Leather flower taster class

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

WITH GALINA KOFOD Participants will go through all the stages of the process of creating flowers from the leather. This will include the preparation of materials, making patterns, assembling and finishing techniques. Students will get familiar with how to work with Japanese style flower making tools. The students will learn in detail how to make […]

Leather Flower Masterclass

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

WITH GALINA KOFOD Participants will go through all the stages of the process of creating flowers from leather. This will include the preparation of materials, making patterns, assembling and finishing techniques. Students will learn how to work with a wide range of Japanese style flower making tools. The students will learn in detail how to […]

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

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 […]