” At least I got my squash up on this new site for your viewing pleasure! Happy Thanksgiving :-).

In my earlier years as an artisan, I did a lot of textile artwork: batik, embroidery, stenciling and quilting. This is one of the reasons why Soft Shelter Hats has been so much fun to create. Christine, my hat buddy from Ashland, OR, dyes all her own fabrics for her one-of-a-kind cotton hats. For summer styles, I've wanted to create some unique cotton and linen hats using my own decorative elements. I've begun the experimentations as shown in the photo below. Keep an eye on Soft Shelter Hats for all of our fresh new millinery designs.

DSCF4995 Using textile
stamp pad ink, I'm trying out rubber stamps of my drawings, and an
antique brass fabric-printing stamp. Stencils will also be used with
fabric paint. I'm planning to design a Seattle hat with Space Needles
and ferries.

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