Millinery supplies
Hi everyone, my name is Hilda I've moved to Alberta 4 years ago from South Africa where I was a Milliner. I only moved with a few millinery things hoping to buy more here.
Does anyone know where I can buy Sinamay in Alberta or around Canada? Am also looking for hat blocks and felt hoods to make get hats.
Any bit of information will help.
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Permalink Reply by Elaine Mergard
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Hi Hilda, We recommend blocks from HatBlocks Australia + freight free to you https://hatblocksaustralia.com.au/products and for huge array of supplies House of Adorn https://www.houseofadorn.com/millinery/sinamay-straws Hope this info is helpful - Elaine
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Permalink Reply by Carolyn Devins
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Hi Hilda!
I'm a milliner in Alberta too, in Calgary. I inherited some blocks from my grandmother, and my father made me a few. The rest I bought on ebay over the years. I haven't found any suppliers for millinery materials in Alberta. I buy my supplies on-line from places like Judith M, Manny's in new York for hoods and Hats by Leko, plus British suppliers. In Canada I use Farthingales for buckram and wire. But I am making theatrical hats, so I don't use Sinamay.
I know a few other milliners in Alberta, mostly in Calgary. We should form a group and try to work together somehow... There are only a handful of us out here!
Warmly, Carolyn Devins
Easel Incorporated (www.easelincorporated.com)
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Permalink Reply by Christine Scheers
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Try B Unique Millinery they have a warehouse in Canada
