Comments on: How to Reblock a Straw Hat

By: missa

missa — Sun, 29 May 2011 01:21:01 +0000

Hi, Carolina,
Without a block of some sort, it’s going to be hard to do much with the hat. Fortunately, your head makes a pretty good hat block. ;) You can wet the hat again so you can change the shape, and use your head to get the crown into some sort of shape, then wet just the brim and let it dry flat on a table. It won’t look perfect, but it will come out basically hat-shaped. (I’ve done this with straw hats that got rained flat at faire.)

By: Carolina

Carolina — Fri, 27 May 2011 09:10:43 +0000

I have a gorgeous hat similar to the one at the beginning. I took it to the beach and unfortunately, it got swept in the tide and it got soaked. It has completely lost its shape and just kind of hangs now! How can I get it back to a pretty “flop” like it once was?! Please help!!!

By: missa

missa — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 04:13:28 +0000

Hi, Dorothy,

For “real” millinery, I buy straw bodies through Judith M ( http://www.judithm.com/shop/?page=shop/browse&category_id=09eaf256943292b9d4d9eacca6910018 ). For theater and just tooling around, you can usually pick up old hats at a resale (ie, Goodwill) for cheaps.

By: DOROTHY REDMOND

DOROTHY REDMOND — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 02:42:16 +0000

WHERE CAN I BUY STRAW FOR BLOCKING

By: DOROTHY REDMOND

DOROTHY REDMOND — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 02:40:52 +0000

where can i purchase straw to block hats

By: missa

missa — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:39:16 +0000

Hey, thanks – that’s a really great idea! Have you tried this method with felts?

By: Deblouma

Deblouma — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:31:26 +0000

Hi, I too only have a small hat block. I have found I can make it different bigger sizes by covering it with bubble wrap. You can put on one, two three …. layers to acheive the required hat size. I just simply lay the bubble wrap over the block. This also protects the wood of the block.

By: apalca hat

apalca hat — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:10:53 +0000

i like the hat from which product hat was made