Making Felt Hats: A beginners guide to creating 6 stunning styles for all occasions

Create six stunning styles for all occasions!

Twiggy - Floppy Hat

This round crown with large brim is a very simple hat to make and is therefore a good starting point for your foray into hat making.

This is a very 1960s-style hat, revamped for the 2020s.

Belle - Cloche Hat

The cloche hat is another simple style of felt hat to make. The word ‘cloche’ is French, meaning ‘bell’. You can see from the shape of the hat that it is aptly named. Cloche hats were very fashionable in the 1920s, along with flapper dresses, drinking champagne and dancing the Charleston.

Liza - Bucket Hat

This flat crown with small brim resembles an inverted bucket. Please make sure there are no holes in yours! Despite the name of this type of hat, it is a very sophisticated style which is easy to wear and suits a range of ages.

Jackie - Pillbox

The pillbox is synonymous with Jackie Kennedy, the First Lady of the United States in the early 1960s, who was regarded then and now as

a style icon. It is a very versatile style which can be worn on the side or the back of the head, depending on your hairstyle and face shape.

Heidi - Cap

The cap or baseball cap is American in derivation, but nowadays encompasses all nationalities and genders. It is worn by young and old in its various forms. The cap is a very casual style of hat and would be equally suitable to wear shopping or to a race day.

Kate - Button Hat

This shape is a very versatile one. It is worn in various forms by Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, the style icon of the twenty-first century. This style is suitable for any formal occasion.