Golden Gate Gene Club
Hat Workshop by
Bill Jones

William Stewart Jones and Vera prepare to start the hat workshop.
Summary by Vera, images by Reba
This shot is of Vera and Bill kicking off the workshop.

On Sunday the 19th, the Golden Gate Gene Club had the great fortune of holding a hat workshop lead by Bill Jones - costumer, make-up expert, teacher and all 'round creative force extraordinaire. (N.B. for more information on Bill's background, visit his web page at William Stewart Jones Designs. Did you know Bill is a costume designer for the San Francisco Opera, and was at once a costumer for Beach Blanket Babylon!

A handful of club members attended this hands-on workshop held at the main branch of the Oakland public library.

members enjoying themselves while they get creative
Kristan, Darin, Marty, Kris and Michelle enjoy themselves while getting creative.

Bill provided a complete kit as well as his patient and detailed instruction which allowed everyone to come away with a finished hat. The lovely hats he brought provided inspiration and sparked creativity and design ideas. Trims and fabrics were shared by the participants and a variety of hats was created, from black picture hats trimmed with simple black ribbon to wild leopard print hats adorned with feathers and trim!

 

An example of one of Bill Jone's hats

 
more examples of Bill's work
 The best part is, with the patterns and hat block provided in the kit, we'll be able to make as many more hats as we wish! From the many many positive comments, the workshop was a success. Thank you Bill, for a great workshop!

 

A group shot of GGGC members with their finished projects
Click on our group shot for more workshop pictures
and some of our finished projects.

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