Hat-Making for Beginners: Create a Straw Cloche Hat

Overview

“In this lesson I will tell you about how I came to be a milliner. I actually started out as a jewelry designer, so accessories have always been a part of my life. I am convinced that accessories are not just ornaments, but that they know how to convey a real message. In everyday life, a hat shows the mood and personality of the wearer and that is why I love to create my bespoke works.”

In this video lesson Monica Gamberale addresses the topic: About Me, which is part of the Domestika online course: Hat-Making for Beginners: Create a Straw Cloche Hat. Learn traditional millinery techniques to create a custom hat, from making the mold to shaping the straw and adding decorative details.

Partial transcription of the video

“Presentation Hi, my name is Monica Gamberale and I am a milliner. Every day I make hats in my Origami Hats workshop. In my work, I am inspired from an era of great cultural ferment: the first half of the last century. Those are the years they produced almost everything I love in the field of art and design. Not surprisingly, the topic of this course is the creation of a cloche hat which recalls the 1920s and Art Deco. Over the years, I have acquired many forms for cloche hats, many originals of the time and some more recent. So, a little by chance, a little for my personal taste, cloche hat...”

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Course summary for: Hat-Making for Beginners: Create a Straw Cloche Hat

• Level: Beginner
• 93% positive reviews (15)
• 1005 students
• 5 units
• 17 lessons (2h 56m)
• 10 downloads

• Category

  Craft

• Areas

  Accessory Design, Fashion Design