Make A Hat Start To Finish

Make A Hat Start To Finish

Adult | Unavailable

273 Whisconier Road Brookfield, CT 06804 United States
Woodturning Studio
Beginner
Saturday, April 26, 2025-Saturday, May 10, 2025
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$625.00
Member Discount Available

Make A Hat Start To Finish

Adult | Unavailable

In this three-weekend course, you’ll learn everything you need to make a unique hat that fits you just right.  First, spend two days in our woodturning studio shaping your personal wood hat block. On the first day, you’ll be at the lathe to shape the block and a stand for it. On the second day, you’ll use a grinder and sandpaper to refine and smooth the shape.
Next comes the hat-making itself. You’ll learn how to shape the hat by stretching and pinning wet felt over the block. Then, when the felt dries, you’ll finish with the stitching and embellishments for your one-of-a-kind hat.


No prior woodturning or hat-making experience is necessary. BUT: There are two important things to do when you register for the workshop:

Take a tailor’s tape measure and measure the circumference of your head where the hat will sit then add ½" to that measurement for ease.

This style takes a thicker felt and there are only 3 color choices available Please Rank Your Choices:

Black, Medum Gray, and Light Beige.

 

Send the measurements and color choices to our registrar Emma Welty ewelty@brookfieldcraft.org

  • Please Note:
    Day 1 & 2 of the workshop will take place in the Woodturning Studio 4/26 & 4/27 10:00-4:00
    Day 3 of the workshop will take place in the River Room Studio 5/3 10:00 - 1:00
    Day 4 of the workshop will take place in the River Room Studio 5/10 10:00 - 2:00

    *** Registration Closes: 4/6/25***

    There is a $4 registration fee included in tuition.
    Members will have the $4 deducted from tuition.
    There is a $138.00 materials fee included in tuition.

    The River Room Studio is beneath the Gallery.
    There will be a set of steps to walk down.

    Please note that classes at Brookfield Craft Center must meet a minimum number of  2  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.



Heim, David
David Heim

David Heim is a former member of the board of directors of the American Association of Woodturners. He has been turning for 20 years and teaches regularly at the Brookfield Craft Center and other schools across Connecticut.
David is also the author of “Saws, Planes, and Scorps: Exceptional Woodworking Tools and Their Makers,” which The New York Times listed as a design book that's easy on the eyes.


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