After the millinery class I took a couple semesters ago I've been thinking about hat blocking, namely for use stretching wool felt and fosshape. I have priced a few, most of the good quality wood hat blocks are prices in the low hundreds. So, DIY lass that I am, I looked around on how to make my own. Here's some useful stuff I found.
The first gem is a video from the show Threadbangers in with milliner Victor Osborne talks about making a hot block using some inexpensive and easy methods.
Here's a tutorial on how to carve and prepare styrofoam for use as a hat block (as well as some other ideas I'd like to give a go.
Carve Your Own Utility Hat Block
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