Welcome back to another exciting episode of “The art of preservation” podcast, hosted by Scot Scoop staff writer May Lin. This podcast series is about the preservation of endangered traditional crafts around the world. 

“Especially in the field that I work in, historical hats and fans give you a real connection to the past, and you start to appreciate how utterly fantastic some of the items that were made hundreds of years ago are,” said Lynn McMasters, a master historical fan and hat maker. “People in the past may have done things differently, but it’s just as valuable.” In this episode, we are joined by McMasters, who owns her own small business for hat and fan patterns. McMasters shares the ins and outs of fanmaking journey and how others can get started as well.

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