The Mercantile Hat Template Kit…
I wrapped up my first hatmaking classes at the Powerhouse, with a dozen students ‘graduating’ with a new hat and new skills. As a result of that class, and a class from last year on embroidery technique, I am pleased to continue to share my hatmaking skills by offering my first ever DIY Hat Template Kit!
These kits contain:
- Templates for a hat in both adult and child size, including a clear template for matching plaids
- An instruction manual including color photos of my favorite embroidery stitches
- 3 pages of embroidery motifs and leaf patterns
- Pre-cut linen interfacing for your embroidery
- Tissue paper for tracing embroidery motifs
This template kit will offer instructions on two styles of hat – my very popular “Classic” style with exposed seams (shown at left), and my round top hat with interior seams (shown at right, with a padded cuff). For my Classic style hat, I recommend felts (65-70% wool content), boiled wools, and coat weight wools that you put through a hot washer/dryer to shrink them and make them impervious to fray. Suggested fabrics for round top hats include jacquards, brocades, wools, heavy linens.
Pricing includes the kit + shipping and tax. If you are local to Seattle and wish to arrange for pick-up, I can deduct the $10 shipping fee.
- For WA State residents – DIY Hat Template Kit for $49
- For OR State residents – DIY Hat Template Kit for $45 (no WA State Sales Tax)
- For Canadian residents – DIY Hat Template Kit for $66 (no WA State Sales Tax).
I will invoice you via PayPal and accept payment via PayPal or personal check. If you are picking up your kit in person, I can also accept cash. Please contact me with your mailing address, email address.
Thank you for your interest in this new product at The Mercantile!
It makes me deliriously happy to know that people can get kits to make “Lao Hats” for themselves and that you are teaching classes in crafting them!
It makes me equally happy to be sharing my skills and making sure that my hats live beyond me : )
Where do I see a photo of this hat? I may want to order the pattern! Thank you!
I have emailed you with those particulars, and I will add photos of those two hat styles to this web post. Thank you for pointing that out!