Hat-Making for Beginners: Create a Straw Cloche Hat

Overview

“To prevent the hat from being modified in its shape by the heat and humidity emanating from the body, I will line the part of the hat that will be in contact with the skin with grosgrain ribbon.”

In this video lesson Monica Gamberale addresses the topic: Application of the Internal Tape, 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

“Application of the internal tape In this lesson, I show you how to apply the grosgrain inside the hat. To prevent the hat from deforming due to the humidity and heat emitted by our body, we'll fix the grosgrain right in the spot where the hat touches our skin. As previously done, we will use the iron to iron the grosgrain and, in order not to damage it, we will use a piece of fabric. We will iron it by imprinting an arch shape, so that the grosgrain adhere to the inside of the dome without wrinkling. So, let's start ironing. Try to pull the grosgrain from the top so as to give a curvature. ...”

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

• Level: Beginner
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• 1004 students
• 5 units
• 17 lessons (2h 56m)
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• Category

  Craft

• Areas

  Accessory Design, Fashion Design