Hat-Making for Beginners: Create a Straw Cloche Hat

Overview

“Now I want to tell you about the artists who inspired me in my creative journey. From the contact with nature of Andy Goldsworthy to the audacity and experimentation in the world of fashion by Elsa Schiaparelli, passing through the very complicated drawings of Escher and the simpler and more poetic ones of Bruno Munari.”

In this video lesson Monica Gamberale addresses the topic: Influences, 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

“Reference models In this lesson, I want to tell you about the artists which have been an inspiration in my creative journey. The first one I want to tell you about is Escher, the famous Dutch illustrator of the twentieth century. This is a very interesting book which teaches us to approach Escher's method to find repeating modules. It is Escher's ability to find repeating forms that fascinates and inspires me. As you can see, there are tons of exercises to train your graphic skills. I too often draw inspiration from this book and these exercises to create patterns on my hats. The next inspi...”

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

• Level: Beginner
• 93% positive reviews (15)
• 1004 students
• 5 units
• 17 lessons (2h 56m)
• 10 downloads

• Category

  Craft

• Areas

  Accessory Design, Fashion Design