Lovely Liners

[ChicagoWayVito]

Fresh off the sewing machine ... My wife just made it for a hat I finished for her yesterday ...

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Very nice. Great fabric choice.

 

[ChicagoWayVito]

I'm not gonna lie here: I stole this idea from @DOGMAN. Getting the fabric was the easy bit. Getting someone to actually do the liners turned out to be a lot harder. Not completely where I want to be with these, but it's a start.

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I absolutely love the Alexander Henry Las Elegantes fabric. I have 3 yards of it myself.

 

[AbbaDatDeHat]

I'm not gonna lie here: I stole this idea from @DOGMAN. Getting the fabric was the easy bit. Getting someone to actually do the liners turned out to be a lot harder. Not completely where I want to be with these, but it's a start.

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Too cool!!
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[Winston Carter]

Little known hatter in Garland, Tx -

Master Hatters. They make nice western hats at low prices.

 

[steur]

I absolutely love the Alexander Henry Las Elegantes fabric. I have 3 yards of it myself.

Too cool!!
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Vito, Bowen, thanks.

 

[Redfokker]

I'm not gonna lie here: I stole this idea from @DOGMAN. Getting the fabric was the easy bit. Getting someone to actually do the liners turned out to be a lot harder. Not completely where I want to be with these, but it's a start.

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I think they turned out great! Great choice of placement and the patterns of materials. Super cool!

 

[steur]

I think they turned out great! Great choice of placement and the patterns of materials. Super cool!

Mike, thanks. While they do look cool they still need some work to get just right. Development stage...

 

[RJR]

I think they turned out great! Great choice of placement and the patterns of materials. Super cool!

+1

 

[steur]

+1

Thank you, Bob.

 

[mayserwegener]

J. Hückel´s Söhne Wien "Eureka - Plume"

 

[Redfokker]

J. Hückel´s Söhne Wien "Eureka - Plume"

Yummy, I enjoyed this a great deal.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

J. Hückel´s Söhne Wien "Eureka - Plume"

Can you imagine a company making a liner like this today? A work of art.


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[mayserwegener]

Yummy, I enjoyed this a great deal.

Mike, Thanks!

 

[mayserwegener]

Can you imagine a company making a liner like this today? A work of art.

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No those days are long gone. Thanks!

 

[MondoFW]

J. Hückel´s Söhne Wien "Eureka - Plume"

Wow......Has to be the finest liner I have ever seen! Magnificent hat, sir!

My gripe with hats is that most of the hats with these exquisite liners are ancient, late Victorian/Edwardian formal hats like bowlers, homburgs, and toppers that just can't be worn regularly in most environments. I could only dream of having a versatile city hat like a Whippet with this kind of craftsmanship in the liner.

 

[mayserwegener]

Thanks! In the same time period you will see Soft Felts with similar liners but probably not with as elaborate stamped gold foil. The top of the liner is not under stress in a Stiff Felt Hat or Top Hat.

Here is a JHS Soft Felt (an amazing hat) from probably about the same time period and you can see that the gold foil has started to come off from wear / stress. It's not as elaborate but I am sure it was more striking when it was new.

http://germanaustrianhats.invisionzone.com/index.php?/topic/6-johann-hückel´s-söhne-hückel-hutfabrik-weilheim/page-5#entry556

 

[steur]

J. Hückel´s Söhne Wien "Eureka - Plume"

A beautiful liner like that makes a hat look that much more luxurious. Lovely, Steve.

 

[MondoFW]

Thanks! In the same time period you will see Soft Felts with similar liners but probably not with as elaborate stamped gold foil. The top of the liner is not under stress in a Stiff Felt Hat or Top Hat.

Here is a JHS Soft Felt (an amazing hat) from probably about the same time period and you can see that the gold foil has started to come off from wear / stress. It's not as elaborate but I am sure it was more striking when it was new.

http://germanaustrianhats.invisionzone.com/index.php?/topic/6-johann-hückel´s-söhne-hückel-hutfabrik-weilheim/page-5#entry556

I believe that high quality soft felt hats of the period may have liners that have similar artistry....But you'd sure be hard-pressed to find a hat liner like that in late 30's-and-beyond hats. They're all white! I need a bright, pleated, embroidered royal purple liner in my hat!

 

[Tukwila]

Those pleated liners really are impressive @mayserwegener

 

[mayserwegener]

I believe that high quality soft felt hats of the period may have liners that have similar artistry....But you'd sure be hard-pressed to find a hat liner like that in late 30's-and-beyond hats. They're all white! I need a bright, pleated, embroidered royal purple liner in my hat!

Yes you see a drop even at the highest end as you get into the 1930s. Here is a nice one from the late 1920s.

http://germanaustrianhats.invisionz...c/50-borsalino-german-market/page-2#entry1198