Make a DIY vintage pillbox hat | 5 styles of pillbox hats | Vintage Millinery Techniques

The most comprehensive video on pillbox hats ever! Learn all you need to know about different types of vintage pillbox construction methods, as well as materials and design options. → Follow me ← Instagram: @byilonamillinery Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ByIlonaMillinery Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/byilonamillinery Website: https://www.byilona.co.uk → Materials for Foundations ← Buckram Scissors Millinery wire (or galvanized wire 1mm) Domet (icewool or thin cotton wadding) Iron Pins Fabric scissors Soap (or your preferred fabric marking method) Ruler Poupee Head (covered in clingfilm to protect it) Steamer (or steam iron) Blocking pins → Fashion Fabrics and Finishing ← Silk velvet Silk Organza Cotton Wool boucle Petersham ribbon Lining Fabric (acetate or silk dupion) → Chapters ← 00:00 - Introduction 00:32 - Materials 03:08 - Open Top Pillbox 10:55 - Flat Top Pillbox 16:55 - Dome Top Pillbox 22:17 - Gathered Velvet Pillbox 24:31 - Concealed Pleats Pillbox #DIYhat #millinery #hatmaking Please do not produce exact copies of by Ilona Millinery hat designs for your own commercial purposes. This video is intended to teach technique only. You are free to re-create these hat designs for your own use, as long as you do not sell the copies you have created.