Traditional Cabbage-tree Hat Making Workshop Jamberoo NSW
Sat, Jun 06
|Jamberoo Youth Hall
Make your own hand-woven cabbage-tree hat over 2 days in Jamberoo, one of the hubs of this colonial-era cottage craft. This is a rare chance to learn these skills from a master hat-maker and leave with your own finished piece of living Aussie history! Bookings via Humanitix (see link below)
Time & Location
Jun 06, 2026, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Jamberoo Youth Hall, Allowrie St, Jamberoo NSW 2533, Australia
About the event
Using the leaves of the native cabbage tree palm (Livistona australis), found only along Australia’s eastern seaboard, you will learn the traditional skills required to create your own beautifully hand-woven hat.
The workshop is held over two Saturdays (6 & 27 June 2026), which allows time between sessions for you to continue making the plaited material you learn on Day 1.
When you return on Day 2, Sue will guide you step-by-step in shaping and assembling your work into a completely unique cabbage tree palm hat to take home.
Alongside practical making skills, you will gain fascinating insights into the history of colonial settlement Australia, when cabbage tree hats were a vital cottage industry — with the Illawarra, and Jamberoo in particular, at its heart.
Venue: Jamberoo Youth Hall
Time: 10am – 4pm each day
Previous Events Gallery
These photos are from a variety of previous workshops and hopefully might inspire you for your upcoming creation.
