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  1. belfastboy

    Hat making?? Learning Millinery..

    It seems like forever ago since we shot the raw footage....but the final edited cut of my instructional video covering the A to Z of hat making is very close to release. It will be marketed by HatCourses.com. A week's worth of footage, edited down to about 4 hours (to save you from watching...
  2. belfastboy

    Wolfbrae Custom Hatters

    I shipped this out yesterday, headed to eastern Canada...just in time for felt weather. 100% beaver Winchester felt in a mid brown. Matching brim binding with a 2" vintage French silk blend grosgrain on the crown. Tight pinches and hard edges....4 3/4" crown front, rising to 5 1/2" on the...
  3. belfastboy

    Ask a question, get an answer

    Sometimes that is risky. I have deconstructed felt hats with ribbons/bows done with staples, glues, and double sided tape.
  4. belfastboy

    The BORSALINO BROTHERHOOD

    How much too small is the hat? The felt looks to be in OK shape. If the hat has great sentimental value consider commissioning a restoration. If interested send me PM. I love restoring vintage hats.
  5. belfastboy

    Ask a question, get an answer

    It is called just 'the bow', the piece of ribbon that wraps the bow horizontally is called 'the keeper'. If you glue it on, the ghost of hat makers passed will come to your house and haunt you......forever! 5 stitches and it is done. You have a choice to do invisible stitches or if not...
  7. belfastboy

    Brim Up or down

    I am Bob, and I don't know what it means!!!!!
  8. belfastboy

    Best material for hot climate

    For me, I quite like the rumpled look of linen. To me, it is how it is supposed to look.
  9. belfastboy

    Best material for hot climate

    I think that is part of the charm of linen......the crumpled look and tropical climes just seem to go together. The linen needs to have substance. I buy a top quality laundered linen that has a degree of heft but is buttery soft.
  10. belfastboy

    Best material for hot climate

    I am surprised that linen does not appear as one of your choices. Find a high quality laundered linen and have a suit made....a hot climate wardrobe needs to include at least one linen suit.
  11. belfastboy

    Brim Up or down

    No rules, or at least you get to make them. Wear the hat as it suits your mood. Sometimes up, sometimes down......it all depends on my mood, and time/place.
  13. belfastboy

    Books About 20th Century Men's Hats?

    There is a fun movie that accompanies this book. I think it can be found and watched online.
  14. belfastboy

    DEATHS ; Notable Passings; The Thread to Pay Last Respects

    Certainly less, but there are a lot of super stars in sports who are exemplary human beings.
  15. belfastboy

    DEATHS ; Notable Passings; The Thread to Pay Last Respects

    I thought the whole 14 year old girl thing was a bit beyond the pale as well.
  16. belfastboy

    Sweat Band showing

    Pictures would help us out. Cannot really make a comment without seeing the issue. Off the shelf hats are made in a production line manner and maybe your hat(s) were made by the new guy. The reed area of the sweat should sit a bit proud of the brim break as you don't want that area...
  17. belfastboy

    DEATHS ; Notable Passings; The Thread to Pay Last Respects

    Wow, apparently not a very nice person......but one helluva ball player.
  19. belfastboy

    3 Like-New Stetson Saxon Fedoras - 7 1/4 (gray, brown, navy)

    The post is coming up to 6 years old.....I am betting no longer available.
  20. belfastboy

    King’s Umbrella Hat Company

    Are the aluminum plates included? ....Or how much per set?
  21. belfastboy

    Wolfbrae Custom Hatters

    Here is the hat the second participant created. A Tonak velour rabbit felt in a jade green. A soft pink ribbon gave it a real feminine touch. 4" flat brim and an asymmetrical centre dent crown 4 3/4" at the front, no pinches. An exotic wild turkey feather to complete the look.
  22. belfastboy

    Wolfbrae Custom Hatters

    I had great fun this weekend running a hat making workshop for two wonderful ladies. They bring their creative ideas, they do the work, and I provide the instruction on the 'how'. First hat is a Winchester western weight felt in black. 7 1/4" open crown, 4 1/4" brim. Brim is ironed...
  23. belfastboy

    Wolfbrae Custom Hatters

    Shipped this off a few days back. Nutria, dress weight felt, 160grams, Cobalt blue. I pounced it as thinly as I dared to soften/lighten it up. 2 1/2" brim, 4 3/4" crown at the pinch, 5" at the sides. Silver gray vintage grosgrain ribbon.

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