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LEKO All Purpose Stiffener (LEKO Felt Hat Stiffener). "PLEASE TEST ON FELT BEFORE USING, ESPECIALLY ON LIGHT COLORS."Add alcohol to dilute it if you need to use it on white. Always test first before applying. It should be a pale yellow to work on our white hatbodies, hatbodies that are not purchased from us are not guaranteed to be compatible). Shipped only in USA or Canada via FedEx Ground. NOTE: LEKO All Purpose Stiffener can only be shipped FedEx Ground, therefore all your other items…

Welcome to Petershams Millinery Supplies! We specialise in new and vintage hat making supplies for the masses. We have everything you need to make hats and fascinators from scratch the traditional way.

Sometimes you get asked to make a hat for a head that is bigger than the blocks you own. To make hats in a larger size is possible. You can do this by ‘double blocking’. #hatblocks #guymorsebrown #making hats #millinery #millinery techniques

Heavy Buckram fabric is a one-ply, coarse woven cotton fabric that is heavily stiffened. Buckram is used for making hat frames in the millinery industry.

How to Make a Felt Hat (with Pictures) - wikiHow

I knew I wanted to make another pillbox hat to wear for the upcoming fall/winter season, and I also have been wanting to show you all a more proper method for making a hat than the way I explained in my basic pillbox tutorial. The great thing about the first way I showed you guys how to make a pillbox is that it doesn't require any special extra tools, however in real deal millinery, hats are made on blocks. I happen to have a very nice little round pillbox block from this lovely etsy shop…

Hat Making 101 for Beginners is a digital course that teaches foundational millinery technique in easy to follow and straight forward, step by step tutorials. You will be making hats at home in less than two weeks. This course is perfect for those who have visions of becoming a hat maker at home but just need a well organized course that starts from the beginning and goes through the entire process one step at a time.

Making men's hats with an upturned brim. Can I block the crown and brim together in one piece? You can block a hat in one piece by using either a single cone or a capeline. This technique is called ‘blocking in one’ and is often used when making men's hats. So, yes this is possible!

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As a followup to my post on Making Your Own Dress Form , I've decided to share how I made my own duck tape hat block. Now, I'd like to make...

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tutorial with pictures and (actuall mil. technique) complete materials list- pillbox hat

Second-year graduate student Candy McClernan already took my graduate millinery class some years ago, before applying to the program. Now that she's an enrolled graduate student, rather than just coast through a semester having already earned that credit, she decided to do a devised independent…

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Those words give me a perverse thrill every time I hear them. My response? “It’s magic.” Of course a milliner doesn’t need magic to make a hat stay on a head, but a having a bag of tricks does help. I’d like to share with you a few secrets from my own bag of milliner’s

Womens Teardrop Millinery Hat Fascinator Headpieces Base Diy Craft Supply B005

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Our Project Library features over 100 step-by-step millinery projects, hat making tutorials and useful hints and tips previously published in HATalk e-Magazine. You can search for projects by material, author or category. Projects are added regularly, so be sure to check back often to find new things to make. Search

An easy, inexpensive way to make a custom hat block for moulding felt hats. I make a lot of hats using flat-patterning techniques, but nothing beats wool felt to get a smooth curved shape. Felt has no grain, so once softened with heat and moisture, it can be stretched in any direction – and will […]