Hats-Hand Felted by You
Instructor: Shannon Brock & Kelly Christy
Saturday & Sunday, October 6th & 7th
10:00am - 4:00pm
Cost: $295.00 (includes materials and lunch each day)
In this 2-day workshop, participants will create a one of a kind hand
felted hat from start to finish. Beginning on the first day students
will prepare and felt the fiber for their bell, one of the basic forms
in hat making. Students will have a choice of over 60 colors using the
Ashland Bay Merino 64’s. After completing the bell, students will
choose either a cowboy, pillbox or cloche block. The wet bell will be
stretched over the hat block, corded and left to dry overnight. On day
two we will finish the design of the blocked hat, learn to make it fit
to your head size and embellish.
Shannon teaches felting at The Yarn Tree (many of you may have already taken Basic Felting from her),
Kelly Christy is a well known milliner and designer right here in NYC.
Ms.Christy was included in the 2003/2004 Cooper Hewitt National Design Triennial Show.
She has designed hats for many prominent designers, including Issaac Mizrahi,
Diane Von Furstenburg, Nathan Jenden, to name a few.
We are very excited to be able to collaborate with a milliner of Kelly's caliber to bring you this class.
To find out more about Kelly's creations; http://www.kellychristyhats.com.
