Period Shakos and Peaked Hats – Jane Smith
Fullerton College 321 East Chapman , Fullerton,, CAUsing buckrum as the base & a leather visor, you will be taught both traditional millinery hand sewing techniques along with modern machine work, to create a shako hat from your choice of designs. You will also learn how to create a feather plume or pompom. All of your supplies to complete the shako, trimmings […]
Classic Fedoras & Homburgs – Jane Smith
Fullerton College 321 East Chapman , Fullerton,, CAThis class will cover how to stiffen and hand block traditional fur felt fedoras and homburgs using open crown blocks. We will create crown “creases” and “indents” by hand along with curled brims, clean cut brim edges and grosgrain edging by both hand and machine. A variety of hat band styles will also be explored. […]
Carving Your Own Hat Blocks – Jane Smith
Fullerton College 321 East Chapman , Fullerton,, CAIn this three day master class, you will learn how to design and carve both crowns and brims from a high density polystyrene block. Your brims can be two sided, able to block on both sides, or single sided, based on your designs. The class includes all of your supplies and tools for creating 5 […]