Fancy Hats Out of Not So Fancy Materials

Once upon a time everyone wore hats. And if you couldn't afford a milliner, by the 19th century there were lots of how to books and magazines around to help you make your own at home. Even into the 1950s women's magazines contained hat patterns. Not just knitted caps but structured formal hats.


Come learn a little bit about the history of making hats, at home or in a shop. Then make your own fancy hat out of common materials. Using place mats, left over Christmas craft supplies, clearance flowers and anything else we scrounge up, we'll make a fancy hat. Think Easter Parade or Kentucky Derby. Let you imagination run wild. Look at ordinary things differently. Have fun!!!!


Examples of placemats hats will be posted periodically in the comments.


All materials are provided. But feel free to bring odds and ends that you like. Limit of eight participants. $35 per person. You must pre-register and pay to reserve your spot. To register use this link https://forms.gle/bn3BB4UzPnLByto8A. You should receive an automatic acknowledgement of your registration. Please check your SPAM folder. To pay online use this link https://square.link/u/KBuwou05. A $2 processing fee will be added automatically. You can also pay over the phone by calling us at 704-431-6588 during regular business hours, Thursday 10:00 to 5:00, Friday 10:00 to 7:00, and Saturday 10:00 to 7:00. Registration is not complete until payment is received

You may also like the following events from Southeast Mercantile Cooperative:

• This Friday, 11th July, 05:30 pm, $5 Friday-- Christmas in July: Make a Macrame Ornament. in Charlotte
• This Saturday, 12th July, 10:30 am, Basic Crochet: The Granny Square in Salisbury
• Next month, 1st August, 05:30 pm, $5 Friday -- Death Head Buttons in Salisbury