Hat Form make your own hat block

A step by step easy way to make a cardboard form to use in shaping hats.
I use these all the time they are so economical to have in as a tool in making and stretching your own hats. I usually make hat form one inch larger than head measurement, this allows for lining and it's easier to make it a bit smaller than to enlarge if needed.

[@chuck5720]

Hi Deanna, I found your channel for the first time yesterday and today I was excited to try to make a hat mold. Your instructions were great. It was fairly easy to do with a little patience. Thanks to you and an Amazon package box, I now have a respectable first edition of your hat mold. Thank you so much for sharing. Next step I'm going to stretch my hides and use your tutorial.

[@Frightline777]

can you answer how you got the 25" measurement? With an 8"x 6" it equals a circumference of 22.103....Please tell us all the secret of the measurements please!!!!!!This is /has been driving me NUTZ!!!!!!!!

[@McCormickLeatherandFurs]

I made several ,I may have miss spoke, so whatever size you make measure as needed.

[@ilishemabradshaw3966]

Thank you

[@McCormickLeatherandFurs]

Great,, hope it goes well. Dont rush drying time !

[@jamesguschke9338]

Great video!

[@McCormickLeatherandFurs]

Thanks, I took millinery classes from a retired hat maker this was her basic starting point, make your own heads size form.

[@beautyoflife8943]

I would be interest in making a half hat block and oval shape block. Any help I would appreciate.

[@McCormickLeatherandFurs]

Carve one out of styrofoam , you can buy a Styrofoam head form , or get a similar type head , wig head might work, good luck

[@beautyoflife8943]

@@McCormickLeatherandFurs thanks so much

[@thisismov]

Hi Deanna. Im confused as to how to calculate the diameters for making different sized hat forms. For this one, you used 8" and 6" for a 25" circumference. Can you explain how you came up with those numbers? Thank you!

[@McCormickLeatherandFurs]

I divide the total number by 4, so if circumference is 24 each quarter of hat is 6 inches. I change it a bit to more oval shape go to " Melly Sews" website, for a good template