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

[@ByIlonaMillinery]

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

[@Faeriehood]

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]

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

[@Faeriehood]

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

[@AuburnVintage68]

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]

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]

Love it!

[@rebekahshafer-ross4115]

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

[@ByIlonaMillinery]

Hello! Here is my video of stiffeners: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bXa0fWV7jMRro9k

[@margaretdevery6547]

Beautiful!

[@friendship6668]

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

[@aysecengiz]

Thank you.very useful.

[@ByIlonaMillinery]

Thanks! I hope you try it out!

[@aandistudiophotographyvide2986]

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.

[@cpcallen]

I love the auto-generated captions: "My name is Elona and I'm a millionaire based in London." 🤣

[@ByIlonaMillinery]

I know! I wish I was a millionaire!

[@Faeriehood]

🤣🤣🤣

[@decidoes]

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]

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: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aXu0o3-QjtqepaM 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: kzbin.info/www/bejne/faPIiWdsrLKJa9k

[@polkadot8788]

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

[@ByIlonaMillinery]

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: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bp7EfodmqLegrLc

[@annlidslot8212]

Hi, Feeding the Mighty Algorithm for you. Yours, Ann

[@Jwhmillinery]

Finish it in the usual manner - I really need to start saying this in my videos! I hope you are well?

[@ByIlonaMillinery]

Yes! It's such a great phrase! Yes. Well thanks 😊

[@pennybabyboo]

Definitely be a stiffing video

[@ByIlonaMillinery]

Hello! I have a video on hat stiffeners right here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bXa0fWV7jMRro9k 😊👒