Busted Hat Company

[belfastboy]

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 after using the brim curling tool.
I will add a little shellac to the brim and use the curling tool again tomorrow and if the curl is still almost flat I will be putting a curl in the brim using my thumb and index finger, my wife just informed me that she likes my brim curl better than what the curling tool has allowed to me do. So Much for fancy tools.

I have one of Marc DeCou block spinners that I use a lot now so I ordered another one from his store on Etsy.

3/8" is a very small curl. I use my 1/2 or 5/8" one the most. And as with most tools it takes a while to master using it.

 

[Darrell2688]

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 3/8" a little more, here is the final results. Maybe I should buy a 1/2" or 5/8" pencil curl tool, the 3/8" tool is too small.

 

[belfastboy]

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 3/8" a little more, here is the final results. Maybe I should buy a 1/2" or 5/8" pencil curl tool, the 3/8" tool is too small.

WalshDesign3D sells a set of 6 or so for a really good price.

 

[Darrell2688]

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 sale, it is different than some of my other hats, I made the bow 5 1/2" long and the ends of the bow are frayed, I decided to try something different with the bow knot. The leather sweatband is a medium brown 2" wide with a small black bow, white satin liner with gold piping. The brim is a snap brim and if you want the brim can be worn turned up. Here are a few photos for you to view.
I should have put a cloth on the table that was a darker color.

If anyone here on The Fedora Lounge would like to buy this Fedora, start a conversation, send me a message, I like direct contact with anyone that wants to buy one of my hats. That gives me a chance to make any changes that the customer might want, reshaping, changing the liner to a different color or cutting the brim width down.

Let me know what you think,
Darrell

 

[Darrell2688]

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 is the Bone colored fedora that I posted here on the lounge, if you are interested here is the web link. There are 14 people watching the Indiana style and 5 people watching the bone color fedora.
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?item=305605468647&rt=nc&_trksid=p4429486.m3561.l170197&_ssn=dwb4926

The coupon is good for 10% off and the only way to see or get the coupon code is if you have log in to your Ebay account.

Thank you for your time and interest,
Darrell