HATalk e-Magazine

Issue 241 - Apr 2026

Parting HATalk editor Becky Weaver, Irish milliner Michelle Kearns, Video blog ‘Cleaning felt brushes’, Jane Fryers’ studio, Hat anatomy of a vintage headpiece and much more!

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e-Magazine / HATalk Issue 241 – April 2026

In This Issue

What’s on this month

All change at HATalk
Interview with Becky Weaver

Monthly milliner
Michelle Kearns

Art Deco Festival
Napier (New Zealand)

Wearable Art: Kandinsky
Katherine Elizabeth Millinery Challenge

Video blog
Cleaning felt brushes

At the end of the day
Jane Fryers’ studio

Pattern review
The bucket hat

Hat anatomy
Crin & braid headpiece

Maker’s project by milliner Martine Henry
Placemat Bergère

Hatter’s corner by Robert Gault
Crafting a hat: Made by hand or aided by machine?

Podcast
Tommy Cobau

Query corner
How can you approach sustainability in your millinery practice in an authentic and practical way?

 

COVER IMAGE
Hat: Michelle Kearns
Photography: Thomas Brown

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