Using Straw For Hat Making

Straw is a classic choice for summer hats and comes in many different weights, weaves and varieties. Straw hat bodies, known as capelienes or flares, can be blocked to create hat crowns and brims and stitched strip hats and trimmings can be made out of straw braid.

Projects, E-magazines and Articles About Straw

  • Project

    Boater with Bounce

    Learn traditional plaiting techniques from expert straw plaiter and author Veronica Main MBE.

  • HATalk e-Magazine

    Issue 213 – December 2023

  • HATalk e-Magazine

    Issue 212 – November 2023

  • Project

    Spray Painting a Straw Hat

    Learn how to customise a straw crown with spray paint.

  • HATalk e-Magazine

    Issue 209 – August 2023

  • HATalk e-Magazine

    Issue 199 – October 2022

  • HATalk e-Magazine

    Issue 195 – June 2022

  • HATalk e-Magazine

    Issue 193 – April 2022

  • Project

    Metallic Straw Bow

  • Project

    Upcycled Headband

    Transform a vintage cellophane raffia hat into an upcycled halo headband.

  • Project

    Packable Travel Hat

    Transform an unblocked straw hood or capeline into a casual travel hat.

  • HATalk e-Magazine

    Issue 182 – May 2021

  • Project

    Straw Button Hat

    Block a layered button hat with sinamay, visca straw and netting.

  • HATalk e-Magazine

    Issue 181 – April 2021

  • Project

    Placemat Hat

    Make an upcycled saucer hat out of a stitched placemat.

  • HATalk e-Magazine

    Issue 172 – July 2020

  • HATalk e-Magazine

    Issue 167 – February 2020

  • Project

    Straw and Sinamay Hat

    Block and sew a wide-brimmed straw and sinamay hat.

  • HATalk e-Magazine

    Issue 152 – November 2018

  • HATalk e-Magazine

    Issue 151 – October 2018

  • HATalk e-Magazine

    Issue 150 – September 2018

  • HATalk e-Magazine

    Issue 142 – January 2018

  • HATalk e-Magazine

    Issue 103 – October 2014

  • HATalk e-Magazine

    Issue 98 – May 2014

  • HATalk e-Magazine

    Issue 97 – April 2014

  • HATalk e-Magazine

    Issue 96 – March 2014

  • HATalk e-Magazine

    Issue 95 – February 2014

  • HATalk e-Magazine

    Issue 85 – April 2013

  • HATalk e-Magazine

    Issue 55 – October 2010

  • HATalk e-Magazine

    Issue 26 – May 2008

  • HATalk e-Magazine

    Issue 18 – September 2007

  • HATalk e-Magazine

    Issue 13 – April 2007

  • HATalk e-Magazine

    Issue 12 – March 2007

  • HATalk e-Magazine

    Issue 2 – May 2006

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