Traditional Craft

From Felt Cone to Couture Silhouette: The Four Stages of Traditional Hat Blocking

Traditional hat blocking is a meticulous, multi-stage millinery craft where softened felt is shaped by hand over a wooden form to create a hat's permanent silhouette. The process involves four distinct stages: material preparation, crown shaping, setting the form through drying, and brim shaping, each crucial for defining the hat's character and structure.