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  1. Darrell2688

    Hat making?? Learning Millinery..

    Well, in that case a pressure cooker might just be the way to go. Won't hurt to try, you could always give it a try on an old beater hat.
  2. Darrell2688

    Hat making?? Learning Millinery..

    What hat block shapes are you looking for?
  3. Darrell2688

    Hat making?? Learning Millinery..

    A pressure cooker might be too much, I would suggest that you try that on some old felt fur hat or even scraps. Would it be better to just put the felt in a pot of water dye mix and heat it to a rolling boil?
  4. Darrell2688

    Hat making?? Learning Millinery..

    I am about to make another change to my hat; it is just going to take a little while. I am waiting on some items that I ordered yesterday. I will post photos of the changes as I make them.
  5. Darrell2688

    Hat making?? Learning Millinery..

    Hello Everyone, Have a Happy New Year, Stay Safe, Have A Lot of Fun !!!! Darrell
  7. Darrell2688

    Hat making?? Learning Millinery..

    I reshaped my hat. I decided to go with the cattleman style shape.
  8. Darrell2688

    Hat making?? Learning Millinery..

    Well, here is my hat, I think that I finally got it finished: Looks like I still need to do a little work on the liner? The dark spots on the felt is from steaming the felt to form it, it isn't dry yet. I was in a hurry to post photos of the hat. I am constantly looking at my work...
  9. Darrell2688

    Hat making?? Learning Millinery..

    I did a little more work on my hat today and the Tollicker. The sweatband is in the hat, a 2" wide sweat, leather and very comfortable. Still working on it. Tollicker: Hat so far: I tried the flame treatment yesterday and did a little more pouncing work on the hat top and bottom.
  10. Darrell2688

    Hat making?? Learning Millinery..

    I checked that hat felt a few minutes ago and I found a hole in the brim break that is big enough to stick a #2 pencil through, so I guess that it is a total wright off? I don't know of any way to patch that damage.
  11. Darrell2688

    Hat making?? Learning Millinery..

    All of the holes in this felt are right at the brim break. I will have to give the hat a good soaking and hand wash then see what happens when I put it on the block. There are so many stitching holes, I was afraid to even try to fix it. So far it has been a shelf ornament, or display, anyway it...
  13. Darrell2688

    Hat making?? Learning Millinery..

    Sounds like your method produces better results than what I tried. I may have to give that a try with the felt that I experimented on. I have an old felt that I took apart to refurbish and I checked it after stripping it down and there is a lot of needle holes in the felt. Is there a fix for the...
  14. Darrell2688

    Hat making?? Learning Millinery..

    What dye do you use for fur felt and what is your process? I tried using hair dye and I was going from dark chocolate to almost white then to a grey. I should have stopped when I got the color to a lite brown, the hat is almost a cranberry color now with dark patches. I keep that felt around to...
  15. Darrell2688

    Hat making?? Learning Millinery..

    Today I did a little work on my version of a Tollicker and my hat band is ready for the hat, just as soon as I get the hat finished. I might just try the flame job and try not to get the hat Well Done.
  16. Darrell2688

    Hat making?? Learning Millinery..

    Well, if you're going to use dye on a fur felt, would it be better to use a hair dye? Maybe go completely brown?
  17. Darrell2688

    Hat making?? Learning Millinery..

    Hello BB, I never even knew there was a Duplex Fedora, I had to run a web search for Duplex Fedora, boy was I surprised, all I can say is I am still learning. Waiting to see what is next.
  19. Darrell2688

    Hat making?? Learning Millinery..

    Hello Everyone, I Wish Everyone a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!! Darrell P.S. Yes, I am still working on my hat, not that I am slow, I am learning from mistakes. LOL
  20. Darrell2688

    Hat making?? Learning Millinery..

    Yesterday I started working on a leather hat band, so far it looks ok, I still have some work to do to it. I did the embossing work and then I applied antiquing gel to the leather, today I applied Buckskin Dye, I still have to burnish the edges and apply edge coating on the leather.
  21. Darrell2688

    Hat making?? Learning Millinery..

    Well, I am still working on my hat. Wednesday, I ironed some more on the wrinkles that were in the brim, and following some advice from BB, I placed my hat on the block and set the hat up so the brim was being pressed, I put about 50 pounds of weight on the board and left it for about 24 hours...
  22. Darrell2688

    Hat making?? Learning Millinery..

    That is a job well done, Looks Great!! The only thing left to do is wear it.
  23. Darrell2688

    Hat making?? Learning Millinery..

    Teardrop crown sounds interesting, I will have to see your finished hat.

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