Hats with Zest!

Hats with Zest

Unleash Your Creativity and Transform Your HatMaking Skills!

If you want to learn to make unique, one-of-a-kind hand-felted hats, you've come to the right place. In this online course we will focus on quality craftsmanship both in feltmaking and hat design. Whether you want to surprise your friends and family with cool headwear or want to create extra income from selling your hats, I'll help you unleash your creativity and achieve your goals. Together, we will create your first series of stunning couture hats and caps!

Are you ready to break free from the ordinary and embark on a journey of exploring one-of-a-kind designs and shapes? This workshop is not just about crafting hats. It’s about unleashing your imagination and enhancing your hatmaking skills.

With step-by-step guidance, you'll learn to create one-of-a-kind designs that reflect your unique style. The freedom to experiment with colours, textures, and shapes will fuel your creative fire, leading to stunning, personalised creations. But that's not all. As you craft these exceptional pieces, you'll enhance your technical skills and perfect the art of shaping and sculpting handmade felt.

What is so captivating about minimalist shapes? They are timeless, and exude refinement without the need for flashy embellishments. With fewer distractions, the focus is on the quality of the felt and the harmony of the design.

You will learn to make five stunning and original designs. These designs are the stepping stones to becoming an expert in shape creation. Each design presents unique challenges and teaches about the balance between creative freedom and the constraints of wearability.

Course curriculum

1. Link to join the Sessions on 22 and 23 November
2. Link to Join the Zoom Session on October 19
3. Link to Zoom Session 7 October 6:00 PM CEST
4. Dates Upcoming Zoom Sessions
1. Q&A Session on 22 November
2. Zoom Session 19 October
3. Welcome Session 7 October
4. Live Zoom session Nov 23 Shaping Brimmed Hats
1. Nov 15: New Date For Our Cancelled Zoom Session and a Video Link
2. Email no. 3: Important Update about our Upcoming Zoom Session on the 8th of November
3. Email No. 2: How to get started without stress
4. Email no. 1: Hats with Zest: Zoom meeting on Monday, 7 October at 6:00 PM CEST
1. The Materials: Caps
2. The Materials for Brimmed Hats
3. Prefelt Sourcing Guide
1. Beautiful Caps - The Templates (1)
1. Constructing the Main Template
1. The Layout: Step by Step Instructions
2. Beautiful caps - The Layout Chart
3. The Layout With Prefelt - Video
1. Step-by-step Guide for the Layout with Bergschaf and Merino
2. Example layout Chart: Brimmed Hat, Light Version
3. Example Layout Chart: Sturdy Fedora
4. Empty Layout Chart Bergschaf and Merino
1. Overview: Fulling Techniques for Hats
2. Fulling a Flat Cap and a Round Crown Cap – Stage One
3. Fulling a Flat Cap – Stage 2
4. Fulling and Shaping a Round Crown Cap – Stage 2
5. The Fulling of a Lateral Cap – Stage One
6. The Fulling of a Lateral Cap – Stage Two
1. Fulling a Brimmed Hat, Part One
2. Fulling a Brimmed hat, Part Two
3. Perfecting the Basic Shape
1. Fulling a Flatcap Part One
2. Fulling a Flatcap Part Two
3. Shaping and Finishing Touches on a Flatcap: Video
4. Shaping and Finishing Touches o a Flatcap: Written Instructions
1. A Lateral Cap Design for Men
2. Lateral Cap Design for Women
1. Your Questions
1. Welcome Session 30 September
2. The Making of Four Distinctive Designs – Replay of Live Zoom Sessions

About this course

€367,00
42 lessons
14.5 hours of video content

With 120 days of access to the videos and lifetime access to the written instructions, you can explore, learn and craft at your own pace. Live Zoom sessions/consultations are on Oct 19, Nov 8 and Nov 22, at 6:00 PM CET. You can craft alongside me during these sessions, receiving real-time guidance when shaping your hats. Can't make it? No worries! All sessions are recorded and available for on-demand viewing.

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Hats with Zest

Course curriculum

Upcoming Zoom Sessions

Recorded Zoom Sessions Archive

Important Emails Archive

Materials List and Sourcing Guide

Drawing the Master Templates and The Secondary Templates for Caps

The Templates for Brimmed Hats

From Fiber to 3D Felt: Two Different Layout Methods

The Layout for Brimmed Hats

Defining Contour I –Fulling Different Cap Shapes

Defining Contour II. – Fulling Brimmed Hats

The Making of a Flatcap (For Men and Women)

Advanced Sculpting: Sleek Caps for Women and Men

Your Questions and my Answers

Replay of Past Live Zoom Sessions Cap Couture

About this course

Pricing options

€367,00

2 x €187,00

Discover the world of bold minimalist shapes