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  1. Darrell2688

    Hat making?? Learning Millinery..

    Hi Belfastboy, I have tried to get a 6" open crown with this felt and when I get it pulled down to the 6" mark I end up with a brim less than 3". This hat blank won't give an inch, so far, the best that I can get is a open crown of 5.5", then the brim at the shortest point is 3.25". This hat...
  2. Darrell2688

    Hat making?? Learning Millinery..

    Hello to All, Thank you for all of your suggestions, I will have to continue to fight with this hat body. Part of my problem maybe that my hat block might just be to tall? I made the hat block and it is 6 7/8" tall and I might be able to make a hat with a open crown of 5.5" and a brim 3.25"...
  3. Darrell2688

    Hat making?? Learning Millinery..

    Hello Everyone, It is good to see that there are others working on hats. I haven't made hats for anyone else, just my own hats. The hat that I am working on right now was listed as 180g, well I weighed it tonight after sanding on it and knocking down some rough spots and the darn thing weighs a...
  4. Darrell2688

    Hat making?? Learning Millinery..

    Hello Everyone, I have been looking around the forum to see if anyone has or is making their own hat. I maybe missing that section entirely, so far I have not found any threads started about making hats. So far I have made three of my own hats and I am currently working on a fourth hat, the...

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