In less than two weeks, July 16, I have to deliver my hats to the county fair for the millinery contest. I always submit paperwork for five hats, but I've never met that goal. Further, I suddenly realized that I'll be attending my family reunion on that day; actually, it's a three-day reunion that I've been very much aware of. So I was day dreaming about whether or not I should leave the reunion and drive over an hour to deliver my hats, or should I leave home a day later and deliver them on my way to the reunion? Life is just so complicated, especially when I have not one hat started! Last year I wasn't satisfied with my hats, so I vowed to work at least two weeks on them rather than three days, oh well. Since I can't focus, I thought I would share some of the stuff I have laying around on hat blocks, forever.
The first thing I'll show you is my candle holder block. I picked this up at Ross Dress for Less. In everything I see a hat block. I'll just go into a store to look for something I can block a hat on. Why can't I be like normal women and buy cute shoes? I have plenty of hat blocks, but I use them more as collector pieces than what they should be used for. I just enjoy finding odd things to block hats on. I saw this candle holder and I just had to have it. It will accommodate a size 23 head size without adjustments. I steamed a fur felt hood and secured it to the candle holder with wide rubber bands. Then I used a blocking cord to block the dent in the middle where the candle would be placed. I could have left this step out since I decided I didn't like the dent in the top of the hat. What's nice about fur felt is how easy it is to work with. I can re-block it over and over again without any problems. First I thought I liked the rubber band marks, but I think I'll steam and brush them out. Who knows what I'll end up with. My finished hats always surprise me. No promises when I will finish this; stay tuned!
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