Hat-Making for Beginners: Create a Straw Cloche Hat

Overview

“To create an even more personalized hat, I want to teach you how to lay straw in an alternative way. The cord fixed to the shape will be used to create very personal decorations already in the hat shaping phase. It is a more challenging method, so I recommend that you start by trying the classic pose, if you are a beginner.”

In this video lesson Monica Gamberale addresses the topic: Laying with Cord 1, 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 laying with the cord In this lesson, I will show you an alternative way to lay the straw on the mold using a drawstring that will create a relief design. For this type of processing, a slightly softer type of material is needed. I recommend the purchase of a cone or a chapel in visca. Depending on the design you want to create, you can use electric cable, which is more rigid, or the cord, which is easier to shape. The thickness of the material you will use will determine the relief of the decoration on the straw. The material that best suits my decoration is the cotton cord. So, I start...”

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

• Level: Beginner
• 93% positive reviews (15)
• 1033 students
• 5 units
• 17 lessons (2h 56m)
• 10 downloads

• Category

  Craft

• Areas

  Accessory Design, Fashion Design