Hat-Making for Beginners: Create a Straw Cloche Hat
The Tools and Materials
A course by Monica Gamberale , Designer
About the video: The Tools and Materials
Overview
“To take this course you will need various materials. First I want to show you some of the types of straw available on the market and which ones you can choose to make your hat. Then I'll make a list of everything you'll need: from pins to the sewing machine.”
In this video lesson Monica Gamberale addresses the topic: The Tools and Materials, 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
“The tools and materials In this lesson, I will show you the tools and materials that you will need to make your final project. First, I want to show you the material with which we will carry out the final project. I chose the straw, but there are many types of straw. To make a straw hat, there are two procedures: you can start from the straw braid or from a material like this, which is a chapel. For our final project, I recommend buying a chapel since the hats made in braid they follow a whole other procedure. I chose straw as a material, but there are many different types of straw. The fir...”
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Course summary for: Hat-Making for Beginners: Create a Straw Cloche Hat
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Category
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Areas
Accessory Design, Fashion Design

Monica Gamberale
A course by Monica Gamberale
Monica Gamberale is a jewelry designer and milliner. She studied jewelry design at the Accademia Costume Moda in Rome and went on to found her own jewelry brand: Origami. While studying, she discovered the art of millinery and fell in love, to the point where she decided to pursue the craft and make a career out of it.
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