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A Felt Hat
I have continued with hat making and have completed a felt hat. The process for making a felt hat starts with selecting a felt base. Izzie has a selection of wool, wool fur blend and beaver felt bases. I selected a wool fur blend in a deep caramel tone for a cloche style chapeau. Then I selected…
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Hat Making Lesson Four
Lining We made a 2 piece lining to fit the crown by cutting a top piece and a bias strip for the side band. I used a scarf as my fabric and added light weight interfacing on the top piece to help the lining stay in place. The center front and back were…
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Hat Making Lesson Three
This week we learned about customizing and fitting the hat. Crown We marked center front & back on the crown, removed the tacks and popped the buckram off the block. The crown block I used was in two pieces since it was slightly flared. We then trimmed the buckram to our desired height, cut flannel with grain aligned front/back,…
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Hat Making Lesson Two
We revealed our fabrics in class this week; they are all very different so we are going to have a very interesting collection. My fabric selection is a boiled wool in a brick color. I think the texture will be forgiving and a nice palette for some fur and feathers trim! Lesson two focused on completing…
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Beginning Hat Making Lesson One
Wednesday was my first lesson with Izzie Lewis millinery. Izzie trained as an architect and while working for WORKSHOP3D entered the Seattle millinery community. As she tells it…While shopping in a fabric store she met Wayne Wichern and under his tutelage Izzie went on to curate group hat shows in a gallery next to her workplace. She worked with…
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