Today I visited the Hat Works Museum in Stockport. This was part of my research for the Millinery module I will be starting in September. This museum was really good and showed a large variety of hats starting in the Victorian Era to modern day. There was also a floor that showed all the machine and hat blocks used in order to make hats. I gained a knowledge about hats and the felt making process along with the conditions that hat makers and milliners had to work in.
Machine, Hat Works.
This image shows one of the machines used to make the cones of felt which are used to block hats. The door of the machine would closed and felt fibres would be released. The fibres would be drawn to the cone by suction and then solution and water would be spray to keep the fibres together.
Hat, Vivienne Westward, 2005.
The designer of this hat is Vivienne Westward and it is bonnet made from straw with cotton ribbon which is patterned.
Hat Display, Hat Works.
This is a display from the museum showing a variety of hats made from different materials such as feathers, fur, suede, straw, silk, ribbon and velvet.
Straw Toque, Hat Works, 1980
This is a Toque that is constructed from straw and it has decoration made from netting and feather.
Java, Hat Works.
This is a Javanese hat that is made from satin and has decoration in the colour gold. This would have been worn by a dancer. This is one of my favorite hats due to the amount of decoration used on it.
Visit their website at: www.stockport.gov.uk/services/leisureculture/museumsandgalleries/hatworks/
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