Make a Hat From Start to Finish

Make a Hat From Start to Finish

Adult | Available

273 Whisconier Road Brookfield, CT 06804 United States
Woodturning Studio
Beginner/All Levels
Saturday, September 20, 2025-Sunday, September 21, 2025
10:00 AM-4:00 PM on Sun Sat
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$415.40
Member Discount Available

Make a Hat From Start to Finish

Adult | Available

Enjoy a four day intensive combining Fiber Arts and Wood Turning!!

First, spend two days in our wood turning studio shaping your personal wood hat block.

On Day 1, you’ll be at the lathe to shape the block and a stand for it.
On Day 2, you’ll use a grinder and sandpaper to refine and smooth the shape!

Next on Day 3, 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 by Day 4, you’ll finish with the stitching and embellishments for your one-of-a-kind hat.

**No prior woodturning experience is necessary, however hand sewing skills are required**

There are three (3) important things to do when you register for the workshop:

1) 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.

2) This style takes a thicker felt and there are only 3 color choices available. Please RANK your choices:
Black, Medium Gray, and Light Beige.

3) Send the measurements and color choices to our registrar, Emma Welty, at ewelty@brookfieldcraft.org
the same day you register.

  •  *** Registration Closes: 9/7/25***

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

    Days 1 & 2 are in the Wood Turning Studio
    Days 3 & 4 are in the River Room Studio

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

    Please note that this class 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