Want to buy or sell something? Check the classifieds
  • The Fedora Lounge is supported in part by commission earning affiliate links sitewide. Please support us by using them. You may learn more here.

Search results

  1. Darrell2688

    Busted Hat Company

    Thanks Everyone, I really appreciate the positive response. I guess it is time to make another hat. I am slowly improving, and I continue to get help from a couple of members here at The Fedora Lounge. I like working with people that ask me to make a hat for them, I always learn something in...
  2. Darrell2688

    Busted Hat Company

    It has been a while since I have posted a finished hat, the Indy style fedora sold four days after posting it on Ebay, the hat has been delivered to the person that purchased the hat. I finished work on a Millinery Warehouse steel gray rabbit fir felt yesterday. This hat is a size 7 1/4" the...
  3. Darrell2688

    Wolfbrae Custom Hatters

    What glue would you use for repairing moth holes or would shellac work better? Blocking an old hat inside out would help a little, plus the pouncing would provide some felt fibers for moth holes.
  4. Darrell2688

    Wolfbrae Custom Hatters

    I have seen some nice looking hats on Ebay that I was tempted to buy, but I passed on purchasing the hats because of the moth holes and the idea of reblocking the felt after removing the sweatband, I could just see it now, the crown in one hand and the brim in the other hand. Blocking a size 7"...
  5. Darrell2688

    Wolfbrae Custom Hatters

    That is really great repair work, I have seen felts in the same condition after removing the sweatband and I never thought about sewing the felt back together, I just wrote it off as a loss. If I run into a problem like this I will have to try my hand at repairing the felt. I have a old brown...
  7. Darrell2688

    Wolfbrae Custom Hatters

    After looking at the results of using a sewing machine to sew a sweatband into place, I am glad that I don't use a sewing machine, I would rather take my time sewing the sweatband into place by hand, I don't like to damage the felt. Did you use any fabric glue when you repaired the felt?
  8. Darrell2688

    Busted Hat Company

    I took advantage of some good weather today for some up dated photos. It is a little cool outside, the sun light really makes a difference.
  9. Darrell2688

    Busted Hat Company

    I am working on another Indiana Jones Raiders Fedora, I still have a little work to do on the bash of the crown, here are a few photos of the work so far. After I get the bash right I will take some photos in natural light. This fedora is 7 3/8" , 3" brim width front and back, 2 3/4" width on...
  10. Darrell2688

    Busted Hat Company

    I recently sold my green fedora, the customer sent his band block to me to use to form the hat, I have to say, I really like working with the band block, the hat is taking form with ease. I checked the hat earlier this morning after working on it last night and the band block just slide out with...
  11. Darrell2688

    Busted Hat Company

    I have the felt on a wooden hat block full size, regular oval 60CM, when I am finished with the hat someone that wears a 59cm will be able to wear the hat, like me. I purchased a flex curve from Amazon 30" long, I used it to get the shape of my head, then traced around the inside area of the...
  13. Darrell2688

    Busted Hat Company

    I cut the brim on this hat twice, the first time I cut the brim to 3 1/8" front and back the sides were 2 7/8", then I cut the brim a second time, the brim is 3" wide front and back and the sides are 2 3/4", my DeCou brim rounding jack is perfect, it makes cutting the brim so much easier, fast...
  14. Darrell2688

    Busted Hat Company

    I am working on a Indiana Jones Raiders style hat and I made a couple of pieces that I attach to the front and back of the crown to help with the dimensional brim cut. I made the pieces using 2" wide leather, the 2 pieces are 1/4" thick in the middle and sanded down on the ends gradually to form...
  15. Darrell2688

    Busted Hat Company

    I like the way that you bashed the crown and brim, the hat really looks great. My wife loves the style, she is really impressed with the style too!
  16. Darrell2688

    Busted Hat Company

    Well I have been busy trying to learn Excel so I can keep track of my Expenses and my Income from sales, so I will be covered when I file taxes for 2024, boy what a headache. I replaced the hat band on the green fedora with a 1 1/2" wide green vintage grosgrain ribbon, the hat looks better with...
  17. Darrell2688

    Hat making?? Learning Millinery..

    Well I keep the Guinness Newsboy hat because my son bought it for me. If someone else had bought for me I would have unloaded the hat some place or gave it to someone, so I hand onto the hat or rather it hangs on a hat hook in the hallway. Right now I am working on another chocolate brown Indy...
  19. Darrell2688

    Hat making?? Learning Millinery..

    The problem with wearing a hat might be: you don't like the style of the hat, or you don't like what the hat is made of? My son went to Ireland on vacation last year and he bought me a Wool Newsboy cap, it is a nice hat, however the problem is, it is not my style of hat and I havn't worn the...
  20. Darrell2688

    Hat making?? Learning Millinery..

    I checked Ebay for Nick Fouquet hats, there was an entire page of the hats, about 1/3rd of the listings being sold are posted by the owner, that creates a number of questions, do they have regrets for the purchase, some of those hats are so high priced, it is crazy. It would be better to buy a...
  21. Darrell2688

    Hat making?? Learning Millinery..

    After looking at the hats that they make, I have to wonder how the long the hat last and if it feels comfortable to wear. When they make the hats and use a torch on the felt or a soldering iron to burn designs in the felt. Would that type of work on a felt make the hat hard and or brittle? I...
  22. Darrell2688

    Busted Hat Company

    I have to agree, luring sounds really creepy, you always get a funny look when you mention that to someone. Any way you ask for some photos, and here they are. I posted the hat on Ebay yesterday evening and it is sold, I have to box it up and take it to the post office tomorrow. Maybe I should...
  23. Darrell2688

    Busted Hat Company

    It stays down, that is the way that I wanted the brim to be in the front and gradually curve up in the back, I could have done the same thing all the way around with a snap brim, but with the snap brim in the front the forward tip of the brim has a small dip that stays turned up slightly. To...

Latest posts

Members online

... and 6 more.
Total: 3,604 (members: 56, guests: 3,548)

Forum statistics

Threads
109,243
Messages
3,077,113
Members
54,183
Latest member
UrbanGraveDave
Top