Hats as Fashion Accessories

hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to

hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll be taking

watchmojo.com and today we’ll be taking

watchmojo.com and today we’ll be taking a look at the hat making process okay so

a look at the hat making process okay so

a look at the hat making process okay so how did we make ahead what kind of

how did we make ahead what kind of

how did we make ahead what kind of fabric are we starting with you have

fabric are we starting with you have

fabric are we starting with you have different quality of thought that you

different quality of thought that you

different quality of thought that you could use you could use either fur fail

could use you could use either fur fail

could use you could use either fur fail which is the finest quality of hats and

which is the finest quality of hats and

which is the finest quality of hats and then you have wool felt which is an

then you have wool felt which is an

then you have wool felt which is an average type of quality of hats the way

average type of quality of hats the way

average type of quality of hats the way it works is that basically you take the

it works is that basically you take the

it works is that basically you take the cone and you shape it onto a form first

cone and you shape it onto a form first

cone and you shape it onto a form first we wet the hat this is actually the

we wet the hat this is actually the

we wet the hat this is actually the steam you have to carefully carefully

steam you have to carefully carefully

steam you have to carefully carefully stretch it you could see the steam goes

stretch it you could see the steam goes

stretch it you could see the steam goes through and this is actually what’s

through and this is actually what’s

through and this is actually what’s going to give its final shape attach the

going to give its final shape attach the

going to give its final shape attach the edge in order to be able to sew the edge

edge in order to be able to sew the edge

edge in order to be able to sew the edge of the brain close it and this is how

of the brain close it and this is how

of the brain close it and this is how the hut is going to fully be shaped and

the hut is going to fully be shaped and

the hut is going to fully be shaped and here is the Hat in its final shape when

here is the Hat in its final shape when

here is the Hat in its final shape when you use a finer material the same work

you use a finer material the same work

you use a finer material the same work that we have done on the blocking

that we have done on the blocking

that we have done on the blocking machine we could basically do it just on

machine we could basically do it just on

machine we could basically do it just on the wood block and we’re going to get

the wood block and we’re going to get

the wood block and we’re going to get exactly the same result and that’s what

exactly the same result and that’s what

exactly the same result and that’s what people have been doing for 100 of years

people have been doing for 100 of years

people have been doing for 100 of years at ophelie the trimming is really

at ophelie the trimming is really

at ophelie the trimming is really important since we were doing hair

important since we were doing hair

important since we were doing hair accessories we known for intricate very

accessories we known for intricate very

accessories we known for intricate very time-consuming type of little flowers

time-consuming type of little flowers

time-consuming type of little flowers first we perforate the leaf and then we

first we perforate the leaf and then we

first we perforate the leaf and then we shape it and then the magic occurs with

shape it and then the magic occurs with

shape it and then the magic occurs with Xena who’s going to assemble together

Xena who’s going to assemble together

Xena who’s going to assemble together the flour with the leaf and mounting

the flour with the leaf and mounting

the flour with the leaf and mounting them on the Hat no secrets it’s very

them on the Hat no secrets it’s very

them on the Hat no secrets it’s very very labor-intensive and it’s all made

very labor-intensive and it’s all made

very labor-intensive and it’s all made by hand