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  1. Darrell2688

    Hat making?? Learning Millinery..

    Is that a 51 or 52 style hat block? From this view it looks like a 52 with straight sides? Clint is using 2 CNC machines now, one to cut the rounded area of the top of the block, the other cuts the bottom sections. Clint told me that the machine that cuts the rounded section takes about 50...
  2. Darrell2688

    Hat making?? Learning Millinery..

    I mainly use 95% denatured alcohol for desolving the Super Blonds shellac flakes and spraying the felts after pouncing to even out the color, it also stiffens up the felt and since it is 95% I don't use flame on the felts after spraying. Does anyone use the denatured 95% alcohol to flame the...
  3. Darrell2688

    Hat making?? Learning Millinery..

    When you use fire on your felts, keep a damp lint free towel close by and just toss it over your hat to smoother the flames, the last time that I used fire on a felt I used rubbing alcohol, it doesn't burn as long but it does work for the lose fibers.
  4. Darrell2688

    Hat making?? Learning Millinery..

    I have had a simular problem and I put the felt back on the block, then soaked the hat brim with hot water, then used my steam iron on the felt, I ironed the felt the same way that I do when I first block a felt, after the felt had completely dried, I needed to apply some shellac because the...
  5. Darrell2688

    Hat making?? Learning Millinery..

    Is it a problem with the dye color or the shellac in the felt that you have noticed?
  7. Darrell2688

    Hat making?? Learning Millinery..

    I recently had an issue with a chocolate brown rabbit fur felt, there was a soft spot in the brim close to the bottom of the crown, I wet the brim in that area and then used a steam iron on the soft spot and the area of the brim that I wet, roughly one third of the brim, then let the brim dry...
  8. Darrell2688

    Hat making?? Learning Millinery..

    I use Super Blonde shellac flacks that I purchased from a store on Etsy and 95% denatured alcohol that I buy on Amazon, I desolve the flakes in about 16 ounces of the alcohol then apply it with a paint brush, you could also put it in a spray bottle and spray the brim, however with spray, wear a...
  9. Darrell2688

    Fedora on Ebay

    Hello FL Community, I have a black fedora listed on Ebay for sale, it is a size 7 3/8", 2" wide Chestnut leather sweatband, 1 1/2" wide black hat band, the bow knot has some Burgundy ribbon inside the knot "V" shape, white satin liner with silver piping, the crown is a diamond shape, here is...
  10. Darrell2688

    Busted Hat Company

    Thank you Randy, The little lady is looking forward to getting her hat and so am I. She wanted a hat band 1/2" wide and I made the mistake of telling her that the Burgandy ribbon was 9/16", that is when she told me that she wanted 1/2" wide ribbon, it took a little talking but I pointed out...
  11. Darrell2688

    Busted Hat Company

    Well I took some photos of my first hat for a young lady today outside since we actually have some natural sunlight, I wanted to see if it would help with my photos. I have been using a white sheet and several lights in my living room for my photos, sunlight seems to be the cure, however I am...
  13. Darrell2688

    Busted Hat Company

    Hi Randy, Thank you for the introduction of Busted Hats. Randy and I worked together covering every detail of the hat that he wanted me to make for him. Randy sent me photos of the hat that he wanted me to make which was a big help and a little bit of a challenge, the challenge was a welcomed...
  14. Darrell2688

    Hat making?? Learning Millinery..

    I am working on two felts right now that I am making for women, both felts are 160G smooth felts, one felt is a bottle green and that felt is so soft, I don't think that it has very much shellac in it at all, I blocked it on a 58cm block, I put the hat and block up on a shelf and the brim just...
  15. Darrell2688

    Hat making?? Learning Millinery..

    I have never used a palm sander pouncing the felts, I use the fine grit sandpapers and sand by hand. A palm sander will remove felt fibers real fast and if you work to much in spots you might develope flat spots in the felt or get down to the shellac PDQ. I did try a sanding block one time and...
  16. Darrell2688

    Hat making?? Learning Millinery..

    When I do any pouncing work on my hat felt bodies, I start out with 400 or 600 grit, then use 800 and the final pouncing is with 1,000 grit. If you use a course grit you will pounce the felt right dow to the shellac and that creates some nice shinny mottling. Since you have been using the course...
  17. Darrell2688

    Hat making?? Learning Millinery..

    I posted another black fedora on ebay for sale, it is my first time trying my hand at shaping the crown into a diamond shape, I think that I may have to work at it some more. Let me know what you think, please. Here is a couple of photos and the Ebay link...
  19. Darrell2688

    Black Fedora on Ebay

    Hello, I post a black fedora on Ebay for sale, size 7 3/8", brim width 2 7/8" wide, 4 5/8" high front pinch, 4 1/4" high back crown, snap brim, black vintage grosgrain ribbon witha little burgundy in the bow knot. Here is the link if you want to take a look...
  20. Darrell2688

    Hat making?? Learning Millinery..

    I recently posted a black fedora on Ebay for sale, one thing is for certain you get a number of people that put your item on their watch list. The hat is posted for sale and I think that they are waiting to see if I drop the price. I have seen a few hats on Ebay that I am interested in, I am...
  21. Darrell2688

    Hat making?? Learning Millinery..

    That is a big improvement in a felt name for sure, sure beats thinking about wearing a hat made of rat fur.
  22. Darrell2688

    Hat making?? Learning Millinery..

    I recently contacted Clint and he was down with the Flu all last week and he is just now getting better. He told me that thay have had a lot of snow fall so he is pretty much stuck in side right now but plans to be back out working on the hat blocks orders next week. He is working on a different...
  23. Darrell2688

    Posted another fedora on Ebay

    Hello Fedora Fans, I post a black fedora on Ebay for sale, 100% rabbit fur felt, snap brim, 1 1/2" wide vintage grosgrain ribbon hat band with a touch on gray to the bow. If you would like to take a look here is the Ebay link...

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