What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

[T Jones]

Super job man. Looks great.

Thank you buddy!

 

[Bushman]

Kevin & Howlin Donegal tweed newsboy:

 

[Blare]

Now that's a thin ribbon! Very nice.

Thank you Terry. Was feeling this one today.

After months of sitting, I finally finished this conversion project. All I lacked was sewing on the brim binding and I finally got it done. This hat was originally a size 7 '50s era 3X Stetson Western with the Last Drop embroidered liner that I was able to reuse. Aside from showing its age a little the felt was solid and definitely worth saving. I have more in the Conversion Corral...

Before:

Hand sewing a brim binding can be a real pain in the a$$ and it does a number on my back after having to sit too long.

After: notice the fading on the hat. It has a nice 'well worn' look with plenty of character but with a nice crisp profile.

Embroidered Last Drop Liner

Back in the hat with the original sweat bow also reused

Beautiful job Terry. Stunning transformation

LOVE that Miller, Joe. And the AC/DC reference.

Thank you Alan. Been wanting to get back around to this one... in the mood for it today.

 

[steur]

Thank you Stefan



love that Bismuto.. the dog on the liner of the Alessandra looks like he has bad intentions. LOL

Thanks, Joe.

Yes, the image function is not working correctly in Google Chrome. The images do upload and display fine in Safari. Here are the links to the most recent post. Nothing you haven't seen before... ;^)

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Maybe, but I'm not taking any chances!

Personally I was getting used to the record high temps of last week. At this time of year something around 72 is a record, t was very comfortable. Downright wintry today. So another long hair will show up.

love that Alessandria. Looks like that dog will hunt.

Thanks,
Michael

Thank you, Michael. As long as it hunts for hats like these it's fine with me!

 

[Blare]

Kevin & Howlin Donegal tweed newsboy:

Love the color and texture in that one.

 

[Randall Renshaw]

After months of sitting, I finally finished this conversion project. All I lacked was sewing on the brim binding and I finally got it done. This hat was originally a size 7 '50s era 3X Stetson Western with the Last Drop embroidered liner that I was able to reuse. Aside from showing its age a little the felt was solid and definitely worth saving. I have more in the Conversion Corral...

Before:

Hand sewing a brim binding can be a real pain in the a$$ and it does a number on my back after having to sit too long.

After: notice the fading on the hat. It has a nice 'well worn' look with plenty of character but with a nice crisp profile.

Embroidered Last Drop Liner

Back in the hat with the original sweat bow also reused

Awesome work!! As per usual.
Wish I had sent Randal Alan a few profile specifications for my block, like you did.
I like how your block makes for a super 90 degree squared up crown.
Side to side mine looks good, but front and back it makes a hair bit of taper—and taper is the arch enemy of a good profile: in my humble opinion.

I thought you had moved up to the sewing machine for binding?

 

[Blare]

The standard of quality...

Truly a stunning hat Alan.

 

[Randall Renshaw]

The standard of quality...

Golly gosh.

 

[Randall Renshaw]

Couple hats today...

New arrival Champ Kashmir Finish with 1950s Back Bow and Pork Pie-esquire telescope crown.

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Miller Western Hats
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Great hats today, Joe, but you do realize that moving from WARs to TARs to quickly can cause stretch marks on your forehead.
I read that in one of the FL threads...somewhere. ;-)

 

[Blare]

Great hats today, Joe, but you do realize that moving from WARs to TARs to quickly can cause stretch marks on your forehead.
I read that in one of the FL threads...somewhere. ;-)

LOL. So maybe that explains my warped sense of reality.

 

[glider]

Love the color and texture in that one.

THAT IS A NICE CAP!!

 

[bowlerman]

Another sideways hat. I guess the wind was stronger than I thought, even with this Baron dark moss bowler.

 

[the_imperialist]

20S Canadian made 'the Leader'

 

[alanfgag]

20S Canadian made 'the Leader'

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Well that's pretty darn stunning.

 

[Blare]

20S Canadian made 'the Leader'

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Aptly named

 

[T Jones]

Awesome work!! As per usual.
Wish I had sent Randal Alan a few profile specifications for my block, like you did.
I like how your block makes for a super 90 degree squared up crown.
Side to side mine looks good, but front and back it makes a hair bit of taper—and taper is the arch enemy of a good profile: in my humble opinion.

I thought you had moved up to the sewing machine for binding?

Thank you buddy! I really like my RA block. It makes a great looking profile.

Ha ha...yeah, my Singer 201. I still can't the hang of that thing. I get it all set up, take it for a test run, and I keep ending up with a bird nest on the underside. I can't seem to find that sweet spot for the tension setting.

 

[T Jones]

Thank you Terry. Was feeling this one today.



Beautiful job Terry. Stunning transformation



Thank you Alan. Been wanting to get back around to this one... in the mood for it today.

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Thank you Blare!

 

[Rumad]

Thank you buddy! I really like my RA block. It makes a great looking profile.

Ha ha...yeah, my Singer 201. I still can't the hang of that thing. I get it all set up, take it for a test run, and I keep ending up with a bird nest on the underside. I can't seem to find that sweet spot for the tension setting.

Make sure your bobbin is unwinding in the correct direction. (Thread should come off the bottom from right to left). Set your thread tension and presser foot tension on a scrap of similar thickness. Don’t start stitching with thread tails flapping in the breeze, use a leader! You should be good to go. Actually, I suppose for a brim binding, you’ll have to start ON the work so a leader won’t help. There’s another trick, a little hard to describe. PM me if you want me to explain it brother.

 

[dh66]

After months of sitting, I finally finished this conversion project. All I lacked was sewing on the brim binding and I finally got it done. This hat was originally a size 7 '50s era 3X Stetson Western with the Last Drop embroidered liner that I was able to reuse. Aside from showing its age a little the felt was solid and definitely worth saving. I have more in the Conversion Corral...

Before:

Hand sewing a brim binding can be a real pain in the a$$ and it does a number on my back after having to sit too long.

After: notice the fading on the hat. It has a nice 'well worn' look with plenty of character but with a nice crisp profile.

Embroidered Last Drop Liner

Back in the hat with the original sweat bow also reused

Killer job TJ!!! Really outstanding!

 

[T Jones]

Killer job TJ!!! Really outstanding!

Thank you Dale!