The number of hat weavers in the Ecuadorian village of Puzhio has dropped from 124 to just 25 in the past 15 years. Locals expect it to get worse. Democrats Released ...

How much would you pay for the finest Panama hat in the world, handmade by the finest Panama hat-maker in the world? $5000? $20,000? $50,000? It’s a real question hanging in the air, as a ...

Don Rosendo Delgado, now in his late 80s, is one of the great old-time hat dealers. He says Simon Espinal's hats are among the finest — if not the finest — he's ever seen, though he recalls a female ...

hat weaving with a 10-day festival. According to the book “Baliwag Then and Now” by Rolando Villacorte, buntal hat weaving started in this town sometime between 1907 and 1909 when Mariano Deveza ...

With just a hook, a loom, some yarn, and lots of patience, Tom Cornish has been able to weave 400 hats for people in need. Cornish, 96, resides in a senior living complex in Champlin, Minnesota, and ...