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Melusine stiffener

Hello please can anybody help me I need to stiffen Melusine double sided I’m afraid to don’t ruin the felt  thank you so much 

Started by Viorica Hiriczko in ASK A MILLINER

3 Oct 10, 2024
Reply by Jennifer Patience

Felt stiffener and white marks???

Hi all, This has probably been asked a dozen times but...? I use a flammable felt stiffener from Parkins UK, not cheap at £20.00 plus VAT…

Started by Susan Fage in ASK A MILLINER

31 Aug 5, 2024
Reply by Carolyn Devins

How to make a nautilus cockade

Having seen a vintage cloche featuring a grosgrain nautilus cockade I want to make one.  I can't find any instructions anywhere.  A friend…

Started by Sandra Brake in ASK A MILLINER

44 Aug 2, 2024
Reply by Celeste Thompson

Anything similar to buntal?

Hi all, I'm very much a beginner in millinery and haven't had the opportunity to play around much yet. I've been watching the buntal brims…

Started by Katie Heitmann in ASK A MILLINER

2 Jun 27, 2024
Reply by Katie Heitmann

Blocking with buckram silk overlay

Hi  is there a course on here that shows how to block with buckram and overlay with silk? 

Started by Lisa von Hallwyl in ASK A MILLINER

1 May 16, 2024
Reply by Elaine Mergard

Pellon?

Hello from Boise, ID Sophie Allport uses Pellon in her headband lessons but in the US, Pellon is the brand name of all sorts of interfacing…

Started by Tania Hansen in HAT CHAT

2 May 13, 2024
Reply by Jeannette Luckinbill

Wiring the entire frame of a small mad hat

Hello to all Millinery enthusiasts  I do not have a smaller mad hatter block version and I have been trying with buckram but cannot curve t…

Started by Catherine Cazes-Wiley in ASK A MILLINER

1 Apr 13, 2024
Reply by Carolyn Devins

Felt hat old looking

Hi all, I’m going thru different techniques to make new felt hats look older, but somehow I saw a hat that is using I suppose oil or someth…

Started by Daniela Sanz in ASK A MILLINER

0 Mar 29, 2024

Melusine top hat

I purchased a melusine top hat from a hat maker in London. When I received it I had to take it to a hat manufacturer in Colorado to have it…

Started by John Ferguson in ASK A MILLINER

0 Mar 26, 2024

Blocking with lace?

Hello. I am working with guipure lace for the first time and I would like to place it over a improvised top hat wire frame. I appreciate an…

Started by Mary McCann in ASK A MILLINER

1 Mar 17, 2024
Reply by Catherine Cazes-Wiley

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