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Pugaree or Pleated Hatband Pattern

Rick Blaine

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Mike K. said:
>Here is one "how to" from a different hat thread.
Apply the same technique to a fedora as to a helmet.<
puggaree.jpg

Very helpful, thank you.




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byronic

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But how much and how wide?

I found this thread very helpful, and thank you to all who contributed as I want to give my Sunbody a safari style. But, as the title asks, how much material would I need and what would be the recommended width of the material? Also, due to the overlapping, would a very thin material be best?
 

tnitz

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Puggaree

I didn't save links and can't now advise on exact sites, but I know that I found some patterns online when looking at "Australian Military Slouches" In the end I bought a vintage WWII one for my slouch.

When I bought my first Panama, the haberdasher had a shoebox full of premade puggaree with hooks, in all different colors and patterns. They were of cotton on the bias with ironed seams and were INEXPENSIVE! They were essentially the same thing as you would get on a current Akubra Military Slouch as factory issued.

Just last week I saw a listing on a large online auction site for someone selling them inexpensively in a range of colors. For the use you are describing, I would pay the money - it's alot of exacting work for very little change in appearance. But that's just my opinion.

Someday I hope to make on in light muslin such as older ones I've seen.
 

Blackthorn

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I saw, a few months ago, someone posting a source for pugs. I've done a search, but can't find any place to buy the right material for a pug. Seeing Bogart's "Sahara" tonight, one of the men was wearing a safari-looking hat with a pug. Now I'd like to put a pug on my Banjo Patterson, if someone can steer me to a good source for getting one.
 
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Cattus Petasatus

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You could always make your own. It's easier than you think. I did with the help of that illustration above. I folded a pug on my pith helmet and liked it so much I did it to my Akubra Slouch too (I'll post a pic of that later.)

 

Cattus Petasatus

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The yellow is for my old cavalry days.

Neither ribbon is anchored down on this one. Its just held on by tension. The pith has a couple of stitches in the back. I didn't leave myself enough ribbon. I found the ribbon at hobby lobby. Give it a whirl. Its easier than you think.
 

Blackthorn

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Well, my pugs still haven't arrived in the mail yet, but I noticed that one of my Panamas had a nice black pug yesterday, so I took it off and put it onto my Banjo Patterson. I should have done this a long time ago!

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