Sinamay Trimming Class with Jaycow

East Village Hats 80 E 7th st, East Village, NY

During this half day workshop Jaycow will take you through an introduction to working with sinamay. You will learn to sculpt a variety of strikingly effective from sinamay. You'll finish the class with a striking headband and a pocket full of design inspiration. Basic sewing skills and a creative eye are a must. All materials […]

Fosshape masterclass with Jaycow

East Village Hats 80 E 7th st, East Village, NY

During this full day workshop Jaycow will take you through working with fosshape from the very beginning. You will learn working with to block basic hat shapes factoring in shrinkage to create statement cocktail hats, covered in leather, fabric or other millinery materials. You'll finish the class with a finished hat and a pocket full […]

Sinamay masterclass with Jaycow

East Village Hats 80 E 7th st, East Village, NY

During this full day workshop Jaycow will take you through working with sinamay from the very beginning. You will learn to drape a hat from sinamay as well as many trimming techniques. You'll finish the class with a finished hat and a pocket full of design inspiration. Basic sewing skills and a creative eye are […]

Japanese Silk Flower Masterclass

East Village Hats 80 E 7th st, East Village, NY

WITH GALINA KOFOD In this workshop, students will learn a famous Japanese flower making technique known as Somebana. The flowers make using this technique look much more realistic than flowers made with the traditional French flower making technique. Participants will go through all the stages of the process of creating flowers from the silk. This […]

Leather Feathers Headpiece with Jane Stoddart

East Village Hats 80 E 7th st, East Village, NY

Combine one of millinery’s favorite motifs, the feather, with the millinery material of the moment, leather! In this class you will create or copy a pattern for a feather, in leather, which you will then wire and hand cut. Experiment with complementary textures and colors with your leathers. Learn how to shape and sculpt your […]

Silk Abaca Halos & Headbands with Jane Stoddart

East Village Hats 80 E 7th st, East Village, NY

In this class you will learn how to handle beautiful lustrous silk abaca! We will plan, cut, and finish pieces then form them into a striking and beautiful woven or knotted halo which will be stitched onto a hand bound headband. Simple, chic, and so effective! Basic sewing skills required - All Materials included

Headdress Creation with Michelle Palmer

East Village Hats 80 E 7th st, East Village, NY

Learn to create a dramatic headpiece perfect for performance and super wearable for NYE revelers or holiday parties. In this 2 part class Michelle will take you though the construction of a dynamic structure using innovative techniques. Once you have constructed your framework you will learn to design and complete your unique and dramatic headpiece. […]

Sculpting orchids in thermoplastic with Maor Zabar

East Village Hats 80 E 7th st, East Village, NY

Join Maor Zabar for a 2 day workshop learning to use thermoplastic to sculpt incredible orchids. During this class you will learn how to make a three dimensional orchids made out of special Thermoplastic material called kobracast. We will start by learning how to make the flowers patterns, how to combine the silk with thermoplastic, […]

Felt Manipulation with Maor Zabar

East Village Hats 80 E 7th st, East Village, NY

Join Maor Zabar for a 2 day workshop learning to drape felt into original shapes and use bleaches and paints to create a truly unique piece.. In this hands on class you will explore the world of felt and create a beautifully blocked/draped hat by combining a few techniques. We will learn how to use […]

Wet Felting with Tierre Taylor

East Village Hats 80 E 7th st, East Village, NY

Felting is a magical process where layers of merino wool are agitated with hot soapy water, in order to create a fabric that is both strong and texturally interesting. During this workshop you will not only learn about the process of felting, but will gain understanding on how to create a seamless sculptural form that […]

Innovative scraps hats with Tierre Taylor

East Village Hats 80 E 7th st, East Village, NY

In the depression a serious lack of funds and materials gave rise to some incredibly innovative millinery. In this workshop Tierre Taylor will take you though some effective techniques to make dramatic cocktail hats from off cuts or old hats. During this workshop you will not only learn about the process of draping with unusually […]

Jinsin Straw Sun Hat with Jasmin Zorlu

East Village Hats 80 E 7th st, East Village, NY

Learn how to shape and sculpt Jinsin, a delightfully sculptural straw material, into your own sun hat or cocktail hat. 'Jinsin', also called 'buntal', is a fine fiber from stalks of unopened leaves of talipot palms grown in the Philippines and is handwoven there on wooden looms into flat yardage. Basic sewing machine and hand […]