About the video: Preparing the Sweatband
Overview
“With the base of the hat complete, it's time to progress from the hands-on, muscle work to the detailing stage. For this, you will need patience and precision. To start with, you will learn how to prepare an inside band or sweatband. ”
In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Preparing the Sweatband, which is part of the Domestika online course: Specialization: Fashion Craftsmanship with Handmade Techniques. Learn modern hatmaking techniques to design and create unique felt hats using traditional tools and methods.
Partial transcription of the video
“Welcome to the next lesson. That's enough. with the hot and steamy muscle work. Now we need patience. We need to work slowly because we're doing all the detail work. We're going to start by sewing in our sweatbands. If you remember from a previous lesson, I mentioned there's different types of sweatbands. You can use grow grain or you can use, like we did in the very beginning of our hat making days, Um, an elastic. It's also comfortable. but I'm gonna show you how to make a leather sweatband. So the first step to doing your inlay. Is you need to mark the center. So when you block a hat, Th...”
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Course summary for: Specialization: Fashion Craftsmanship with Handmade Techniques
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Accessory Design, Arts & Crafts, Crochet, DIY, Fashion Design, Fiber Arts, Needle Felting, Patternmaking & Dressmaking, Sewing, Shoe Design, Textile Design, Upcycling

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