Blog — Category_The Hatter and The Hound
The 2018 Experiment: Seasonality and Facing Fears
For the last 4 years, I have been on a fast paced path with my business, Havstad Hat Company. At the age of 24 I started this company with no idea of where it would lead; I had no expectations and no experience in what a “start-up” would be like. It has been AMAZING, so challenging, so rewarding, and the greatest crash course in entrepreneurship. My love of hatmaking falls right in line with my love of storytelling, of connection and of collaboration. As many of you know, 3 years ago I began volunteering at a...
Spring 2018 Build Your Own Custom Hat Workshops
Spring 2018
Build Your Own Custom Hat Workshop
March 24th & 25th
March 28th & 29th
Prairie Mountain Folk School
Joseph, Oregon
I am excited to invited you to join us for a 2 day workshop in Joseph, Oregon where you will have the opportunity to learn how to build yourself a custom designed and custom fitted lifetime quality hat. Participants will learn basic hat making skills using original, early 1900s hatters equipment and using methods that have been passed down from generation to generation of...
Shop Update, Musings on Life & Art
Fall Workshops- Build your own custom hat!
When & Where: Session 1- Saturday September 2nd & Sunday 3rd at Northwest Trading Post in Bend, Oregon. Session 2- Saturday October 7th & Sunday 8th at Northwest Trading Post in Bend, Oregon. Workshop Logistics: 5 participants each session, from 9am to 4 pm with lunch break. Beverages and bites provided. Lodging not included. Cost: $1100 HOW TO SIGN UP Please subscribe to the MAILING LIST by entering your email in the "FOLLOW US" box on the right hand side of this page (or at the bottom on phones.) An email with information on how to sign up will be...
My Big-Little Hat Making (ad)Venture
Two weeks ago I left my home and workshop in the barn at Circle K Ranch in Bend, Oregon with my life packed into a 32 foot airstream to produce The Hatter & The Hound tour. I’ve wanted to live life on the road with my dog Charlie since I first read Travels with Charley five years ago. We tried it out for a year in my early 20s, working on farms and random jobs around the western U.S. and British Columbia. It was a time in my life...