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Visitors at the millinery supplies market
The Hat Magazine stand
green. Subsequently, more suppliers joined, many offering a wide selection of vintage materials. Given the upscale location, I decided to add a pop-up shop to the programme, hoping it would provide an excellent opportunity for people to sell their hats. Whether this feature will continue in future years will depend on the feedback from participating milliners.” The programme also included a
milliners’ dinner on the Friday evening and several workshops throughout both days. Cristina is profoundly grateful to all the tutors who generously conducted the workshops free of charge. A modest fee of 15 euros was charged for each workshop, with the proceeds used to cover the rental costs of the venue. “The Barcelona Hat Days is not a commercial event aimed at making money; its sole purpose is to unite the hat-making community,” Cristina said. “We will assess whether the format, and the event itself, will continue next year. It’s a lot to ask of people to provide workshops for free, and organising such an event single-handedly is quite a challenge. Nevertheless, the positive feedback so far means we have achieved our goal this year!”
More information
www.barcelonahatdays.com
Delacris hats at the pop-up shop
Maria Volkova (Germany) is a biochemist by trade, but also a milliner and a photographer among other things. Her journey into hat making began in 2020 when she accidentally felted a sweater in the washing machine. This
incident sparked her curiosity about what more she
could achieve with felt.
Araceli Sancho’s vintage straw braid stand
“In the beginning, I knitted large items and shrunk them because I wasn’t aware of the specific materials used in millinery,” Maria explained. “I enjoyed the knitting and felting process, which is essentially chemistry, involving the reaction of keratins to heat and agitation. Another technique I favour is creating wire structures, which offer so much flexibility for hat designs. I use metal wire for this because I initially wasn’t aware millinery wire existed.” Last year, Maria attended the Passejada amb Barret (Hat Stroll) and the Barcelona Hat Days event for the first time. She found the experience of meeting other milliners so enriching that she was compelled to return this year. “The energy was incredible, and it was wonderful to meet in person the people I had connected with online. The event highlighted that millinery isn’t just about making and selling hats; it’s also about being part of a community, sharing knowledge, and supporting one another. I’m proud to say that I have become an active part of this community, as I have recently started writing for the Dutch Hat Association’s member magazine, Hatlines.”
Testing a Cristina de
Prada hat for the Passejada amb Barret
More information
www.instagram.com/magical_ maria_eugenia
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