Holy crap - CNC hat blocks! For that I would be willing to learn crazy software.<br><br>To cover the edge of your brim, David, look for some nice bias tape. Again, Britex is your go-to place for this. <br><br>Alternatively. grosgrain could work if you're patient enough to steam the heck out of it. You'll need to pin it in place and steam it into shape around the brim. <br>
<br>Finally, if you find some fabric that is just killer, cut a strip on the bias to go around your brim. Cut it twice as wide as you think you'll need it - it will stretch and get skinny. <br><br>You can actually machine sew at least the first side of the tape to your hat, but may want to hand stitch the other. <br>
<br>If you're going to cover the edge of the brim, I highly recommend wiring it. I know Lacis used to carry millinery wire. Make sure you "spring" the wire first - straighten it all out - before you bend it into the shape you want. This will increase the durability and life of your hat.<br>
<br>There's my two cents!<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 3:10 PM, David Stainton <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dstainton415@gmail.com">dstainton415@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">Indeed Nan has told me about Lacis.<br>
I'll have to go there this weekend to see if they've got<br>
the silk and/or wool grosgrain which is seemingly impossible to find.<br>
According to wikipedia it used to be made of silk and wool, however I am unable<br>
to find a source online at all!<br>
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grosgrain" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grosgrain</a><br>
<br>
I'm impressed with Britex! Four floors of fabric and stuff...<br>
I didn't mind paying extra for black silk ribbon;<br>
noticeably higher quality than the synthetic one I got from Discount<br>
Fabric Outlet.<br>
My tophat also looks pretty fancy with the addition of the chicken feathers. ;-)<br>
<br>
I was thinking to sew brown trim; covering the edge of the brim.<br>
What should I use for this? Yesterday I should have obtained the silk<br>
or wool ribbon from Britex<br>
to do this...<br>
<br>
One of my coworkers works on the Syzygryd project at the TechShop and<br>
suggested that<br>
we could perhaps use a CNC mill to cut ourselves hatblocks. This would<br>
probably be far<br>
less work than traditional wood working techniques.<br>
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David<br>
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On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 7:24 PM, Kelly <<a href="mailto:hurtstotouchfire@gmail.com">hurtstotouchfire@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> Have you tried Lacis? I'm sure your lady knows about it.<br>
><br>
> On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 13:44, David Stainton <<a href="mailto:dstainton415@gmail.com">dstainton415@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>> Hi Folks!<br>
>><br>
>> Last night I sewed the grosgrain into my hat and Nan steamed and<br>
>> pressed the brim so that it is curved upward on the sides...<br>
>> I was surprised to discover that the felt hardened after it was pressed.<br>
>> Ideally I'd process the entire hat in a similar fashion to harden the felt...<br>
>> I'm not sure how to accomplish this; perhaps Nan's industrial iron<br>
>> could sufficiently steam the felt so that it hardens.<br>
>><br>
>> I'm going to tack stitch the black ribbon onto the outside just above the brim.<br>
>> The black ribbon I purchased for 50 cents at Discount Fabric Outlet<br>
>> might not work well since<br>
>> the bottom circumference might be greater than the top<br>
>> circumference... I might have to use<br>
>> grosgrain instead of the ribbon.<br>
>><br>
>> I was thinking to go to this so called excellent fabric store in the<br>
>> SF downtown:<br>
>> <a href="http://www.britexfabrics.com/" target="_blank">http://www.britexfabrics.com/</a><br>
>><br>
>> But according to their online store they do not have wool or silk<br>
>> grosgrain; only rayon ;-(<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> David<br>
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