DIY Trilby Bucket Hat | Sustainable Hat Making | Vintage Millinery Technique

How to make a freeform trilby crown with a bucket brim following a soviet design from 1962. No special blocks needed - just a plain domed crown block. We'll make the brim block out of cardboard. I'll be talking about my design making decisions, the materials used (melusine fur felt and petersham ribbon) and I'll also review the millinery supplier Petershams. → Follow me ← Instagram: @byilonamillinery Website: https://www.byilona.co.uk Visit Petershams: https://www.petershams.com/ → Tools & Materials Cardboard Block ← Drafting paper Pens/pencils Head-size oval (trace your crown block) Ruler Scissors Crown block + stand Masking tape Curve ruler Mounting board/ Grey board/ Paper board (1500-3000microns) (AKA "Eskaboard") → Tools & Materials Blocking Process ← Crown block + stand Clingfilm Steamer Melusine fur felt hood (mine is vintage from the 1960s) Rubber band Egg iron/ Hard boiled egg/ Lemon Dressmaking pins (10) Blocking cord + pin Natural bristle brush Pliers Masking tape Blocking pins → Tools & Materials Finishing ← Petersham ribbon 25mm Iron Dressmaking pins Needle Thread Thimble Decorative ribbon → Further Reading ← Edwardian Hats The Art of Millinery - Mme. Anna Ben-Yusuf 1909 From the Neck Up - Denise Dreher 1981 Hat Couture - Marianna Jongkind 2020 → Timestamps ← 00:00 – Introduction 00:39 - The Design 01:28 - Making a Cardboard Block 04:44 - Freeform Trilby Crown 07:06 - Blocking the Brim 09:01 - Trimming Design 10:20 - Review of Petershams Millinery Supp