I've started a Tumblr page (http://johnfidlerchinahat.tumblr.com/) to feature
a number of the hat related images I see each time I visit a different area or
factory in China .
The process of hat making continues
to intrigue and I am drawn to stacks of materials in partial stages of
completion, the equipment used in production or just the repetition of pattern
or colour found within a stock room or factory floor.
As with manufacturing the world over,
the headwear industry in China
is changing rapidly and many of the images I have found to be common place over
the years will soon disappear.
I'm happy to have captured a few and
will continue to do so as often as I can.