How Do You Design A Fedora Hat?
Fedoras were a big staple of men’s style of the 1930s and 1940s, but recently, they’ve been making a resurgence in both men’s and women’s fashion. Fedoras are an adorable piece to add to any wardrobe and can help you hide any bad hair days, even during the summertime. Designing your own fedora can be easy and a fun project in millinery. Measure your head using the tape measure. Find a fedora hat shaper that will fit your head. A few places that offer hat-making supplies are listed in the Resources section. Purchase a hat body in the color that you want. For a fedora, a hat body with a small brim will work best. Prepare your iron or steamer on the hottest steam setting, and steam the hat body until it is moist. Place the hat body onto the hat block, and pin it down, making sure to pin the body to all the crevices of the block. Continue steaming and smoothing down the body until it conforms to the block. Measure and mark your desired brim size using a pencil and a ruler. Cut off the brim
