For those into the amish style hats...a link!!

[Dm101]

...I found an amish hattery that has an online store!
I plan to buy one of there telescope crown hats after the new year.
Shoot...do they celebrate christmas?
I might order it tonight...lol.
Little bit of christmas doghous-ery....

Oh, here's the link...in case you would like to get in trouble with me...hehe.
Happy Holidays!!


http://dutchhaven.com/store/proddetail.php?prod=HAT-FELT-050&cat=21

 

[BobHufford]

I have three intercourse souvenirs ... they are all in their thirties now and will be over for Christmas.

 

[Mustang Mike's Hats]

I have three intercourse souvenirs ... they are all in their thirties now and will be over for Christmas

I actually had to take a second to think that one through..

Kinda shows you how sharp I am, right??

 

[Doctor Strange]

Wool felt? That's cheap dreck. Surely the actual Amish wear fur felt hats, no?

I see Stetson makes a couple of models:

https://www.stetson.com/store/amish-4x-fur-blend-hat-1.html

https://www.amazon.com/Stetson-Amish-Hat-Inch-Brim/dp/B018YG8D3W

This was on a quick Google, no doubt there are other makers too.

 

[BobHufford]

There are several on-line retailers carrying the Stetson fur-felt versions in various qualities.

https://www.hatcountry.com/stetson-amish-6x-fur-cowboy-hat.html
https://www.hatcountry.com/stetson-amish-ii-4x-buffalo-felt-cowboy-hat.html

 

[Doctor Strange]

I suspect there are actual Amish hatters who make the bulk of the hats worn in their communities... and they are better made and less expensive than those Stetsons. But, not surprisingly, these Amish hatters have no presence on the Web!

 

[Dm101]

Wool felt? That's cheap dreck. Surely the actual Amish wear fur felt hats, no?

I see Stetson makes a couple of models:

https://www.stetson.com/store/amish-4x-fur-blend-hat-1.html

https://www.amazon.com/Stetson-Amish-Hat-Inch-Brim/dp/B018YG8D3W

This was on a quick Google, no doubt there are other makers too.

Amish = 54.00
Stetson = 540.00

Big difference...lol

 

[Blackthorn]

Amish = 54.00
Stetson = 540.00

Big difference...lol

Hear, hear....

 

[JimK]

Decades back, my siblings and I would shop at Gohn Brothers. Probably best to phone them to get details on their hats! http://gohnbrothers.com/index.html

 

[Perry Underwood]

Amish hats sold here:
http://www.amishcraft.com/amish-hats

Fur felt hat with telescope crown:
http://www.amishcraft.com/amish-hats/dress-hat-telescope

I purchased a straw hat from this seller a few years ago. Packaged very well. My impression is that he lives in Amish country and once he has an order goes to the source and purchases the hat.

 

[Doctor Strange]

Hey, I have one of those Amish straws... purchased on a vacation in PA when I was a kid over 50 years ago! Here's one of the pictures I used in an oral report about hats I did in eighth grade (1968):



And it's great to see the amishcraft links for the fur felt ones. I knew there had to be better sources for these hats.

 

[sila]

Hi all.
Is it possible to turn a soft fur felt fedora with a 3 inch brim into an Amish hat. And if so, what should the height be at the max and minimal?

 

[Dm101]

FITS GREAT!!!

 

[sila]

View attachment 150709

FITS GREAT!!!

WOWW. Looking good, my friend!
Did you do it by yourself and what are the measurements before and after the transformation. And please I want to know the brand of this hat.

 

[Dm101]

WOWW. Looking good, my friend!
Did you do it by yourself and what are the measurements before and after the transformation. And please I want to know the brand of this hat.

Hahahaha...I have yet to begin modding this hat!
All I did so far was add some
Inside and under the leather sweatband to make it fit my head, as I ordered it about 1/2 an inch too big. (Weather strip shores up the 1/4 inch gap on each side of my head)
Tonight I am braiding a paracord hatbad for it and steaming the brim to curve it down slightly in the front. I ordered the hat from the Lancaster Amish website in 7-3/8. I think I wear a size smaller than that.
The website link is: http://dutchhaven.com/store/proddetail.php?prod=HAT-FELT-050&cat=21

 

[sila]

Lots of luck tonight!
I saw this hat on their website and noticed it is a wool felt. Why not a fur felt just like on site of Amishcraft?

 

[Dm101]

Lots of luck tonight!
I saw this hat on their website and noticed it is a wool felt. Why not a fur felt just like on site of Amishcraft?

Simple....price.

 

[sila]

Simple....price.

haha, you are right.
when its finished, lets us see your result. Pictures taken from different angles (also the top!)

 

[Dm101]

haha, you are right.
when its finished, lets us see your result. Pictures taken from different angles (also the top!)

Will do!
I'll be taking pics at lunch today, indoors and outdoors.

Last night I spent making paracord bracelets for my wife and son. They saw I had the paracord out and asked for new bracelets...lol.
So I wound up just wrapping the hat in layered paracord instead of brading another hatband.
Still need to secure the wrappings with thread, but it holds enough for now with the ends melted together.

 

[Dm101]

Well, here are a few shots from right before lunch. Didn't get to take pics by the lake like I wanted, wife intercepted my lunch plans with grocery shopping.

Received two compliments on the hat, and a TON of looks. it's definitely a keeper.
I'll have to modify the leather sweatband though, part of it where the weather seal makes it bunch up digs into my head when I take off the hat. Not sure if I'm gonna cut out the offensive part or put some medical cloth tape over it...

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