Raffia & Hat Making Supplies 


Poly Hat Blocks
Back to Menu

These hat blocks are made of polyurethane. It is yellowish in color and has a unique surface which feels hard yet is relatively easy to pin to, while stitching the braid. It is highly durable in normal use, and will last for years. Each comes in 3 common hat block sizes, and 4 different styles.

YOU MAY MIX THE SIZES AND SHAPES TO GET THE PRICE BREAKS

Poly Hat Blocks
Order Number Size & style Height Price Each 12 or more
HBFT21 Flat Top 21" 3 1/4" $18.95 $12.50
HBFT22 Flat Top 22" $18.95 $12.50
HBFT23 Flat Top 23" $18.95 $12.50
HBGD19 Gentle Dome 19" 4" $18.95 $12.50
HBGD20 Gentle Dome 20" $18.95 $12.50
HBGD21 Gentle Dome 21" $18.95 $12.50
HBGD22 Gentle Dome 22" $18.95 $12.50
HBGD23 Gentle Dome 23" $18.95 $12.50
HBGD24 Gentle Dome 24" $18.95 $12.50
HBHD21 High Dome 21" 6 1/2" $18.95 $12.90
HBHD22 High Dome 22" $18.95 $12.90
HBHD23 High Dome 23" $18.95 $12.90
HBP22 Pilbara 22" 4 1/4"  $18.95 $12.50
HBP23 Pilbara 23" $18.95 $12.50
HBP24 Pilbara 24" $18.95 $12.50

 

Raffia Hat Kits
Back to Menu

Everything you need to make your own raffia hat is in this kit. It comes with a re-usable poly-hat block , the book Make a Raffia Hat Order Number:B0852 Price: $7.95 each, pins and needles for sewing up your hat, grosgrain ribbon for the inside headband. Plus raffia ready to braid or the pre-braided. Use a tape measure to measure around your head or measure the inside of a favorite hat.

 

Raffia Hat Kits
Order
Number
Size Price
With Raffia ready to braid
K-HS Small (21") $21.95 each
K-HM Medium (22")
K-HL Large (23")

Hat Making Books
Back to Menu

Make a Raffia Hat, by Ann Fennell
Order Number: B0856     Price: $7.95
A very basic book on how to make raffia hats.  Lots of step-by-step photos to make your first hat easy... easier than you think.  Try it with braided wheat or braided seagrass as well.

Raffia Hat Making, by Ann Fennell
Order Number: B0852     Price: $9.95
Raffia hats have undergone a revival, and are now in demand as a practical and stylish accessory.  Simple, step-by-step instructions.  Can also be made with seagrass and wheatstraw.

Raffia Hats and Bags, by Ann Fennell
Order Number; B0853     Price: $9.95
The second book by Ann Fennell.  Contains step-by-step instructions for eight separate projects, using techniques ranging form traditional raffia plait to cross weave, eyelet weave and raffia crochet.

Fabulous Felt Hats, by Chad Alice Hagen
Order Number: B0897     Price: $9.95
This book explains the simple process for making felt from wool and presents 15 spectacular, hand-sculpted hat projects. Make a personal statement with your original, creative felted hats.  This book depicts the usage of our poly hat blocks.

Artificial Sinew
Back to Menu

Used with leather, bamboo, and rattan, a popular item to use when making dream catchers.  Put up in 8 oz. spools of approximately 300 yards.  Natural color.
Order Number: SINEW   Price: $12.95 each.

Braided Wheat Straw
Back to Menu

Braided Wheat Straw
Order Number Description Price/10
yard coil
Price/100
yard coil
BWS6 6mm wide $3.00 $14.50
BWS12 12mm wide $3.20 $8.25
BWS-S 20mm wide $3.50 $9.25

Sample card available: $0.50 each
Order Number: SA-BWS
Remember to use your quarter to determine the comparative size of the product.

 

Wheat Weaving Books
Back to Menu

Wheat Weaving and Straw Craft, by Morgan Geoffry Owens-Celli
Order Number: B0875     Price: $18.95
Learn the ancient folk art of wheat weaving - braiding stalks of wheat and shaping them into designs.

The Complete Book of Straw Craft and Corn Dollies, by Doris Johnson and Alec Coker
Order Number: B0365     Price: $4.95
The age-old craft of plaiting straw, for beginners as well as experienced plaiters.  Complete instructions for making corn dollies.  Also apply these instructions to other materials, such as round reed and seagrass stems.