Art do you need bowling lessons or something? can't be millner lessonsPanamabob said:
Still googling "floating bow lessons" I hear he thinks the more stitches visible, the more value added to the hat. HJ would be proud of him though. They both get off on superfluous stitches. I just figure the mentioned person can not do the clean looking bows though. In fact, he never heard of them prior to me telling him about how Optimo does their bows. Nowadays, he is a self appointed expert, in all things. We know him as the only private felter hatter in the world. Still have not found out how he became a "Master Hatter" though. I still think he is not convinced the Cavanagh edge was not just a welted edge, with the non existent stitches blurred by time. I think perhaps he trained under John B. Stetson. (all his other claims are rather grandiose too) :cheers1: Fedora
fedoralover said:Here's another frontal shot. This type of felt stetson used is a bit different than what's on some of their other vintage hats. Its very much like a vintage borsalino felt, very thin and floppy and yet very dense. Art did a great job of giving it life again as the sweatband was shot and the ribbon and bow needed replacing. The stitching Art did is amazing, you can't see any on the bow at all and on the ribbon you have to get a magnifying glass to see them.
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