Taken in all the advice, preferences and comments
hour to spare this aft. after night shift then shopping, had a good look at the innerside of the hood and made a start.....
ignore first bit of grey felting and looked like this:-
decided to cover frame crossbars and the webbing lengths as separate items and so this is stage 1 done:-
as 'she who must be obeyed and Tommy the Cooper' allow
will complete major panels and post results.