Making a 50's style straw percher hat

[@DonaManfredi]

I just love your videos! I've learned so much from watching you and the way your hands magically shape a hat!. Thank you so much for sharing your expertise!

[@SHMillinery]

thank you, comments like yours make it all worthwhile for me, enjoy x

[@karenwoodruff3533]

As always, BEAUTIFUL JOB! I would so love to get into hat making… That hat block is quite exquisite!!! Would love to find one like it.

[@SHMillinery]

Thank you ❤️

[@margaretredmond4836]

Thank you very much, you have taught me so much, have order lots of stuff I would not have known what to order only for you, Margaret Redmond. Ireland

[@SHMillinery]

I'm glad it helped. Happy hatting 😀

[@tinatran9308]

Thank you so much Lady. It’s really gorgeous 👍👏

[@annadurmanova2369]

Thank you for sharing your experience and knowledge! This looks very impressive and inspiring 😍

[@SHMillinery]

Thank you 😊

[@paulstarrett1949]

Truly beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing your craft 👒

[@phylis3917]

My gracious you rock!

[@cherylpaige78]

Thank you for sharing !!

[@eghwrudjepraise160]

So helpful... thank you so much

[@Marshajfleming]

Cheers!! So Pretty

[@SHMillinery]

Thank you

[@iCotty]

Beautiful x

[@SHMillinery]

thank you so much x

[@iCotty]

@@SHMillinery am wondering if you can remember what's the first ever hat you've made and what's become of it 🤔 😀 x

[@SHMillinery]

@@iCotty I remember the first hat I ever made for myself (wedding hat, plus dress, plus shoes, plus bag, all made to match (in the early 80s long gone), the first I ever made for someone else, a crownless brim made in matching dress fabric for ascot ( in the 80s) again long gone, and the first I sold online which as far as I know is still in the USA

[@iCotty]

@@SHMillinery how wonderful 🙂 oh I love beautiful things and unique when made by own hands, appreciate your sharing x

[@pollyporter-campbell7493]

thank you.

[@evelynamebley6831]

Thank you for the tutorial

[@lynnejones257]

Looks great. Thanks for sharing. ❤️ Lynne

[@marcwheeler4406]

I'm not sure but if you have a walmart in your country they have "great value baby wet wipes" and with a few squirts of palmolive dishsoap fragrance free soap or a dish scrubby with palmolive on it will usually take off color stains on hands I know unfortunately by having my daughter decide she wanted to paint herself with permanent markers or tie dye once when I thought we could do a cute shirt proget she decided to stick her hands in them....kids they move fast, little did I know she was just a artist waiting to find her canvas...thank you again fir these videos, I'm watching so many different artist thru put this world I'm so truly amazed at peoples skills...mikelle newyork usa mom waiting for my birthday so I can justify a few new items to start a hat...😷👍🕵️‍♀️

[@SHMillinery]

Thank you for the great tip 😀

[@VintageVineMillinery]

Remarkable work. Thanks

[@SHMillinery]

thank you

[@emmsmillinery]

Love it 😍

[@angellahunter4869]

Good evening i really enjoy watching u the hats u make they are beautiful do u sell the material for the hats

[@SHMillinery]

Hi Angella, thank you for your lovely comment. At the moment I don't sell materials, but I do list suppliers in this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYeVp4yHbaZgfcU

[@judithlinnett2256]

Thank you for sharing ...

[@SHMillinery]

a pleasure :)

[@hopeakeva1359]

thank you sooo much mum

[@SHMillinery]

Always a pleasure

[@melodyredmond8411]

Hi great video! Could I use this method on a halo block with the same straw hood? I've already steamed it a bit to stretch over the block. I will have to cut it to be able to pin. Could I soak the straw in water and paint on pva when ready and pinned on block. I do this for sinamay always, . Not used to this straw! Would your method be better for this hood? I'm rearing to try x

[@dianathakurmillinery9757]

Thank you for this video. I will have to give it a try with sisal straw. So, pva glue 1 to 3 part is good?

