Northwest Hats, Eugene, Ore.

[Tukwila]

Great work on all of them, Bill.

 

[Hat and Rehat]

I have 6 hats coming from Northwest on which Mike did various degrees of refurbishment.

1) A sahara ArtLite that received a new vintage ribbon.
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2) A Peters Bros hemp received a new vintage ribbon treatment.
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3) A vintage Knox panama that had the pug replaced with an interesting vintage ribbon. The colors in the picture does not do this justice. Mike also re-blocked the crown to add the pinches.
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4) A 40s Royal Stetson DeLuxe that was cleaned and re-blocked. It’s a camel color that I think looks peach in person.
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5) A vintage Tom ‘n’ Jerry (50s) that was cleaned and re-blocked. Love the spiral stitching on the brim. Does anybody know how that was done back in the day?
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6) Last but definitely not the least my 50s Borsalino muflone Lontra. All Mike did on this was press out the wrinkles.
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Beauties all, Bill, and Mike's work looks impeccable.
I figured a spiral brim just takes a steady eye, hand and foot (or knee) on a sewing machine.
The spiral crowns are what have me scratching my head.

 

[Bill Hughes]

Beauties all, Bill, and Mike's work looks impeccable.
I figured a spiral brim just takes a steady eye, hand and foot (or knee) on a sewing machine.
The spiral crowns are what have me scratching my head.

I find it interesting that nobody attempts to do it today.

 

[Rmccamey]

A seriously nice set of hats, Bill! You will have to walk around the block a few times with each one to give them a good break-in

I have 6 hats coming from Northwest on which Mike did various degrees of refurbishment.

1) A sahara ArtLite that received a new vintage ribbon.
View attachment 225363

2) A Peters Bros hemp received a new vintage ribbon treatment.
View attachment 225364

3) A vintage Knox panama that had the pug replaced with an interesting vintage ribbon. The colors in the picture does not do this justice. Mike also re-blocked the crown to add the pinches.
View attachment 225371

4) A 40s Royal Stetson DeLuxe that was cleaned and re-blocked. It’s a camel color that I think looks peach in person.
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5) A vintage Tom ‘n’ Jerry (50s) that was cleaned and re-blocked. Love the spiral stitching on the brim. Does anybody know how that was done back in the day?
View attachment 225368 View attachment 225367

6) Last but definitely not the least my 50s Borsalino muflone Lontra. All Mike did on this was press out the wrinkles.
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[Short Balding Guy]

I have 6 hats coming from Northwest on which Mike did various degrees of refurbishment.

1) A sahara ArtLite that received a new vintage ribbon.
View attachment 225363

2) A Peters Bros hemp received a new vintage ribbon treatment.
View attachment 225364

3) A vintage Knox panama that had the pug replaced with an interesting vintage ribbon. The colors in the picture does not do this justice. Mike also re-blocked the crown to add the pinches.
View attachment 225371

4) A 40s Royal Stetson DeLuxe that was cleaned and re-blocked. It’s a camel color that I think looks peach in person.
View attachment 225370 View attachment 225369

5) A vintage Tom ‘n’ Jerry (50s) that was cleaned and re-blocked. Love the spiral stitching on the brim. Does anybody know how that was done back in the day?
View attachment 225368 View attachment 225367

6) Last but definitely not the least my 50s Borsalino muflone Lontra. All Mike did on this was press out the wrinkles.
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Glorious post! WOW, WOW! Bill those hats are truly some of the best hat pics I have seen the past weeks. I can not wait to see those hats in "Bill Hat Adventures."

Eric -

 

[steur]

I have 6 hats coming from Northwest on which Mike did various degrees of refurbishment.

1) A sahara ArtLite that received a new vintage ribbon.
View attachment 225363

2) A Peters Bros hemp received a new vintage ribbon treatment.
View attachment 225364

3) A vintage Knox panama that had the pug replaced with an interesting vintage ribbon. The colors in the picture does not do this justice. Mike also re-blocked the crown to add the pinches.
View attachment 225371

4) A 40s Royal Stetson DeLuxe that was cleaned and re-blocked. It’s a camel color that I think looks peach in person.
View attachment 225370 View attachment 225369

5) A vintage Tom ‘n’ Jerry (50s) that was cleaned and re-blocked. Love the spiral stitching on the brim. Does anybody know how that was done back in the day?
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6) Last but definitely not the least my 50s Borsalino muflone Lontra. All Mike did on this was press out the wrinkles.
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That's a jawdropping parade of hats, Bill. Love the vintage ribbons.

