Millinery Shorts: How to wire a hat shape by hand | vintage millinery technique

If you've enjoyed this video please like & subscribe 👍🔔, this really helps me grow and reach a larger audience ❤️ I post new videos or do a live stream from my studio every week ✨✨✨ In this video I’m demonstrating how I wire a buckram hat shape by hand. You can apply this same method for any shape - not just a pillbox - and also any material such as felt. This is my preferred method, there is no right or wrong way – just whatever works for you. → Follow me ← Instagram: @byilonamillinery Website: https://www.byilona.co.uk → Tools & Materials ← Thread (white or to match hat shape material) Needle (millinery needles) Thimble (I use a home-made leather one) Pencil/sharpie marker Pre-blocked and fully dried hat form on the block Mini clothes pegs Pliers/wire cutters Sewing gauge (or other ruler) Measuring tape Kitchen Scissors Bendy plastic (I'm using a bit of boning from an old corset) Millinery wire - 1mm Galvanised wire - 1.6mm Ferrule (to match the galvanised wire) → Suggested Suppliers ← I like to shop around between all of these to see who has the best prices: Baxter Hart & Abraham Parkin Fabrics Petersham's Millinery Supplies Macculloch & Wallis The Trimming Company #buckram #millinery #hatmaking