Hat making tutorial

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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In this tutorial, multi-award winning American milliner and millinery tutor Laura Del Villaggio will show you how to make a gorgeous bias-blocked sinamay hat brim with a hidden wired edge.

Its about time for a tutorial, so how about an easy soft structure felt hat from the 1940s? If you follow me on Instagram , you may recall this fantastic vintage hat from our stock: Zelda wears it well, no? The original is made from a 100% wool hatbody, and was sewn entirely by hand. There is…

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

Create ravishing hats without expensive tools in this tutorial by milliner, John Koch.

I knew I wanted to make another pillbox hat to wear for the upcoming fall/winter season, and I also have been wanting to show you all a more proper method for making a hat than the way I explained in my basic pillbox tutorial. The great thing about the first way I showed you guys how to make a pillbox is that it doesn't require any special extra tools, however in real deal millinery, hats are made on blocks. I happen to have a very nice little round pillbox block from this lovely etsy shop…

Hey mates. Two of my most popular sewing patterns are the Sorrento Bucket Hat and the Serpentine Hat. They're a quick and satisfying make and don't use much fabric. Huzzah. Francis is wearing the Sorrento Bucket Hat made out of rigid, hand painted denim. While I adore seeing your photos on Instagram of these, I do notice the odd floppy brim. So this blog post is about how we can avoid that. Most important thing is fabric choice! These patterns call for denim, canvas, cotton drill, mid to…

Alright everyone, onto part 2 of the basic pillbox tutorial! When we left off yesterday, we had the hat's inner structure completed, now it is time to cover it with fabric! Take the circle of fabric you cut out earlier and center it on the top of your hat to begin. Start across from the seam in the wire and hat stand band (now the center back) and position the fabric so it is on the bias from center back the center front. Pin from the top through the tip of the hat to the stand smoothing the…