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…

Learn how to form and make felted hats 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...

Stage 1 – Hair Blowing and Mixing Process To prepare the hair it is blown in blowing machines to separate the finer hairs from those over 15 microns in thickness known as “guard hairs”. Thicker hairs cannot be used to make quality fur felts but are used to make “filter hoods” which are used in the dyeing process descri

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 […]

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

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My students frequently ask about hat blocks as they are beginning their millinery journeys: "Which ones should I buy first?" "What size(s) should I buy?" "Where can I purchase hat blocks?" I thought this would be a great topic for a blog post. My hat block collection is currently at about 150 blocks. I have a few t

How to Hand Sew a Leather Sweatband into a Hat™️©️®️. This is the Leather Sweatband Tutorial (for hand sewing) that you have been asking for! Instructions and images on how to measure it to fit the hat size, how to cut it to size, how to put your ferrule in to attach the reed. Sew the back of the sweatband together. Sew the Leather Sweatband by hand to your hat. (no returns or exchanges) This is the only tutorial that we know of available for hand sewing a leather sweatband in. (The tutorial…