DIY Plaster Hat Block | Jackie Kennedy's Inauguration Hat using vintage techniques

How to make a DIY hat block out of Plaster. This pillbox hat block is based on Jackie Kennedy's Inauguration Day hat made by Halston in 1960. In this video I'm also blocking with wool felt - it's easier than you think!

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→Tools & Materials 1 ←
- Masking tape
- Scissors
- Tape Measure
- Markers (for colour coding wires)
- Wire (I’m using 1.6mm galvanised and 1mm millinery)
- Wire cutters/ pliers
- Thread
- Needle
- Duct tape

→Tools & Materials 2 ←
- Vaseline & rag (or any other release agent)
- Weighing scales (covered in clingfilm for protections)
- Gloves, face mask & apron
- Plastic tubs (these will no longer be food safe once you’ve used them)
- Plaster (AKA plaster of paris of gypsum – at least 1.5kg)
- Room temperature water
- Mixing tools (I used a plastic spoon)
- Isopropyl Alcohol spray (optional)
- Fine sandpaper (120 grit & a sanding block)
- Paint (water based acrylic, emulsion or spray)
- Paintbrush
- Gloss varnish (spray or paint on)
- Rubber door seal (or electrical wire or thick rope & silicone bathroom sealer)

→Tools & Materials 3 ←
- Your plaster block propped up on a jam jar.
- Clingfilm (to cover and protect your plaster block)
- Wool felt hood (already stiffened)
- Steamer
- Spray bottle
- Metal thimbles
- Blocking pins
- Pliers
- Nylon bristle brush
- Sewing gauge
- Soap (or tailor's chalk)
- Flexible plastic corset bone
- Scissors

→Time Stamps ←
0:00 Introduction
0:57 Make a paper model using Blender
1:56 Put together the paper model
3:25 Make a wire frame
8:30 Mix Plaster
11:20 De-mould & finish
14:42 Block wool felt

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