 

[Bill Hughes]

Mike is working on a duplex for me. Today I received this picture with the caption "It's wedding day".

 

[Tukwila]

I've been thinking of sending Mike my stingy brim semi-calado... which would be perfect with a wider brim, and some light colored felt hat to use for the brim or even another wide brimmed Panama to sew together as a dualist.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Mike is working on a duplex for me. Today I received this picture with the caption "It's wedding day".

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Looks great, Bill. Did you provide two donor hats or is Mike providing the felt and the straw?

 

[Bill Hughes]

Looks great, Bill. Did you provide two donor hats or is Mike providing the felt and the straw?

I provided the narrow brim Montecristi.

 

[Bill Hughes]

Mike is working on a duplex for me. Today I received this picture with the caption "It's wedding day".

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A couple more pictures from Mike of the happy couple now joined together. These are pretty low quality pictures but you get the idea. I'll post better pictures when I get it next week. I supplied the vintage ribbon. As you can see it is unusual.

 

[Rmccamey]

An interesting combo, Bill, looks good.

A couple more pictures from Mike of the happy couple now joined together. These are pretty low quality pictures but you get the idea. I'll post better pictures when I get it next week. I supplied the vintage ribbon. As you can see it is unusual.

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[Rogera]

First time wearing this hat Mike refurbished for me.

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Whoo, that made my eyes happy. Very nice Bill!

 

[Rogera]

I have 6 hats coming from Northwest on which Mike did various degrees of refurbishment.

1) A sahara ArtLite that received a new vintage ribbon.
View attachment 225363

2) A Peters Bros hemp received a new vintage ribbon treatment.
View attachment 225364

3) A vintage Knox panama that had the pug replaced with an interesting vintage ribbon. The colors in the picture does not do this justice. Mike also re-blocked the crown to add the pinches.
View attachment 225371

4) A 40s Royal Stetson DeLuxe that was cleaned and re-blocked. It’s a camel color that I think looks peach in person.
View attachment 225370 View attachment 225369

5) A vintage Tom ‘n’ Jerry (50s) that was cleaned and re-blocked. Love the spiral stitching on the brim. Does anybody know how that was done back in the day?
View attachment 225368 View attachment 225367

6) Last but definitely not the least my 50s Borsalino muflone Lontra. All Mike did on this was press out the wrinkles.
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Daaaaaaang! Nice group!

 

[Rogera]

I have 6 hats coming from Northwest on which Mike did various degrees of refurbishment.

1) A sahara ArtLite that received a new vintage ribbon.
View attachment 225363

2) A Peters Bros hemp received a new vintage ribbon treatment.
View attachment 225364

3) A vintage Knox panama that had the pug replaced with an interesting vintage ribbon. The colors in the picture does not do this justice. Mike also re-blocked the crown to add the pinches.
View attachment 225371

4) A 40s Royal Stetson DeLuxe that was cleaned and re-blocked. It’s a camel color that I think looks peach in person.
View attachment 225370 View attachment 225369

5) A vintage Tom ‘n’ Jerry (50s) that was cleaned and re-blocked. Love the spiral stitching on the brim. Does anybody know how that was done back in the day?
View attachment 225368 View attachment 225367

6) Last but definitely not the least my 50s Borsalino muflone Lontra. All Mike did on this was press out the wrinkles.
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Bill, the Sahara Artlite ribbon reminded me of this ad I have hanging on my wall:

 

[Bill Hughes]

Bill, the Sahara Artlite ribbon reminded me of this ad I have hanging on my wall:

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That is amazingly close. Even down to the pattern of little squares on the ribbon.

 

[Bill Hughes]

Bill, the Sahara Artlite ribbon reminded me of this ad I have hanging on my wall:

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Could you post a picture of the entire ad?

 

[Rmccamey]

That is a great color combo, Bill, and a very unique ribbon.

That is amazingly close. Even down to the pattern of little squares on the ribbon.

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[Bill Hughes]

A couple more pictures from Mike of the happy couple now joined together. These are pretty low quality pictures but you get the idea. I'll post better pictures when I get it next week. I supplied the vintage ribbon. As you can see it is unusual.

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This showed up today. Montecristi / Granite combo Duplex. It has a 1/2" over welt with 5 rows of stitching. The ribbon looks even better than I thought it would.

 

[Rmccamey]

A lot of elements come together nicely, Bill.