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| Ta-ra-ra Boom-de-ay |
My new hat :)Just finished making my new hat...
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| Thrilby |
That look great - well done you.
Can I ask where you got the base from?? x |
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| Ta-ra-ra Boom-de-ay |
I doubled up some craft felt that I stretched over a bowl - still waiting to buy some decent hat blocks! x | ||
| Diva Hollywood |
Thats really cute honey well done.
Diva x |
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| Dorothy |
If not you can look at some online shops...Milliners Warehouse has been mentioned before but look also at McCulloch and Wallis and Baxter, Hart and Abraham who i recommend- i get all my bits for my millinery course from them and they are the cheapest around!
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| Thrilby |
Great idea for using a bowl. I must have a dig around in my cupboard to see what would make a fab hat!
I would love some hat blocks, but they are so expensive. Thanks for the names for the shops - I need somewhere to get some good felt from as I want to have a go at making a wire framed hat. I have a good few places I use for feathers and accessories, mainly Parkin Fabrics, Rui Tong Trading and Milliner Warehouse (although I find this expensive and only go there when I desperatley need to as it is in Victoria, 20 mins away from me). I think McCulloch and Wallis have a shop off Oxofrd Street so I may pop in after work one day. Have a look around and get all inspired! x |
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| Dorothy |
McCulloch & Walllis are expensive too-more than Milliners Warehouse!
Baxter, Hart etc are the cheapest and i get my felt from them.They are really helpful too. You can`t order online but they do have a website and if you ring up they will send you price list and colour samples etc. nighty night better go to bed! xx |
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| Ta-ra-ra Boom-de-ay |
Ooh! Pictures when you're done please x
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| Thrilby |
 lol will do, don't worry.
It's the next step for me, actually making a base. I am quite excited and a little nervous, but I have recently won some vintage millinery books off eBay which I am going to follow the instructions in! I cheat a little on my mini hats as I get the bases in, but they are great value and I couldn't make them any cheaper or better. |
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| Ta-ra-ra Boom-de-ay |
http://www.costumes.org/advice/costcraftsmanual/tmpjk10.htm
this might give you a hand making bases ^ good luck! x |
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| Thrilby |
That looks great - thanks. Pictures do always hep!
I shall have a proper read tomorrow when I am not so tired! |
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| syntheticdarkness |
veeeary nice!!! | ||
| Cecilia Rouge |
Oh wow its so cute! | ||