DIY Plaster Hat Block | Jackie Kennedy's Inauguration Hat using vintage techniques

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How to make a DIY hat block out of Plaster. This pillbox hat block is based on Jackie Kennedy's Inauguration Day hat made by Halston in 1960. In this video I'm also blocking with wool felt - it's easier than you think!
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→Tools & Materials 1 ←
- Masking tape
- Scissors
- Tape Measure
- Markers (for colour coding wires)
- Wire (I’m using 1.6mm galvanised and 1mm millinery)
- Wire cutters/ pliers
- Thread
- Needle
- Duct tape
→Tools & Materials 2 ←
- Vaseline & rag (or any other release agent)
- Weighing scales (covered in clingfilm for protections)
- Gloves, face mask & apron
- Plastic tubs (these will no longer be food safe once you’ve used them)
- Plaster (AKA plaster of paris of gypsum - at least 1.5kg)
- Room temperature water
- Mixing tools (I used a plastic spoon)
- Isopropyl Alcohol spray (optional)
- Fine sandpaper (120 grit & a sanding block)
- Paint (water based acrylic, emulsion or spray)
- Paintbrush
- Gloss varnish (spray or paint on)
- Rubber door seal (or electrical wire or thick rope & silicone bathroom sealer)
→Tools & Materials 3 ←
- Your plaster block propped up on a jam jar.
- Clingfilm (to cover and protect your plaster block)
- Wool felt hood (already stiffened)
- Steamer
- Spray bottle
- Metal thimbles
- Blocking pins
- Pliers
- Nylon bristle brush
- Sewing gauge
- Soap (or tailor's chalk)
- Flexible plastic corset bone
- Scissors
→Time Stamps ←
0:00 Introduction
0:57 Make a paper model using Blender
1:56 Put together the paper model
3:25 Make a wire frame
8:30 Mix Plaster
11:20 De-mould & finish
14:42 Block wool felt
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Пікірлер: 26

@ByIlonaMillinery 2 жыл бұрын

Download the paper net here: www.byilona.co.uk/product/jackie-kennedy-inauguration-pillbox-wire-frame-paper-net/

@rebekahshafer-ross4115 Жыл бұрын

Yes! Please do a video on stiffening!! I haven’t found a good resource on this.

@ByIlonaMillinery Жыл бұрын

Hello! Here is my video of stiffeners: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bauBf5V2vMWcnas.html

@Faeriehood 2 жыл бұрын

No one has done a proper video on stiffening yet, so I would love to see one 🙋‍♂️. It’s a very important step for all budding milliners.

@ByIlonaMillinery 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the request! I'll try to fit this one in in November! Just in time for the Winter felt hat season 😊

@Faeriehood 2 жыл бұрын

@@ByIlonaMillinery No worries, take your time and enjoy making your lovely videos 🥳

@AuburnVintage68 2 жыл бұрын

I’m so glad I found your channel! I know you’re talking about Julia Bottomley’s book when you talked about ‘finishing in the usual way’ 😂

@ByIlonaMillinery 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Liv, good spot with the book reference! 😊 I would be very grateful if you could share my channel with anyone you think would enjoy it ❤️

@personalscent6395 2 жыл бұрын

Love it!

@margaretdevery6547 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful!

@aysecengiz 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you.very useful.

@ByIlonaMillinery 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I hope you try it out!

@friendship6668 Жыл бұрын

This is amazing. I want to make one by wet felting some cleaned raw wool I have

@aandistudiophotographyvide2986 2 жыл бұрын

Another way to make it easier is to create a form on top of a bowl. You can cut strips of fabric and dip it into plaster of Paris than put it on top of the bowl. Let that dry. Than keep filling the inside in parts.

@polkadot8788 2 жыл бұрын

Could you use something like modroc to create a hat block instead of fussing with mixing the plaster?

@ByIlonaMillinery 2 жыл бұрын

Hello, yes you could, however you might end up with a lumpy and bumpy surface on the outside of the block as the modroc dries. You'd also have to factor in that if you want to apply a layer of modroc on the outside of the wire structure, it will increase the size of your block. I had a discussion about this on one of my livestreams: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/btORgLdh2LjRpok.html

@decidoes 2 жыл бұрын

Are you sticking you pins into the plaster or are you sticking your pins into the rubber door seal? Thanks for the video, I'm going to hand craft a large kentucky derby brim using some of the techniques you used.

@ByIlonaMillinery 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Dewey, I am sticking the pins into the rubber door seal, as there is no way they would be able to go into the plaster without cracking it! If you are wanting to construct brims, I suggest you take a look at this video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/abCBpa-LvtvPn3U.html It's possibly not quite the shape you are looking for, but you can modify this technique to make pretty much any brim shape. And I also have this video on how to make a brim block using expandable foam: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fdiVi5dn3LO6Zas.html