[Tfug] Way, way ot: "Millenery"

[Jeffry Johnston]

Mercury?  wow.. what's that do for a hat?

Jeff


On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 8:17 PM, Terence Rudkin <trudkin at pobox.com> wrote:
> 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
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>
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>  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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