Giving fur felt a velour finish?

Hi Everyone - I have a beautiful fur felt hood with a single sided velour finish that I'd like to block into a style where the underside of the brim will show. I've heard there's a way to treat the flat side of the felt to give it a velour finish but have no idea how this is done.

Is anyone familiar with this technique?

Tags: Fur, felt, velour

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Permalink Reply by Agata Tanistra Millinery August 18, 2015 at 12:23am

Hi Tiffany,

Steam a part of the hat and put it on the block.
Take a shoes suede brush.
Hold the brush with your thumb and index finger.
Make a 90° rotation so the brush hits the fur felt.
You lift the brush up so that the fur will raise up.

I hope that I've explained it clearly and that it may help you.

Agata

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Permalink Reply by Tiffany Arey August 18, 2015 at 4:26am

Hi Agata - thank you for replying! Would you happen to have a picture of the kind of brush you're talking about? I just did a web search and I'm not sure which type of bristle I need...there seems to be 2-3 variations.