Mike Birch

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@perlablub 6 күн бұрын

Hello Mike, I enjoyed your felted hat making videos tremendously. Thank you for sharing! In one of your videos you mention that you sell the shaping cones. Is it possible to order one?

@donutpanic 6 күн бұрын

@perlablub Hi Perla. Thanks for your lovely comment. I'm afraid I don't make them anymore. Hatshapers in the US make them. I don't use ABS blocks now, but prefer rigid extruded (not expanded) polystyrene blocks as it is more easily customisable. You can make a shaping dome from this too. Have a look at my hat block videos.

@perlablub 5 күн бұрын

Thank you so much for your swift reply, Mike.Such a pity you don’t make them anymore. Why, why, why did you give up?😢 I’ve watched your videos on block making as well, but I’m afraid it’s lost on me. Have a lovely boxing day.

@donutpanic 5 күн бұрын

@@perlablub Thanks. Whereabouts are you?

@perlablub 4 күн бұрын

@@donutpanicthe Netherlands

@markmiller7609 6 күн бұрын

Where can I get a set of your hat blocks?

@gastrofile 14 күн бұрын

Unless you did more work after the video cut off, I would call that more a "boss of the plain"

@donutpanic 14 күн бұрын

Once you've made the initial hay body, it can become whatever style you want.

@joelquaintance9025 20 күн бұрын

Excellent! Best felt hat making video on KZbin. Thanks a million.

@Honest_Grifter 21 күн бұрын

I came into about 200+ pounds of raw merino that i wanted to try and get professionally processed, but boy was that gonna get pricey... wife was telling me to sell it raw, but i wasnt going to waste this much free wool for a few measly dollars... This Christmas, shes getting a new hat. Then she'll have to let me keep it all!!! 😂👍

@donutpanic 21 күн бұрын

@Honest_Grifter Good man! Merino should felt really well. You can dye it once it's more or less felted stage then do the final blocking.

@jeremyandrewdavis 24 күн бұрын

"I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous" 😂 Brilliant joke.

@coachBux 27 күн бұрын

Probably the best top tips in a DIY video I’ve watched on YT and I’ve prob watched thousands 😊 The jigsaw tips at the end 🙌

@nathan1459 Ай бұрын

Amazing machine. How did you come by it? Thanks for showing your process.

@donutpanic Ай бұрын

I called machinery suppliers in Bradford, which historically was a centre for textiles. The place I found had two other similar sized machines, but the other two were in better shape and more expensive as they have a second life carding seaweed fibre for wound dressings - who knew! I had to do a bit of work on the carder and added a three phase motor, powered by a single-to-three phase inverter with a speed controller to power it.

@nathan1459 21 күн бұрын

@@donutpanicI love it. Good idea, Bradford has had the intensity. Thank you.

@nathan1459 21 күн бұрын

@@donutpanicI love it. Good idea, Bradford has had the intensity. Thank you.

@catherinepoloynis Ай бұрын

Thank you,

@donutpanic Ай бұрын

I hope it helps!

@andynicholls7201 Ай бұрын

Hi Mike, I am new to this but would like to make myself a pirate hat. Where is the best place to get the material needed please. I would like to be as traditional as possible and learn the original ways to make one. Any tips would be gratefully received. Thanks

@donutpanic Ай бұрын

@andynicholls7201 Hi Andy. Are you in UK? From your use of please and thank you I think perhaps you might be! I use alpaca fibre (wool) for my hats. There are plenty of alpaca farms around who should be able to help, if not search for felting supplies online where you are likely to find merino wool. The block is made from extruded (not expanded) polystyrene (XPS). Available from Panel Systems in the UK. Let me know if I can help further.

@johnp.turner2000 2 ай бұрын

Where did you buy the Template?

@donutpanic 2 ай бұрын

@@johnp.turner2000 images.app.goo.gl/yrvEv2wGpFJTbJXN8

@johnp.turner2000 2 ай бұрын

@@donutpanic Thanks How about the foam

@donutpanic 2 ай бұрын

...please.

@johnp.turner2000 2 ай бұрын

@@donutpanic PLEASE

@donutpanic 2 ай бұрын

@johnp.turner2000 Hi John. I can't remember where but details of the extruded (not expanded) polystyrene (xps) are included in a few of my videos. It's a common insulating and modelling material. Thanks.

