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  • Pressing a cord into place with a runner to form the joint between the crown and brim of a straw hat.
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  • Feathers in jars on a shelf of trimmings.
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  • Shaping a steamed straw hat body over a block.
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  • A wooden runner, used to force cords into place to form the joint between the crown and brim, along with a cord and a brush.
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  • Dina "Cha Cha" Pisani wearing a decorated straw top hat, and surrounded by her creations, in her shop.
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  • Dina "Cha Cha" Pisani wearing a decorated straw top hat, and surrounded by her creations, in her shop.
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  • Fancy hats and fascinators on display.
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  • Hand sewing a bow onto the hatband of a straw hat.
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  • Hand sewing the finishing touches on the sweatband of a straw hat. Behind Cha Cha is an old chain-stitch sewing machine with a high arch and a short, narrow free arm, ideal for reaching into the crowns of hats.
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  • A collection of hat molds, including blocks for brims and crowns, and risers to make the crowns deeper.
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  • Shaping the crease on the crown of a straw fedora. Once the shape has been established, a wooden block called a tipper will be tied in place to hold the crease.
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  • After shaping, the damp hat is placed in an oven to dry.
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  • A hat body, shaped with only a suggestion of a crown and brim, on a rack over a steam generator, being steamed prior to shaping.
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  • The sewing machines are mostly old Singers, with cast iron frames and mechanisms of machined metal—still durable, useful and repairable. Stacked on the table are a selection of specialty feet for the machine.
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  • Illustrations of headgear from arond the world serve as insiration, along with a Mexican-inspired skull mask.
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  • A straw hat on a block after steaming, with a tipper block pressing the center crease in place. On the left is a rack over a steam generator; hanging from the hat block are cords used to form the fold between the crown and the brim, as well as to shape the edge of the brim.
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  • A balsa head used for trimming hats sits in a window.
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  • Trimming the excess from the edge of a straw hat after the edge has been sewn.
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  • A pheasant wing with its plumage intact hanging on the shop wall.
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  • Sewing the edge of the brim of a straw hat. The edge is rolled over a thick monofilament line to help it keep its shape.
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  • Trimming the excess from the brim of a felt hat. The hat bodies are oversized, to allow for varying crown heights and brim widths.
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  • A straw hat rests on a stack of wooden hat blocks.
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  • A felt hat cooling from being dried in the oven.
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  • Tying a block called a tipper in place to hold the crease in the crown of a straw fedora.
    EJL-170518-1284.jpg
  • Pressing a cord into place with a runner to form the joint between the crown and brim of a straw hat.
    EJL-170518-1239.jpg
  • Cords called ropes, with slipknots pre-tied and ready to be used for shaping hang in front of a steam rack with a straw hat body on it.
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  • A wooden block made up of brim and crown sections ready for a hat to be shaped over it into a fedora. In the background, a straw hat body is being steamed.
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  • Sections of blocks are stacked to form brims and crowns.
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  • Sections of blocks are stacked to form brims and crowns.
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  • Brushing a felt hat after being shaped and roped, to remove any marks left by shaping.
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  • A felt hat on a mold with cords called ropes holding the shapes of the crown and brim.
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  • A partially-shaped felt hat over the steam generator, being re-steamed for further shaping.
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  • Stretching a just-steamed felt hat body over a wooden block to shape the crown and brim. Many of the block are old, and difficult to replace.
    EJL-170518-1112.jpg
  • Sewing a headband into a straw hat on an old chain-stitch sewing machine with a high open arch and a short, narrow free arm.
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  • Ribbons and trim, some on rolls, some leftovers, await use.
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  • Removing a trimmed hat from a block.
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  • A cord called a rope is cinched around the joint of the crown and brim, and is forced into place with a wooden runner, a tool with a groove cut in its end to fit over the rope and to force it in place.
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  • Handmade chef's knives by Michael Zieba at BklynDesigns, part of NYCxDesign, a week-long design festival in New York City. Zieba makes most of his knives to order.
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  • A small chst of cherry made by Garrett Neudeck of GN Furniture at BklynDesigns, part of NYCxDesign, a week-long design festival in New York City.
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  • Furniture maker Garrett Neudeck of GN Furniture sits on one of his stools, modeled after one by Wharton Esherick, at BklynDesigns, part of NYCxDesign, a week-long design festival in New York City.
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  • An attendee takes a photo of a model of some proposed buildings by Studio Cadena at BklynDesigns at the Brooklyn Expo Center in Greenpoint. BklynDesigns is part of NYCxDesign, a week-long design festival in New York City.
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  • A model showing various types of Brooklyn townhouses by Manifold Architectural Studio of Brooklyn at BklynDesigns, part of NYCxDesign, a week-long design festival in New York City.
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  • Designer Roberto Gil of Casa Kids unfolds a bunk bed with integral ladders at BklynDesigns at the Brooklyn Expo Center in Greenpoint. BklynDesigns is part of NYCxDesign, a week-long design festival in New York City.
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  • A loft bed in the booth of Urban Chandy at BklynDesigns at the Brooklyn Expo Center in Greenpoint. BklynDesigns is part of NYCxDesign, a week-long design festival in New York City.
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  • Designer Yiannis Mytalas of YiaPa Studio with one of his bug-like lights, made of re-used and recycled parts from machines, clocks, and electronic equipment, at BklynDesigns at the Brooklyn Expo Center in Greenpoint. BklynDesigns is part of NYCxDesign, a week-long design festival in New York City.
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  • Lighting fixtures in the form of calla lilies, by Paraskevi Barola of YiaPa Studios at BklynDesigns, part of NYCxDesign, a week-long design festival in New York City.
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  • A representative from Brooklyn Butcher Block, which makes exquisite cutting boards from hardwoods, at the BklynDesigns show, part of NYCxDesign, a week-long design festival in New York City. On the table in front of him is a butcher block glue dup to look like brickwork.
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  • Painter Rodrigo Valles painting a large mural inside the BklynDesigns show, part of NYCxDesign, a week-long design festival in New York City.
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  • Painter Rodrigo Valles painting a large mural inside the BklynDesigns show, part of NYCxDesign, a week-long design festival in New York City.
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  • Bernadette, with a Ramones vinyl LP, poses in the booth of Waxrax, which manufactures rolling and stationary steel and aluminum storage racks for vinyl LPs.
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  • Joe Silver and Justin Horowitz, the two principals of Westkill, in front of some of their wall clocks, which feature designs silkscreened onto wood. BklynDesigns is part of NYCxDesign, a week-long design festival in New York City.
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  • A woman leafs through a design magazine in the exhibit space of the American Design Club, which represents designers, at BklynDesigns at the Brooklyn Expo Center. BklynDesigns is part of NYCxDesign, a week-long design festival in New York City.
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  • Visitors arrive at BklynDesigns at the Brooklyn Expo Center in Greenpoint. BklynDesigns is part of NYCxDesign, a week-long design festival in New York City.
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  • Jamestown, RI - 7 May 2007. Artisanal bread for sale at The Village Hearth Bakery and Cafe.
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  • Ken Goto, chocolatier at Jacques Torrres Chocolate, and artisanal chocolae company based in New York.
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