Kilgrimol: Summer Hat Making

Come and join local Living History enthusiast Heather as she brings to life crafts from the Northwest's Heritage. Demonstrating the slowly vanishing skills that went into producing our clothing using natural materials. Inspired by the Heritage Crafts Red List, we’re focusing on endangered crafts. We'll supply • All materials and tuition • Hot/cold drinks and tasty snacks This month Blackpool Donkeys would be nothing without the iconic straw hat. Once a bustling industry, (when no respectable person of any age headed outside without a head covering), summer boaters and fashionable fascinators were a practical and fashionable staple accessory across the UK. Traditional hat-making didn't just use straw, you could use reeds, rushes or local grasses . Often seen in medieval manuscripts, it is believed this everyday item could be older and even prehistoric in origin. Make a straw hat to keep the sun out of your eyes & the wind off your hair. This session is in our upstairs workshop space. We have a lift! Otherwise it is fourteen steps turn a corner and two more steps. There is an accessible loo on the same floor. GETTING HERE • Tram & Train to Blackpool North Station • Bus: No 6 or 18 to Topping St., No 3, 3a, 5c, 6, 18 to Church St (Stanley Buildings), No 5, 5a, 5b, 6, 7a, 14 to Talbot Rd • Driving: The closest pay and display car parks are on East Topping St and Talbot Road multi storey. There is also parking at the nearby Sainsbury’s supermarket, please make sure that you check the terms before you use the car park. TOP TIP: If you need to park a car, then there is usually plenty of free on-street parking on Edward St and Topping St from 6pm. REFUNDS • If you can no longer attend, please request a refund using the link in your confirmation email. • Orders can be refunded up to 7 days before the event. • Refunds will be subject to the Eventbrite booking fee of 6.95% + £0.59 per ticket.