@SkyTaylor-w1p 2 ай бұрын

Awesome

@entirelyseparate4621 3 ай бұрын

Could you not make it faster by using a small 'vibrator' [not circular] sanding machine over the top of the bubble wrap with an extra layer of fabric to prevent the bubble wrap from shredding?

@Indowildfish 3 ай бұрын

what liquid did you pour?

@donutpanic 3 ай бұрын

@Indowildfish It is soapy water. I use a cheese grater to grate the soap then mix with warm water.

@Hyperguyver2 3 ай бұрын

Insulation foam/XPS is a very versatile material

@donutpanic 3 ай бұрын

@@Hyperguyver2 It certainly is!

@TheNext100Feet 3 ай бұрын

Hey mate, awesome video. Are you still selling hat blocks by chance?

@donutpanic 3 ай бұрын

@TheNext100Feet I'm not, but I prefer to use rigid xps foam now as it is easy to make them to any size. I have videos on making them. Alternatively in the USA you can buy abs blocks from Hatshapers.

@TheNext100Feet 3 ай бұрын

@@donutpanic Wow, thanks for the input! I was surprised to see you respond and I very much appreciate it. Second question for you. I am a beaver trapper and I have pelts that I would like to felt. However, I'm trying to figure out how I would separate the guard hairs from the undercoat to make felt without a de-hairing machine. I will shave the long bits with a pair of shears, but unsure aside from that. Do you have any thoughts? Thanks again!

@fancyfree8228 4 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@donutpanic 4 ай бұрын

@@fancyfree8228 You're welcome. Make some great hats!

@Tj-TrustJESUS 5 ай бұрын

Great info!! THANK YOU!! 🤠

@kerryhorwitz4093 5 ай бұрын

Crazy question. Can you make a piece of felt fabric from wool that is bad quality, with short fibres? I should say why. I have started buying excellent cat food that comes frozen. Around the box is this wool in various colours of grey. I can't bear to throw it away. I do many crafts professionally, but I have never tried wet felting. I also need to know if I can dye this wool. Any ideas?

@donutpanic 5 ай бұрын

@kerryhorwitz4093 It's easy enough to make a small test sample to find out. Lay out a 100 mm or so square. Once it has started to felt roll it between your hands.

@kerryhorwitz4093 5 ай бұрын

@@donutpanic Thanks for taking the time to respond. I will give your idea a whirl and see what happens.

@wonderwond 5 ай бұрын

anyone have a link to the blue foam, cant find any thick

@Hyperguyver2 3 ай бұрын

That's insulation foam

@marthaburriss5740 6 ай бұрын

I have watched you make your hat multiple times. Thank you for proving that felting alpaca fiber into a hat doesn't require all of the gadgets and steps that many felters seem to require. I have completed several felted hats but when I've been away from it for a bit,I like to come back and refresh my memory of your steps.

@donutpanic 6 ай бұрын

@marthaburriss5740 Thanks Martha! I'm glad my videos have helped.

@calzadosevaylicich2488 7 ай бұрын

Hola !! Q lástima q KZbin no de la facilidad de traducir el idioma , en este en español para poder entender 😢

@kevinjohn3873 7 ай бұрын

Great demo👍 I made it to the end, but I cheated. I've been sitting at the drum carder with a batch of alpaca fleece😉. What better way to spend a few hours on a rainy day🙏🕊

@nohaez-lb3lr 7 ай бұрын

ما هو اسم الماده الاصقه المستخدمه على الفيبر

@marksp1532bmwj 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for your video. I pick up a lot of felt, straw hats from the Thrift Store from people that have never given them any tender loving care. I have learned with other video how to clean and steam and just recently I have learned how to install a new head liner and to place a new ribbon replacement for the hat. Thanks for the link on hat size to acquire.

@donutpanic 7 ай бұрын

Thanks Mark!

@khanshams8756 8 ай бұрын

What is a Machenisom of comb Box? Anyone know?

@sumajestadrosas9929 8 ай бұрын

I’m sorry but, the water has only salt?

@donutpanic 8 ай бұрын

Soap not salt! Any soap will do but I use olive oil soap.

