"I would love to hear other people’s answers as well! I have heard of them being soaked in boiling water and then using a hair straightener instead of curling iron to control the size of the curl? Something to try anyway "
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Just wondering if anyone has attempted to make their own hat blocks and what sort of success they had? Any tips?Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Darryll Osborne Jan 12, 2019.
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"No worries. There are a few options if you just google dewaxed bleached shellac powder. Woodworkers groups, ebay. I purchased mine through this group along with other supplies
https://www.goldleaf.com.au/shellac/bleached-shellac-250-grams.html"
"You could try dewaxed bleached shellac, it’s white in colour. Comes in power form and mixed with alcohol or metho. May have to experiment to get the right ratio. I use it in a spray applicator for more even coverage."
"most helpful!
schematics are a different language to many, and even well done drawings and sketches are too easy to misunderstand by both parties. On the other hand, when provided a half decent model, I have seldom got it wrong
look forward to…"
"You mentioned how helpful it is if we have a concept for a new block to make it out of the foam first rather than sending you pages of sketches and measurements. Once we have it as we want it then send to you to customise as a wooden one. Discussing…"
"As a professional Hat Block maker, I also endorse this even if it means some may not order wood blocks.
It does give milliners the skills to at least create unique blocks that they can test and then send to us to be made in wood. In fact, it is a…"
"The hat block course by Ian Bennet on the Hat Academy is really good if you want to learn block making. "
"Watch the video clip on Foam Hat Blocks & you will see how smooth they are. London Milliner Ian Bennett gets up to 30 hats from…"
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