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Willcox & Gibbs machine advice

Hi dear Milliners, I stumbled across this old beautiful sewing machiene as I am considering of getting one for felts and staw.. But I am no…

Started by Tatiana Ashakova in MILLINERY SUPPLIES

0 Oct 12, 2020

Do most hats need a band on the inside?

Hello, I am branching out in my hatmaking and getting more serious about it. I used to just make crochet beanies and fabric scrub caps. Now…

Started by Jen Schaper in HAT CHAT

1 Sep 29, 2020
Reply by Elaine Mergard

Hat Wire Question -- washable?

I've recently been sewing some fabric hats -- pretty typical sunhats with extra-large brims.  They have that floppy look.  I'm considering…

Started by Cynthia G Peacock in HAT CHAT

4 Sep 23, 2020
Reply by MHYRR

Do you name your hats?

When starting out in business I was receiving orders for particular styles based on the blocks I had, so I decided to make it easy for myse…

Started by Elaine Mergard in HAT CHAT

6 Sep 21, 2020
Reply by Wanda Broadwater

BRANDING, BUILDING AND SALES

Hello! How do I brand my business. There are a lot of pros on the market and so how do I brand my business and myself to attract customers.…

Started by Anita Agyei in MILLINERY BUSINESS

0 Sep 19, 2020

Ombré dye technique

Could anyone tell me how to ombre dye a  parasisal straw please? Anyone recommend dyes too for small work like this please? Many thanks cat…

Started by Catherine Ward in HAT CHAT

0 Aug 24, 2020

How to purposefully market your millinery brand online

Anjee and I are running a free Zoom on Wednesday 19th August at 8pm UK time. The discussion is ‘How to purposefully market your millinery b…

Started by Jon Busby in HAT CHAT

0 Aug 17, 2020

Vegan Felt

Hello everyone! Has anyone had luck finding vegan felt (polyester) hoods? I have had zero luck finding them. I know there are vegan hat com…

Started by Joseph Cuevas in MILLINERY SUPPLIES

0 Aug 7, 2020

Hat brims

Hi everyone - so far I’ve only got 1 down turn brim ( for a cloche hat). Possibly a daft question-Can a down turn brim be used to create an…

Started by Catherine Ward in HAT CHAT

2 Aug 1, 2020
Reply by Catherine Ward

Laminated raffia crochet hood 1970s

Hi  I have just bought a laminated raffia crochet hood from the 1970s.  Its ivory and gorgeous.  To open up I was going to steam, block an…

Started by Cathrine Williamson in HAT CHAT

2 Aug 1, 2020
Reply by Elaine Mergard

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