[@SHMillinery]

Hi Diana, yes 1 part pva to 3 water, mix really well 😊

[@marcwheeler4406]

Pardon on text spelling my phone has gremlins that change the letters.....🕵️‍♀️😷✌

[@MariaDudnik-d5t]

Hello! Can you please tell me what material you made this hat from? Thank you.

[@SHMillinery]

It is sisal straw

[@MariaDudnik-d5t]

@@SHMillinery Probably in my country there is no such fabric. How else can I find it on the Internet? On such a request, I have a straw filler for boxes. Or can I use burlap, for example?)

[@SHMillinery]

@@MariaDudnik-d5t can you get sinamay? You could use any fabric if you stiffen it really well

[@evelynamebley6831]

Can I use sinamay instead of straw

[@ladypinkbagsetc.9116]

I love this style! As a beginner, I would like to buy 2 blocks. 1 each of my favorite styles. However, Which one do you recommend for a beginner?

[@SHMillinery]

I always advise just buying a basic dome shape crown block in your size, you can always adjust on the block into different shapes and styles. Buying a complicated shape can be tricky when starting out :)

[@mmaditshabamlandeni3861]

Am loving this 🤗🤗 . Just bought the crown recently, am definately gonna try this one 🙈🙈

[@sisterkerry]

Wow. This was brilliant and what a gorgeous hat. I love hats, but sadly the feeling is not mutual lol. I want to look like the sophisticated romantic lead in a vintage movie. I put a hat on and I end up looking like the megalith mother-in-law nobody likes. However, I do many crafts professionally and make silk (and other) flowers. I have a KZbin channel in the works (not craft) and am making clothes. I like vintage items so I have cast aside my sad, humiliating hat history to try my hand at basic millinery. I thought, perhaps, I could get away with half hats and headband style pieces, decorated with silk flowers. I would not be able to produce hats as a professional does, but research tells me some items can be bought further down the chain. I have seen readymade teardrop pieces etc. I have recently got my paws on a bargain job lot of straw hats. I am exploring the possibilities of dyeing and....well, that's as far as I've got. Thank you for the great video.

[@SHMillinery]

That's for the kind words. Find the right style and shape for yourself can be a lot of trial and error, but there's a hat out there for everyone! Yes there are a lot of ready made bases etc that you can embellish, and some of my videos do help.

[@tsafari6408]

What is the name of fabric

[@SHMillinery]

Sisal straw

[@tsafari6408]

@@SHMillinery thanks for your attention. What is the scientific name of sisal straw?

[@SHMillinery]

@@tsafari6408 Hi, it is Agave Sisalana

[@noticeme100]

Is the block vintage? Any idea where to find one like it?

[@SHMillinery]

It is a vintage one. I just keep a look out on ebay and among the various hatblock makers.

[@ArtologybySaraHann]

I m in a group located in Nigeria i guess they have wooden mold sinamay and other stuff i don t know if the deliver world wide but search facebook for fascinator lovers..... Or some thing similar

[@mmaditshabamlandeni3861]

How many inches is your block?

[@SHMillinery]

22 inches x

[@mmaditshabamlandeni3861]

@@SHMillinery Thank you so much. I'm new in hat making and i'm enjoying every moment of it, hence i watch your videos daily. I've realized that you have an experience in the hat making. I hope to learn more and more from you. Thank you so much

[@magdatomkin4743]

It was interesting but no information on what supplies is needed abd where to get them

[@SHMillinery]

Hi Magda, yes this is something I will address, although having a worldwide audience makes it hard to know what companies to list. I do have a video , just concentrating on suppliers worldwide kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYeVp4yHbaZgfcU

[@mmaditshabamlandeni3861]

Can i use sinamay on this one?

[@SHMillinery]

You can, 2 layers are best and as you will be fitting flat material to the curve, you will need small pleats around the very edge to hug the block

[@mmaditshabamlandeni3861]

@@SHMillinery Thank you

[@FeSeMillinery]

Thanks for sharing

[@florencemncube5310]

Can I use sinamay instead of a straw

[@SHMillinery]

It wouldn't look the same, but yes