2026-06-29T05:56:14Z https://hatacademy.com/forum/topics/extra-large-brims?commentId=6485913%3AComment%3A55969&feed=yes&xn_auth=no tag:hatacademy.com,2013-05-21:6485913:Comment:56737 2013-05-21T23:46:33.252Z Cynthia G Peacock https://hatacademy.com/profile/CynthiaGPeacock

<p>Wendy, you're a beast.  Not since Scarlet repurposed draperies has someone shown such ingenuity!</p> <p>I'm gonna' try that. </p> <p>Cindy </p>

<p>Wendy, you're a beast.  Not since Scarlet repurposed draperies has someone shown such ingenuity!</p> <p>I'm gonna' try that. </p> <p>Cindy </p> tag:hatacademy.com,2013-05-16:6485913:Comment:55969 2013-05-16T21:06:31.561Z Wendy Freaney - Hat Candy https://hatacademy.com/profile/WendyFreaney

<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2968501391?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2968501391?profile=original" width="640"></img></a> Hey BB</p> <p>Go to Hobby Lobby and buy one of those Styrofoam wreath shapes and use that.  I have blocked many large rims doing that.  Also made an upturned fascinator out of the half ball.…</p> <p></p>

<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2968501391?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="640" class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2968501391?profile=original"/></a>Hey BB</p> <p>Go to Hobby Lobby and buy one of those Styrofoam wreath shapes and use that.  I have blocked many large rims doing that.  Also made an upturned fascinator out of the half ball.</p> <p><a href="http://shop.hobbylobby.com/products/12-styrofoam-extruded-wreath-601211/" rel="nofollow">http://shop.hobbylobby.com/products/12-styrofoam-extruded-wreath-60...</a></p> <p> </p> tag:hatacademy.com,2013-05-16:6485913:Comment:55963 2013-05-16T20:02:21.194Z Dianne Graham https://hatacademy.com/profile/DianneGraham

<p> </p> <p>Thank you Bridget. I will give it a try</p> <p>Dianne</p> <p>Over the Top Hats</p> <p> </p> <p> </p>

<p> </p> <p>Thank you Bridget. I will give it a try</p> <p>Dianne</p> <p>Over the Top Hats</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> tag:hatacademy.com,2013-05-14:6485913:Comment:55811 2013-05-14T22:47:42.305Z Bridget Early https://hatacademy.com/profile/BridgetEarly

<p>Dianne,</p> <p>It depends on what material I am working with, how I make the brims larger than my blocks.  If it is fabric (lace, netting etc. I just wire them and that works)  For felts and straws, I steam the brim then use the biggest brim block with the curve most like what I want.  I start at the crown edge of the brim and carefully iron the brim over the block and then slide the brim up the brim block trying not to mess up what I have already pressed.  You need to work the brim of the…</p>

<p>Dianne,</p> <p>It depends on what material I am working with, how I make the brims larger than my blocks.  If it is fabric (lace, netting etc. I just wire them and that works)  For felts and straws, I steam the brim then use the biggest brim block with the curve most like what I want.  I start at the crown edge of the brim and carefully iron the brim over the block and then slide the brim up the brim block trying not to mess up what I have already pressed.  You need to work the brim of the hat over the brim block where it will produce the correct curve or slant, so as the brim gets larger, you may need to slide it up or back.  I hope this makes sense.  Sometimes I can even use towels to help "build out" my brim block.  Like I always say, take my advice with a grain of salt, sometimes I just make my techniques up as go. :)</p>