Hat Making and Millinery Tips and Tricks

Choosing the perfect Panama hat isn’t as simple as it looks. Watch me try on **four different Panama hats in different sizes ** to see which one fits my head the best. A good Panama hat should feel comfortable, fit properly, and match your style. ...

I have used hat sizers for many years, offering my clients a complete comfort, snug and more comfortable fit to the head. If you live in a hot climate then having a hat that snuggly fits your head without gripping the whole head is extremely impor...

The Hidden Truth Behind the Straw Hat Revealed! One Piece Symbolism & Secret Construction Explained ...Straw Hat fans—this one’s for you! In September 2021 I was called to come up with a Live Action version of Straw Hat. After 30 years in the i...

A professional Hat Maker or Milliner will tell you that their first lesson was to understand the structure of the head! As a hat maker our job is to service the human head, its structure, size and its shape. I see too many people designing hat patte...

The art of millinery and hat making has many secret tips and tricks. How to engineer a petersham ribbon to sit flat against a hat is one such trick! If you have ever struggled to replace your petersham hat ribbon successfully, without over pulling ...

Everybody knows what their shoe size is, but do you know what your hat size is?? My personal experience has been that your head size and your hat size are not the same size. In fact, your hat size is larger than your head size. In order to have the ...