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Looking for a good milliner
Hi Roger, Thanks for thinking of me and posting my info. Hope all is well. Also, for general information ladies - I do make custom hats as well - and special requests are welcome. All my hats are handmade using vintage blocks, tools and techniques. Many of my customers are from other...- makll
- Post #6
- Forum: The Powder Room
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Do I got this right?
First off, sorry for the blunder below, I got epic and legal mixed up on locations. Legal, good, glad your getting it. If your left handed sounds like it will work. I usually try to not hold the hat by the pinch as that seems to be the most heavily damaged / worn area I see when I do... -
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Do I got this right?
epic, where in philly are you. I am coming in today, if your nearby I will show you. -
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Do I got this right?
not sure how much steam a humidifier makes. If you dont have a clothes steamer, use the kettle. When it really gets cranking (lots of steam from a rolling boil) then start steaming the brim, really get it steamed up good and not just one spot. If your nervous, go little by little, but... -
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Do I got this right?
5 seconds is probably not enough. Is it a western hat? or very stiff felt? It needs to get fairly moist so you can move the felt. If its a western felt it will need more steam than a dress felt, shape, steam, shape. You'll have to work it till it does what you want. -
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Hat Blocks-Reference
Fedoralover, Thanks for the explanation. I was aware of the reference for the brims but not heard of it used when tied to a crown. As for the blocks I dont have a 54 or 59, well have to count on fedora to post pics. makll -
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Hat Blocks-Reference
sorry, I dont have them. Can you tell me what makes it a 3 way? Thanks in advance -
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Hat store start up kit
I hadnt done a search for it in a long time and so looked around today. Much to my surprise I found one. So, after a year of looking, I ordered it. On a comtemplative note: If tools, materials, supplies, even books were more widely available, would more people be making custom hats? -
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Hat store start up kit
JAmes. I was going to oder direct from the Library of congress, it can take up to two months. Lets wait for fedora to reply about the loan on his copy. Then I will just copy the copy. If not I will try to obtain the book to copy myself so you can have one to. That will take a longer time as... -
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Hat store start up kit
Hey guys, yes, surely you did. It can be had from the library of congress. I am about to order. If one of you will make a copy I would be interested, Steve, if you are serious about your offer it will save about 2 months time. I think the copy right law has expired on it. The Library of... -
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The Poetry of Hats
Hi Richard, Here is one that I know of: The Drop of a Hat by Ogden Nash Darling, what is that? That, angel is a hat. Are you positive? Are you certain? Are you sure it‚s not a curtain? Shall you really place your head in it? How‚s for keeping cake or bread in it? Do not wear... -
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Ladies' Hats
Fab Hats, beautiful site... The exchange is about 1.75 x the BPS price. -
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Femme Fedoras?
Roger, Thanks for the plug.I am pleased to "throw my hat" into the ring. And you to Robert. A very brief intro: I have been making hats for about 3 years now. My love of vintage rests in the materials made during that era, usually being of a finer quality than whats available today. Many of... -
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Female attitudes to male fashion
Thanks for this post,it was interesting for me. Dress throoughout the ages has determined status. I just got a book on the history of hats and the meaning of the particular style often had to do with postion in that culture. -
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Show Us Your Purchases!
Great detail on the top of that beret, nice find. Happen to have a pic of the inside?- makll
- Post #44
- Forum: The Powder Room
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Different hats for different Occasions
Matt, Thanks for the effort. Looks good. I was hoping for the "formal hats (Navy centerdent, Cavanagh) when I'm wearing jeans" look. That just sounds like it would look great ;) -
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Show Us Your Purchases!
Thats a really Great Hat, Just love it.... I recently got a crown block that is very similar, havent ahd time to make it yet.- makll
- Post #38
- Forum: The Powder Room
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Different hats for different Occasions
That sounds like a great look, I like the combo. Have any pics? -
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Different hats for different Occasions
feforalover, basically I agree with you and subscribe to your thoughts. I have several hats I will wear in most any weather (season appropriate) but only one I will wear in the pouring rain, its an open crown western style w/ chin strap in a wool felt. It really repels the rain and stays in... -
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Books on Hat History, Styles?
I just posted a number of hat books on my site, you may find some of the titles interesting. also, you have to excuse the ads, apparantly when I loaded them there was rolling html script, when you refresh they seem to go away or change. Books about hats...
