M Hatman
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THANK YOU very much...........that is the look I strive for......I like character in my hats.I really like the casual, imperfect nature of your creases. They're how hats should look.
M
THANK YOU very much...........that is the look I strive for......I like character in my hats.I really like the casual, imperfect nature of your creases. They're how hats should look.
So do I. Unfortunately, all of my hats are too young to have developed any.THANK YOU very much...........that is the look I strive for......I like character in my hats.
M
Those hats pictured (other than the Stetson Twenty) have some really nice thin dense felt. Well while it is easier with the older thin dense felt it CAN be done on the younger hats too. It is more crown height than anything. I do the same sort of thing with my Stetsonians, Premier Strats and other open crowns....they are more difficult with the thicker felt but it can be done. With the thicker felts with generous crowns I tend to do the "wiggly center dents" that scottyrocks talked about....otherwise I do a center dent that sort of rolls into deep long side pinches......both are more sustainable with that felt. This is true for even my vintage hats with a heavier Royal Deluxe or 3X felt or hats like the Stetson Twenty (which is why I put in really long deep pinches). I have pictures of some of them under the various threads for those hats and I think also under the hat creases thread.So do I. Unfortunately, all of my hats are too young to have developed any.
Allan, that hat and crease are.....well......simply awesome........I rather like a telescope, when there is enough crown height to do it justice.
Greetings All:Three of my re-creased baby's........the front one is a trial (for me) that was one of the new pre-creased whippets......it was quite the challenge.......heavily sized and quite costume like......after much work it is softer and looks a LOT differant than when it arrived....
The other two on the other hand are wonderfully soft and absolute clay in my hands......
The one on the left is a 50's Stetson Twenty, mode edge.....2 1/2 inch brim just about a 5 inch crown.(I was wrong about the crown height in a differant post....was thinking of the Borsa) ....the other is a Borsalino with
a 2 3/8 brim and a 5 1/2 inch crown (which gave me more to play with as you see), I am unsure of the date....maybe early 60's? Both have wind cords, the button is tucked under the bow on the Stetson. Cannot say enough about the wonderful felt of those two......
M
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That is quite the image.. and YES, the hat and its creases are quite well behaved. I did not use steam either. Though If I do get a very special crease I want to keep a while ....I WILL give it some steam to sort of lock it in.Greetings All:
Hey M Hatman, love all 3 creases but that Borsa, well it stands on it’s own! It kinda reminds me of a island rising up out of a volcanic crater lake. That’s just my Rorschach on it. Is it well behaved and stays when you wear it? Cool!!
Be well. Bowen
Now THAT...is a work of art! Great hat too!when I imagine the crease I desire it looks like this
40s Royal DeLuxe Stratoliner
40Cal Robert and I are cut from the same cloth... or ... ahem!!! Felt
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+1Now THAT...is a work of art! Great hat too!
I think you are looking far too deep into itSo here is a thought/question....what does our choice of hat creases reveal about our personality? I tend to softer more curved lines and tend toward centre dents. Personality wise I tend to fall on the more agreeable end of the continuum. I notice Moon and others have a harder more angular aspect to their creases. Is it random or revealing?
I like a combination of sharp angles and soft curves. Not sure if that reveals anything about my personality though? I just like the way it looks! Interesting question though.So here is a thought/question....what does our choice of hat creases reveal about our personality? I tend to softer more curved lines and tend toward centre dents. Personality wise I tend to fall on the more agreeable end of the continuum. I notice Moon and others have a harder more angular aspect to their creases. Is it random or revealing?
There is just something so clean and crisp about that teardrop. Love it.Here's one of my conversions. Resistol Stagecoach in Silverbelly. Tall straight crown creased in my preferred Teardrop. The tall crown allows for a nice deep crease.