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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
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

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

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
Reply by Catherine Cazes-Wiley

how to remove foundation make up from a hat

Hi Everyone Still learning loads! would appreciate if you could please advise some tips on removing foundation makeup from a cream hat wit…

Started by ciara sweeney in ASK A MILLINER

16 Dec 9, 2023
Reply by S. Scheffer

What is the best hat for a roof cleaner?

Hello, I'm asking on behalf of a dear friend who cleans moss off roof shingles in Seattle for a living. The summer is over now so it's nice…

Started by LynnT91 in ASK A MILLINER

0 Nov 18, 2023

Attaching flowers?

I love having flowers on the hats I make. I buy the ones I don't make from Lubin's and they are very nice. My problem is attaching them di…

Started by Dianne Graham in ASK A MILLINER

7 Nov 18, 2023
Reply by LynnT91

stitching ribbon trim

When adding ribbon trim to a brim, how do you make the stitches look almost invisible on both sides of ribbon?

Started by stephanie lawrence in ASK A MILLINER

1 Nov 3, 2023
Reply by Elaine Mergard

Tension when stitching brims

Hello Milliners, I need some help please. I am working on a brim at the moment and incasing a wire into the brim edge. The straight stitch…

Started by Lyndon Miller Pegs in ASK A MILLINER

3 Oct 30, 2023
Reply by Lyndon Miller Pegs

How to give a hat shape/stiffness?

Hello! I am interested in jijin hats, a kind of liturgical hat that was used in China. I'm trying to figure out what material would be used…

Started by Mary in ASK A MILLINER

0 Sep 8, 2023

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