@sumajestadrosas9929 8 ай бұрын

Thank you very much.

@authortimwickenden 8 ай бұрын

I’ve been a furniture maker and fitter for many years and this is def the best method to use and your demo video is excellent.

@littlebrookreader949 8 ай бұрын

Lovely! ❤️

@littlebrookreader949 8 ай бұрын

👍👍

@RodSmothers 8 ай бұрын

Can you get the same quality felt hat by using sheep wool rather than alpaca? Is there any difference in procedure?

@donutpanic 8 ай бұрын

Sheep wool would be more commonly used than alpaca. Same process.

@hetedeleambacht6608 8 ай бұрын

wow. magic before our very eyes

@thestaats7273 8 ай бұрын

Great video! Where do you get your hat shapers?

@donutpanic 8 ай бұрын

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gn-5dXtteJ2Cf7csi=S8VmLn2sSeX7VAhy

@donutpanic 8 ай бұрын

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gn-5dXtteJ2Cf7csi=S8VmLn2sSeX7VAhy

@ashleygillett 8 ай бұрын

Where do you get felting tables like that

@donutpanic 8 ай бұрын

I made it. I have a video on making one from cast concrete.

@mackaveliuk 9 ай бұрын

Excellent demonstration, thanks very much 👍🏻

@donutpanic 9 ай бұрын

You're welcome James. Hope it helps.

@possummerinofelt 9 ай бұрын

Beautiful work and beautiful hat. Great video, thanks. I would like to do the same with possum-metino fibre.

@CKDoss-vu8du 9 ай бұрын

Cool

@chasewilliams9673 9 ай бұрын

Is it possible to use, for example, 100% rabbit fur? Or would you have to use a portion of fur more wooly like sheep or alpaca?

@donutpanic 9 ай бұрын

Rabbit is famously used for Akubura hats.

@decab8292 9 ай бұрын

Although i am several years late to the party but Thank you for your time in creating this video, it's been a wonderful hour and half watching your creative process in felting & hat making. 😎

@donutpanic 9 ай бұрын

Thanks - your comment is much appreciated.

@TylerRiceHistoryClass 10 ай бұрын

Mike, I’m wanting to make a stovepipe top hat, any pointers? Thanks! -Tyler

@donutpanic 10 ай бұрын

Depending on how high you want the crown, you might struggle to go from a circular lay out like I use, and you might be better to form a hood first by laying out two sides of a resist and then blocking.

@mikeyslas4557 10 ай бұрын

Would you do teaching if someone came to you?

@billpenrod3460 10 ай бұрын

Hello, I'm having a hard time in the states finding the blue foam. Can you share a link to where I may purchase some?

@donutpanic 10 ай бұрын

Scroll down.

@picturesteve398 10 ай бұрын

If I want my hat to eventually fit a person with a 59 head, do I make the block to 60 to allow for the sweatband? thx

@donutpanic 10 ай бұрын

I'd make it to 59, then make the sweatband to the exact size. The felt will have enough give when you sew the band in.

@picturesteve398 10 ай бұрын

@@donutpanic I also see that you use a very thin sweatband material. I will be using leather not sure if that makes any difference in your response. thx for your reply

@donutpanic 10 ай бұрын

@picturesteve398 I suspected that would be the case! Perhaps size the sweatband to start with, measure its outside diameter and make the block to that size. I suspect though that you'll be better off needing to expand the felt a little rather than trying to lose some excess when sewing in the band.

@bhavdevchauhan4 11 ай бұрын

hello sir can wet felt bodys be made from camel fur and if so how long does it take to make a hat body

@donutpanic 11 ай бұрын

You would have to try a sample to see if it felted. I use alpaca, which are members of the camelid family. It takes any where between 1 1/2 to 3 hours to make a hat from start to finish.

@isabeldelaportilla6223 11 ай бұрын

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻Bravissimo!!! Thank you for sharing. I’ve been studying your channel, and you explain the whole process cristal clear. Thanks again!

@mitchdroese84 11 ай бұрын

I'm a nuisance beaver trapper in the states. Are you telling me I can turn them into a 100% pure beaver felt hat myself? Wonderful video, and I definitely want to give it a go!

@donutpanic 11 ай бұрын

I'm looking forward to seeing your hat!