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  1. Darrell2688

    Hat making?? Learning Millinery..

    I ordered a pastry board made of black marble from Amazon, 1" X 16" X 20" to use when I block my felts, it worked out so well that I purchased a second pastry board made of marble to iron on, with the second marble board I can block two hat felt bodies and while they are drying I can work on the...
  2. Darrell2688

    Art Fawcett Hat Bands for sale on Ebay

    Hello Fedora Fans, I found something interesting for sale on Ebay, you can purchase ready mane hat bands, made of Grosgrain ribbon in the Art Fawcett styel or should I call it his signature series of hat bands because the bows have Art Fawcetts bow knots and style. Art made the hat bands and...
  3. Darrell2688

    Hat making?? Learning Millinery..

    The flex curve is a great idea I got from Wolfbrae Custom/Robert Gault to use the Flex Curve. Ask your customer to use the Flex Curve to trace out the pattern on poster paper, then mail it to you, use the pattern to make a band block for the customer then use the band block to form the hat to...
  4. Darrell2688

    Busted Hat Company

    Hello Fedora Fans, Well I finally finished the hat that I was making for a customer following his design instructions, we worked out the colors for his new hat and all details. I made the hat with a FEPSA felt that I purchased from Pure Beaver, the felt is 100% beaver, Whiskey color, the hat...
  5. Darrell2688

    Hat making?? Learning Millinery..

    I sew everything by hand, that is the way that I prefer to make hats. I am getting ready to start work on a fedora in Bone color and my customer wants the brim edge to have a stitch line about 1/4"-3/8" in from the edge of the brim, doing the sewing by hand will be a challenge, but I am willing...
  7. Darrell2688

    Busted Hat Company

    Hello Everyone, I hope everyone is having a lot of fun today celebrating the 4th. of July, stay safe have fun. The Bone color fedora was purchased by a veterinarian in Chicago, he like the hat so much that he plans to order some more hats, so I recently purchase some felts from Pure Beaver and...
  8. Darrell2688

    Ebay Discount Coupons

    Hello Fedora Fans, Ebay is offering a 10% discount coupon to Ebay Members in the Message section of the My Ebay account. The 10% discount Coupon is good for anything in Fashion over $25.00. If you are watching any sale on any fashion item, check your messages to see if Ebay sent you the...
  9. Darrell2688

    Hat making?? Learning Millinery..

    What website did you order your ribbon from? I think that he has a couple of places where he sells ribbon, blocks and other items, I think that he sells blocking springs, I could be wrong?
  10. Darrell2688

    Ebay Fedoras for sale

    Thank you Rob, my wife helped me with the color selection, maybe I should have made that hat in a 7 1/4" what do you think? I do not have another bone felt in stock, but if you are interested I will see if I can get a bone color.
  11. Darrell2688

    Ebay Fedoras for sale

    Hello Fedora Fans, I have two Fedora hats listed on Ebay for sale and Ebay is offering a 10% discount on my hats, you have to log into your Ebay account to see the discount codes. Both hats are 7 3/8" size, one is a Indiana Style hat with the dimensional cut brim and the other is the Bone color...
  13. Darrell2688

    Busted Hat Company

    Hello Fedora Fans, I just checked the two hats that I have listed on Ebay for sale and I discovered that Ebay is offering a discount coupon code on my two hats that I have for sale, each fedora has a different discount code. Both Fedoras are 7 3/8", one is a Indiana style fedora and the other...
  14. Darrell2688

    Busted Hat Company

    Hello Fedora Lounge Members, I just finished another hat. This fedora is 100% Rabbit Fur Felt, the color is Bone and the Vintage Grosgrain Ribbon is a red wine color 1 1/2" wide, hat size is 7 3/8", brim width is 3", the crown shape is teardrop. I am getting ready to post this hat on Ebay for...
  15. Darrell2688

    Busted Hat Company

    I worked on my wife's hat last night after I had sprayed the brim with some shellac, I tried using the curling tool again and there wasn't a noticeable change, so I kept steaming and I worked the brim edge with my hand and I was able to put more of a curl in the brim edge. I was able to curl the...
  16. Darrell2688

    Busted Hat Company

    I received my brim curling tool today, it is a 3/8" curl, iused the tool and the curl is smoother than the curl that I put in by hand, however it seems to be a bit more almost flat. The wife wanted a couple of small dimples in the front, so I did as requested. Here are some photos of the hat...
  17. Darrell2688

    Busted Hat Company

    I put the pencil curl in brim by hand tonight and added a little gold snowflake charm to the bow knot, here are a few photos of the hat with the pencil curl and one of my wife wearing the hat. I ordered a brim curling tool, I thought that it would be here by now, but it is tied up in LA right...
  19. Darrell2688

    Busted Hat Company

    I made a hat for my wife, it is almost finished, I still need to put a pencil curl in the brim. The color of the felt is a tan, the satin liner is white, the hat band is 1 1/2" wide grosgrain ribbon in a wine color, the telescope crown is 4" high and the brim is 3 1/8" wide, the 2" wide leather...
  20. Darrell2688

    Busted Hat Company

    Hi Rob, My wife said that you look good in that hat, I am glad that you are happy with the hat. My wife said that the Fedora is definitely your hat style, the dimenstional cut is a great cut to have in the brim shape. Let me know if I can make another hat for you. Thank you for your patience...
  21. Darrell2688

    Busted Hat Company

    Hello Everyone, I have been away for a little while, I have been a little busy. I recently finished an Indian Jones Raiders style fedora in size 7 1/4" for a FedoraLounge member, I shipped the hat out yesterday and then in the afternoon I put two rabbit fur felt hat bodies on blocks, one is a...
  22. Darrell2688

    Hat making?? Learning Millinery..

    I would be the person that put their fingers to close to the needle while sewing and sew my fingers to the felt, the only person with every finger wraped in a bandage.
  23. Darrell2688

    Hat making?? Learning Millinery..

    Can you use a Stitching Awl, there is a stitch awl that will work with a sewing machine needle, I purchased one on Amazon and purchased the sewing machine needles that work with it. My trouble is I have not been able to sew with the darn thing, I always put the thread through the wrong loop in...

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