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What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?
And a good Monday morning to all. Starting the morning under a Stylemaster Love the color on that one... seems like most the Tijuanas I see are the pale mint green. The brown with whipstitching looks great! -
What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?
Really dont know why the Akubra Stockman hasnt been outside for a while.... fixing that this morning -
What Hat Are You Working On Today?
A while back I posted a picture of an old family hat... An early 50s Knox Premier with a 2" brim, centerdent cown with a 2-1/4" ribbon with a backbow. Hat is in really nice condition but due to the back-bow and really large grosgrain ribbon, it just didnt look right on the head. ( guess I dont... -
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What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?
Im loving this cool fall weather! Sat out by the firepit yesterday evening in the Akubra Lawson.. I dont usually wear bigger hats out around town, but I love them outdoors. Watched Haleys Comet for a bit and then enjoyed a bit of the meteor shower This morning Im taking one of the Gun Clubs... -
What Hat Are You Working On Today?
Several days ago I removed a crunchy cellophane liner top on a nice little 3x Open Road. When I removed the faded, crunchy not-so-clear part, it became evident that whomever had it before me had reblocked the hat at about a 10% angle off center. ( guess they were in a bit of a hurry). Didnt... -
What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?
37 degrees here in East Texas this morning. Time for some Leather and an Akubra Coobalah (with a trimmed brim and new feathered hatband) -
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What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?
Got our first chilly morning of the fall. Time to break out a jacket and light up the firepit! Out and about in my favorite orange hat! -
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What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?
love a nice stitched brim... Great color -
What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?
Pulled a Beaver Brand off the wall this morning. Nice soft midweight 5x .. dark olive/ brown color ( Cactus). 2-1/2" brim -
Hawaiian shirts and fedoras
I just need to know someone with a talented wife who has lots of leftover cool fabrics! lol I know my way around sewing machines and can backwards engineer a pattern -
Hawaiian shirts and fedoras
I thought the Post Office was closed for Columbus Day, But the mail person showed up with some boxes. A couple new Paradise Found shirts got here today. Pardon the wrinkles but I HAD to try on ( Im fixing that issue in the dryer right now) Nice neutral Montichristi goes well. The airy light... -
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What Hat Are You Working On Today?
I did get the ribbon sewn on the Navy blue Sovereign last night, Did some brim straightening and brim blocking overnight ( got a little snap up in back and down in front now).Gave the liner a woolite bath. Liner still looked pretty grungy after wash, but when it dried it no longer looked like... -
What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?
Looks like its another Sovereign morning! This ones a nice graphite grey Stetson Firenze. 2-1/4" more or less flat brim. Really nice soft almost floppy hat. Kind of reminds of some Italian and French fedoras from years back -
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Many hat companies used a special cylinder arm stitching machine that had the needle carriage at about a 30 degree angle to the base. The crown of the hat was slipped over the arm so the brim was vertical. Attachments held the hat at the perfect angle and then the stitching was done from the... -
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The leather looks to be ok so it sounds like dry rotted cotton thread to me. When I replace a sweatband I sew the sweat in with a basting stitch with a white thread ( so I can see to remove it later. ) Once the basting stitch has things positioned correctly, I turn the sweatband inside out and... -
Hats and Drinks - A Match Made in Heaven
Celebrating a successful ribbon replacement on one of the ebay Sovereigns. Nice big ol Bourbon and cranberry juice with orange bitters, cherries on the bottom, orange peel, and my big round ice cubes. Thinking I may break out one of the pipes and some Cult Blood Red Moon Cherry aromatic tobacco...
