The fur trade brought newcomers to the Canadian North-West in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. The English and then the French were here to secure beaver skins for the European hat-making ...

Deeragun man Liam Ervine grew up in New South Wales wearing a hand-me-down Akubra, but it wasn’t until he enlisted in the army and moved to Townsville that his interest in hats started. “In the army, ...

Using the leftover trimmings from Greeley Hat Works, Sundie and Brad Ruppert, of Iowa, create a very of furry critters from chickens to ponies. “What we get is the trimmings, the remnants that trim ...

The journey begins with the careful selection of the finest wool, sourced from sheep roaming the verdant pastures. These fibers, soft as whispers, undergo a meticulous process of carding and combing ...

A: The Texanist is quite familiar with the traditional guidelines associated with seasonal cowboy-hat donnery. And yes, it is customary to wear straw hats, which are lighter and breathe better than ...

I guess I tend to have an obsessive personality when it comes to working with fiber. My last article was about making a felted tote. Since then, I have become once again totally infatuated with ...

Some people workout to release stress, and others make felt hats. Trish Hirschkorn, a Fredericton occupational therapist turned hat designer, began Trish Raine Felting after discovering her love for ...