[Tfug] Way, way ot: "Millenery"

[Terence Rudkin]

Well to make hats you need leather, felt and mercury.   I doubt you
will find many hat makers in the US outside of NY City.  do you have a
vision for a hat?  The first step is to make a template out of  paper
or other temporary material.

TR

On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 7:54 PM, Bexley Hall <bexley401 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> --- Angus Scott-Fleming <angussf at geoapps.com> wrote:
>
>  > On 25 Mar 2008 at 15:05, Bexley Hall  wrote:
>  >
>  > > Or, whatever the *male* version thereof would be??
>  > >
>  > > Anyone have any experience with this sort of
>  > thing?
>  >
>  > Well, a "milliner" makes and sells hats (gender not
>
>  Actually, I was under the impression that millenery
>  pertained to the making of *women's* hats
>  (specifically).  Hence, my qualification re:
>  "the *male* version thereof".
>
>
>  > specified).  A vendor of
>  > clothing for men is called a haberdasher, so perhaps
>  > you're looking for a
>  > haberdashery?
>
>  No, I am not looking for a *vendor* but, rather,
>  "a *maker* of hats for men".  More specifically,
>  someone who has the skillset that they would be
>  willing to share.
>
>  In the plainest of terms, I want to make a hat!  :>
>  And, aside from the newspaper hats that Curious
>  George taught me to make -- or those that printers
>  often make/wear -- I am clueless as to where to
>  begin!  (hence the appeal)
>
>
>
>  > And to answer the second question, no, I don't sell
>  > clothes or hats ...
>
>
>
>
>
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