Hat making

Create a summer staple Sun Hat with a simple woven placemats. It's cheap and cheerful - you can't go wrong!I needed a sunhat with a wide brim and when I nipped…

In my previous post about the Mad Hatter’s hat, I mentioned that I was going to post about how to wire buckram. If you’re interested in making a buckram-based hat, you’ll need to …

Period hats & More by Denise Nadine Design. The source for historical hat patterns, frames, and kits that enable anyone to produce professional looking hats for any period in time. Learn how to make hats, get tips and tricks for making buckram frame hats, view videos, source supplies, and much more. Please come visit!

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On Monday I started my week long millinery course at Stratford Off The Wall; after only one day we’d already done a ton. After going over some basics we had a chance to tour the costume wareh…

Learn how to form and make felted hats Hat making, also known as millinery, may look intimidating and complex, but it is actually quite simple. If you want to get really professional, you will need to use a hat block and a felt hood. If...

This is the pattern of a Tricorne. inch size(letter size) 5-1/2,5-3/4,6,6-1/4,6-1/2,6 3/4,7,7-1/4,7-1/2,7-3/4,8 cm size(A4 size) 44,46,48,50,52,54,56,58,60,62,64

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 […]