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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

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

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