Millinery Warehouse
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What kind of leather?
What widths? (1 5/8 in and/or 2 in)
What colors?
Is there a minimum order quantity?
No MOQ. 2" width, black, natural, tan, ginger, and chocolate.
What kind of leather?
What widths? (1 5/8 in and/or 2 in)
What colors?
Is there a minimum order quantity?
Any delivery date yet for the 160gr western weight?
I just received my order of Leather sweatbands from Tim @Purebeaver (instagram). I really like them. Lamb skin, 2" width, Great colour selection. Nice and soft/supple yet substantial. I really like them.
I picked up some from Tim on the hunch I would get them quicker, he mailed them directly to me. I needed one for a hat order for a birthday present. Tim's are very much like the ones from Bond, about the same price. Great quality but Sullivan's are much cheaper. Tim will charge me just what the postage costs him while Sullivan charges a set $45 fee for shipping to Canada. So in the end, for a few sweats Tim's price comes out a bit lower.I thought the sweatbands were from Sullivan. Did you get some from Tim too?
I cannot recall what colours I ordered but I really like the one I am calling OxBlood. It is a brown with decided red tones to it. He was out of dark brown and black.Tim added three new colors recently, I like the lightest shade "Russet"
https://www.instagram.com/p/CB_LAe2JxXB/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
There seems to be a two very distinct markets for felts. The felts made for the women's millinery market are different animals than those made for men's fedoras. I am thinking the millinery market is more slanted towards fashion and throwaway goods. I have 4 of the MillWharehouse felts but I bought all of them for women's hats. I have yet to work with them...now am interested and am scared about what I will find out. Tim @purebeaver has some Winchester mink/beaver blend...that might be an avenue to pursue.My bottle green western using the felt from The Millinery Warehouse is not to be. I sent the felt to Mike at NW and this was his response:
“...here is what I know right now. This is not a 100% fur felt body. It feel (sic) very much like a wool blend. Which is not good for the size you need this thing to me (sic). It is a rather small body for what you need. The wools don't have the kind of stretch the furs do.”
I don’t know if it’s a wool blend or just a rough fur felt hat, but it’s not a quality felt and it’s not big enough to be made into the western I wanted. Live and learn. The good news is I’m going ahead with the hat just having Mike source the felt. I would have went with another nutria felt from Sunrise but they aren’t in stock yet.
There seems to be a two very distinct markets for felts. The felts made for the women's millinery market are different animals than those made for men's fedoras. I am thinking the millinery market is more slanted towards fashion and throwaway goods. I have 4 of the MillWharehouse felts but I bought all of them for women's hats. I have yet to work with them...now am interested and am scared about what I will find out. Tim @purebeaver has some Winchester mink/beaver blend...that might be an avenue to pursue.
Yes, I really wanted to like the Ukraine felts w/a US source and have an alternate to the European suppliers but I guess not. Overall I am happy with the Tonak bunny but it doesn't help you with the larger western size needed.This hat body was/is advertised as 100% rabbit fur felt. I only have what Mike told me, but I believe him completely. Odd that this western felt isn’t big enough to make a standard western hat, and the felt is either a wool blend or very poor quality fur felt. I really wanted a bottle green hat, but I insist on a decent quality hat.
My bottle green western using the felt from The Millinery Warehouse is not to be. I sent the felt to Mike at NW and this was his response:
“...here is what I know right now. This is not a 100% fur felt body. It feel (sic) very much like a wool blend. Which is not good for the size you need this thing to me (sic). It is a rather small body for what you need. The wools don't have the kind of stretch the furs do.”
I don’t know if it’s a wool blend or just a rough fur felt hat, but it’s not a quality felt and it’s not big enough to be made into the western I wanted. Live and learn. The good news is I’m going ahead with the hat just having Mike source the felt. I would have went with another nutria felt from Sunrise but they aren’t in stock yet.
Tonak has many felts that are special that require factory contact for samples. Back in 2011 I was going have Tonak make a hat based on this 1930s J. Hückel´s Söhne "Sigma Foulard Seal Velour". The writing is from Tonak.
Here are some correspondences I had regarding the Velour samples (which I can't find now).
"Hello Bohdana,
I received the Velour samples and Shadecard. Thank you so much!
I do like the Special Velour Platino finish.
I have a couple follow-up questions if you don't mind.
I didn't see the 6286 color in the Shadecard. What color is this?
I noticed with the Special Velour Monsun sample the nap went top to
bottom. Can the nap go side to side like the Special Velour Platino
sample?
The Shadecard mentions the Velour felts are made from Hare fur. Is the
Special Velour Platino and Monsun a Hare / Rabbit fur blend or 100% Hare
fur?
Thanks,
Steve
Hello dear Steve,
very sorry for the my late reply.
I´m so busy these days...
Here are the answers to your questions:
The color n. 6286 is our old color (old code). But we still made this
color. It is not in new shadecard only.
The Special Velour Monsun is finish with long hair.
We are able to smooth hair ( go side to side).
The Special Velour Platino is made from 100% hare fur.
The Special Velour Monsun is made from 90% hare fur and 10% rabbit fur.
Have nice weekend
Bohdana
Hello Steve
I spoke about your hat with my colleague. To enter into production is
needed to order a minimum number of pieces - 60 pcs.
We try to find the most appropriate form for production this hat.
We think that this is a quality special velour - platino.
Have nice day.
Bohdana"
Here is Tonak 1799 Colour Card Furfelt and Woolfelt Hats and Hatbodies from 2015.
https://germanaustrianhats.invision...card-furfelt-and-woolfelt-hats-and-hatbodies/
I sent a photo of this hat to Tonak regarding the color I was looking for.
Yes that is why I backed out. You could get various sizes but only one color. Also the distance factor.I don’t know about sixty, but you can put me down for one.