The process of making my first wool hat last November. You can buy hat blocks, but I was on a time crunch so I made one from an old redwood board. I've gotten much better at millinery since this first go, but posting anyway as it's the only one I've fully documented so far.
- building a hat block (0:08)
- blocking the felt (1:16)
- stiffening, shaping (2:01)
- lighting it on fire - old hatmakers' technique, tightens the fibers - (3:06)
- trimming (3:18)
- wearing it to the concert I made it for (3:50)
- final photos (4:08)
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