Hat blocks

Can I make a hat bigger than the head size of my hat blocks? Sometimes you get asked to make a hat for a head that is bigger than the blocks you own. To make hats in a larger size is possible. You can do this by ‘double blocking'. Double Blocking a Crown Block Firstly,

An easy, inexpensive way to make a custom hat block for moulding felt hats. I make a lot of hats using flat-patterning techniques, but nothing beats wool felt to get a smooth curved shape. Felt has no grain, so once softened with heat and moisture, it can be stretched in any direction – and will […]

As a followup to my post on Making Your Own Dress Form , I've decided to share how I made my own duck tape hat block. Now, I'd like to make...

It's perfectly possible to make hats without hat blocks, you can knit and crochet them and you can make them out of flat pattern pieces. How...

Making men's hats with an upturned brim. Can I block the crown and brim together in one piece? You can block a hat in one piece by using either a single cone or a capeline. This technique is called ‘blocking in one’ and is often used when making men's hats. So, yes this is possible!

Block a perfectly fitting silk hat lining to put inside your crown.

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words I've been busy blocking some fur felts and a few buckram frames, so I thought I would share the felts with you. Here, "a picture is worth a thousand words," is a g

This is a tutorial how to use a ribbon block to create perfect ribbon covered brim edges.

Website of hatblockmakers Steve Lane and Alan Davies of Boon & Lane Ltd, Luton, England. Hatblocks manufactured in wood and aluminium.