Millinery material love?
Being trained in the 60's most of our hats were made from parisisals, swiss straw, felts or fabric covered esparterie. My favourite was using fabric over an esparterie base to co-ordinate with my latest linen or wool boucle suit. Today we have such a variety of sinamay straws as well as silk abaca & jinsin plus perspex and leather all of which have paved the way for a new styling.
Which is your favourite millinery material to work with & why do you love it?
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Permalink Reply by Bellinda Haase -
I love felts and I also enjoy using buckram as there are so many options available with fabric coverings - and these can also be brought into a clutch, brooch etc. etc. Some other materials I want to learn how to use are LEATHER, GUIPURE LACE and SILK ABACA - on my 'to do' list!
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Permalink Reply by carena28
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I love buckram. I used it for the first time to make a pillbox hat yesterday. Fabulous! I will be ordering more. It's very strong and very easy to shape too!
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Permalink Reply by FANCY ROSE
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My favorite foundation material is Buckram, it has no boundaries and you can use other things beside a hat block to make a form. Your sewing skills will come in handy when using buckram. It comes in both black and white. You also can make millinery decorations using it, those who make their own shoes can use buckram for the "Counters." Your imagination with using buckram is limitless.
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Permalink Reply by 1fi9iq6yxs6ig
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I have a love of fabric, so I really like covered hats with a buckram base.
But, when winter comes, I find myself itching to get back to the softness and flexibility of felt. It just feels so lovely in your hands and moulds so beautifully ... and .. ahhh.
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Permalink Reply by Vivienne Morgan Millinery
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I also love covering buckram with fabric, particularly silk dupion. I have an unhealthy obsession with vintage veiling - I just cant stop myself from purchasing it when I come across a good stash...
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Permalink Reply by Jill Humphries
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Love leather!
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Permalink Reply by Dianne Graham
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Most of the hats I make are Sinamay, and I do love it. But I also love covering buckram, you can use so many different fabrics from silk to Denim and it is wearable year round.
I recently had a friends give me an outgrown beaded dress with coat, it is lovely, so far I have only used sleeves to make a hat but it is so stunning, SO glad I can use Buckram!
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Permalink Reply by Faye Thompsom
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Hi Dianne, love the idea of recycling a beautiful dress. Admittedly, I have a hard time cutting into it!! Love to see a post of the beaded hat.
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