Hat-Making for Beginners: Create a Straw Cloche Hat

Overview

“With the straw still slightly damp, I'll move on to ironing. Ironing the straw is useful to eliminate the small imperfections given by the weave and make the shape even more defined.”

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

“Ironing In this lesson, we dedicate ourselves to an important stage: ironing. Ironing is important, because thanks to ironing we manage to eliminate those rough edges that the material presents and that we have not been able to eliminate with the forming phase. This is a phase that should not be underestimated, because the difference on the final product it will be very noticeable. The most common problem which can be presented by working a straw is to end up with four small bumps on the top of the dome. This defect is easily corrected by ironing right at this point. Another very common fla...”

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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