Draped Felt Hat

Draped Felt Hat

Adult | Available

286 Whisconier Rd, PO Box 122 Brookfield, CT 06804 United States
River Room
All Levels Ages 16+, Hand-Sewing Skills Required
Saturday, February 8, 2025-Saturday, February 15, 2025
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$218.00
Member Discount Available

Draped Felt Hat

Adult | Available

Join local milliner Jaya Lee for a two-day hat making workshop and create your own one-of-a-kind, draped felt hat!

On the first day, students will learn about millinery materials and tools, how to measure for head size, and how to manipulate and drape their felt on a hat block.  Hats will be left to dry until the following class.  

On the second day, students will use hand-sewing techniques to add a sweatband and reinforce the shape of their unique hat. At the end of the second class, each student will walk away with a one-of-a-kind hat that is a true piece of wearable art!                

Prerequisite: Basic hand sewing skills

First Day: Saturday 2/8/25, 10:00 - 1:00 PM
Second Day: Saturday 2/15/25, 10:00 - 2:00 PM

**Students must provide a 1st and 2nd choice in felt color: At registration, students must choose a 1st and 2nd choice in the color of felt they would like from the list below and inform Registrar Emma Welty at ewelty@brookfieldcraft.org by January 26, 2025.

Color Options:

  • Black
  • Charcoal
  • Camel
  • Brown
  • Bronze
  • Antique Gold
  • Hunter Green
  • Ruby Red
  • Royal Blue
  • Navy Blue


  • **Registration closes EARLY on 1/26/25**
     **Snow Day if needed 2/22/25**

    There is a $4 registration fee included in tuition.

    Members will have the $4 fee deducted from the tuition.
    A materials fee of $60.00 is included in the tuition


    **Please note that classes at Brookfield Craft Center must meet a minimum number of  3  registrations for the class to run. Students will be notified within a week's notice whether their class will be held. If the class is canceled due to low enrollment, students may request to be transferred to another class or be refunded in full.

     

    *** Please note there are several steps to walk down to the River Room Studio ***

Wilbert, Jai
Jai Wilbert

Jaya Lee is an independent milliner specializing in vintage style

headwear with a unique earthy flare. Her interest in millinery

began while preparing for her own wedding. Unable to find a

headpiece and veil to match her ivy green dress, she made her

own!

Since then, she has studied millinery at the Fashion Institute of

Technology (FIT) in New York City, where she was trained in

traditional millinery techniques, and earned her Millinery

Certification in 2015. As a professional milliner she has had the

pleasure of creating hats and headpieces for clients all over the

world. Her work has been featured in: Belle Armoire Magazine,

DStripped Magazine, Threads Magazine, Best Hudson Valley

Weddings Ever, and today.com.

Jaya Lee is delighted to have the opportunity to bring the art of

hat making back to the Brookfield / Danbury area, which was

once the hat capital of the world!

To view Jaya Lee’s work please visit:

https://www.etsy.com/shop/GreenTrunkDesigns