Recent content by John M

The felt hoods I got are from the trimming company UK, I got them from E-bay. I didn't use stiffener at first because I thought the felt would stiffen with steam and shaping. After, I use a mixture of PVA glue and water, about one pva to two water. The first hat I used FAR to much and now it...

Thanks for replying, I'm just dipping my toes into hat making and am very green. The material I'm using is wool felt (I think). And I'm going to try to upload some pics of the hats I have made so far. I'm not very good with computers or mobile phones (more nuts and bolt than bit and bytes). But...

Howdy ya'll. I have started out making my own fedora's but seem to be having a bit of trouble getting the brims the way I would like them. I made the blocks myself and the hats are a little to big. to remedy this I took apiece of para cord and tied it around where the ribbon goes. It makes the...