Re: [h-cost] Blocking a Wool Felt Hat

2006-02-08 Thread Lynn Downward
down over the block. Keep trying until you get the desired shape. the > felt will move around quite a bit! > > Have fun! > Kelly in Nova Scotia > - Original Message - > From: "Wanda Pease" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "H-Costume" <[EMAIL PR

Re: [h-cost] Blocking a Wool Felt Hat

2006-02-06 Thread kelly grant
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[h-cost] Blocking a Wool Felt Hat

2006-02-05 Thread Wanda Pease
I'm going to try and make a Tudor Style tall hat with the pleated crown. I went to the local GoodWill and they had a hat that fitted perfectly of 100% wool felt. Problem is that it is a domed crown rather than square. Is there a way to steam that crown and get it fairly fat? I intend to play wit