Roxy Display. Passionate about creating. The Mad Hatter Hat Tutorial. Making this hat was a fun experience, however, I must say that I now fully understand why the Mad Hatter's hands are all scarred and bloody. I can't tell you how many times I pricked myself (deep and violently!) On the pins while making this hat! Ouch! Supplies: 1 1/2 yards of main fabric (mine is heavy upholstery fabric)1 1/2 yards of black lace2 yards of lining (used for sash, too)2 yards heavy sew-in interfacing (the thickest you can find!) Inventables: Find new materials.
Pottery. Metal casting. Epoxy. Steampunk Airship Goggles. Porcipine quills. Big hamster wheel thing. Make a good, cheap, upgradeable sheet plastic vacuum former. Tired of buying cheap plastic crap?
Now you can make your own! Or you can make nice and surprisingly sturdy plastic stuff in amazing shapes, amaze your friends with your technical prowess, and be the life of the party. Vacuum forming is a technique for shaping sheet plastics into 3D shapes, which you can do at home, easily and cheaply. And it's fun. It's the easiest way to make an infinite variety of shapes in plastic, or to make molds for casting shapes in other materials, such as concrete. Tw pottery.