Hat making supplies

LEKO All Purpose Stiffener (LEKO Felt Hat Stiffener). "PLEASE TEST ON FELT BEFORE USING, ESPECIALLY ON LIGHT COLORS."Add alcohol to dilute it if you need to use it on white. Always test first before applying. It should be a pale yellow to work on our white hatbodies, hatbodies that are not purchased from us are not guaranteed to be compatible). Shipped only in USA or Canada via FedEx Ground. NOTE: LEKO All Purpose Stiffener can only be shipped FedEx Ground, therefore all your other items…

Many of the hats that I create are pulled felt hats. The begin their lives as felt "bodies" or "blanks" which are very generically hood-shaped. These are made from either fur felt or wool...

Hat making, also known as millinery, may look intimidating and complex, but it is actually quite simple. If you want to get really professional, you will need to use a hat block and a felt hood. If you are just starting out, or if you want...

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This is a guide on how to make a fedora hat. Learn how to DIY a fedora hat in this step-by-step tutorial.

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,

Second-year graduate student Candy McClernan already took my graduate millinery class some years ago, before applying to the program. Now that she's an enrolled graduate student, rather than just coast through a semester having already earned that credit, she decided to do a devised independent…

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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!