Winchester Hat Corporation -- Making the Felt

[warbird]

Great info Bob, thx.

 

[Lefty]

Tied with Brad's self-felted edge thread as the best thread on the Lounge.
:eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

 

[ET]

Great information and nice tour- wish I could have been there...


Deserves a bump!

 

[RBH]

Great job Jimmy.
This thread should be locked and made a sticky, and all post deleted but the ones Jimmy made.
That way it would be a 'tour' of the felting process!
Bottom line is, even the guys that only wear vintage.... this is the same way your hat was made!!!!
And I have to say it was something else to be able to experience this in person!

 

[bolthead]

Super Job Jimmy.....

Wow, very impressive. You took a lot of time putting this together, Hats Off To You!
I know you had help with the pictures, but you did an Awesome job putting it all together. :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap


Like warbird said, I feel like I was there with you all, looks like you had a blast. I'm very Green with envy.

 

[portolan]

Great Job Jimmy....Great sequencing of the photos....

The only part you missed was the big smile on my face when I picked out one of those felts for my next hat!!! Thanks for the good work.

 

[majormoore]

Phil, that hat body you picked out came today via UPS!!!!!!!! will get to work on it this weekend.


Major Moore

The only part you missed was the big smile on my face when I picked out one of those felts for my next hat!!! Thanks for the good work.

 

[randooch]

Wow!

What a fascinating travelogue/photo-documentary. Thanks for the thorough, painstaking effort.

Seeing all those bales of fur kind of took my breath away, then led me to consider what impact a resurgence of hat-wearing fashion would have on remaining wildlands/wetlands and the denizens therein. If every third or fourth adult male in the U.S., for instance, were to feel that only a fine fur felt hat would be acceptable for his noggin, what would be required to sustain an adequate supply of animals? Would there be a new breed of factory farm on the outskirts of most towns? A disturbing thought.

On a lighter note, how did that place smell?

 

[randooch]

Thanks for the links, Kabuto. Interesting reading, and i even learned a new word, "coppice." Australia has a long history of introducing one species to curb another, then having the invitation run amok. Come to think of it, it's not just Australia.

We need some wildlife biologists to weigh in with some perspectives on ecosystem tampering.

 

[bolthead]

The only part you missed was the big smile on my face when I picked out one of those felts for my next hat!!! Thanks for the good work.

Phil, if you don't mind me asking.....what do they want for their bodies?

 

[majormoore]

Phil was not able to buy a hat body from the plant, they only sale to hatters, I allowed him to go in the felt room and pick out his body and color of choice, and then Winchester billed me.

Hope this hlps.

Major Moore

Phil, if you don't mind me asking.....what do they want for their bodies?

 

[Corky]

Excellent thread...

A tip of the hat to the authors.

 

[RBH]

Thanks for all the work in putting this thread together Jimmy.
Great job!!

 

[gtdean48]

:arated:

Thanks for all the work in putting this thread together Jimmy.
Great job!!

What Rusty said! :cheers1:

 

[handlebar bart]

How do we petition for this to be a sticky. It is wonderful. I suggest a work stoppage..................I need a few days off anyway.[huh]

 

[Viper Man]

Awesome and fascinating! Thanks for documenting this and sharing it. :eusa_clap

 

[RBH]

The only part you missed was the big smile on my face when I picked out one of those felts for my next hat!!! Thanks for the good work.

Phil be sure to keep us in the groove on the hat.
I think it would be a great final photo to this thread.

Kinda like a start to finish.....

 

[HarpPlayerGene]

On a lighter note, how did that place smell?

Not too bad. A little farm-ish since the animal hair is being steamed and wetted, but nothing like the 'stank' of a foundry or tannery. I wouldn't recommend it for people with sensitive allergies though, as it was a little on the fuzzy side every where you went/breathed.

 

[HarpPlayerGene]

Oh, and by the way, Jimmy - you and the boys are amazing. Great photos and super job comprehending and remembering and conveying all of those processes. You guys are sharp!!

 

[duggap]

Oh, and by the way, Jimmy - you and the boys are amazing. Great photos and super job comprehending and remembering and conveying all of those processes. You guys are sharp!!

I sincerely second that.