Make a Blocked Felt Hat

Hat blocking is the part of millinery that turns a flat piece of felt into something with a crown and a brim.

Local milliner Jaya Lee leads a two-Saturday workshop using traditional blocking techniques, and everyone leaves with a wool felt hat made to their own head. It is a genuinely old craft and one of the few where the finished object gets worn out of the building.

Good to know. The two Saturdays run to different lengths — the first is a short session, the second a long one — so check the times when you register. $235 for both, in the Fiber Studio at 286 Whisconier Road. Prices and openings change, so check the registration page before you plan around it.