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Photographs Of Hats Fresh From Surviving The Elements
Two hats, one rain. How? Well, I went out fishing. Saw dark clouds moving in so I did the right thing and kept fishing. Started raining. I got wet. Came home and unloaded the kayak and then noticed my Akubra Sombrero sitting on a stump. I was wearing it earlier in the day and took it off and... -
Hat making?? Learning Millinery..
Question: how much ironing do you guys typically do? I figure the ironing further felts the hat thinner and denser and helps stabilize the felt but how much do you usually do? A lot of custom hatters have ironing machines but I've never seen where they mention how long the hat stays on the... -
Hats By Grizz
I like watching his Facebook videos, he and his wife have a charming character that I enjoy. His approach to hat making seems crude which is kind of his thing and it works for what he's doing but I get a little turned off by it at the same time. I'm glad he's able to make a living doing what... -
What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?
I took my home brew Sunrise nutria felt for a hike. I came out of the woods with nearly 5 pounds of nice fresh golden oyster mushrooms. Having some with supper tonight and packed a bunch in the freezer. -
Western, anyone?
The two on the left are Natural. The one on the right is Honey. The latest is the one on the left. No problems at all. I did some extra pouncing to try and make it as thin as I felt comfortable. For a relatively large western it could probably use a little more stiffener than what they put in... -
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Western, anyone?
I've finished my third hat from Sunrise nutria felt. Decided to get them together for a photo. -
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Western, anyone?
Resistol Stagecoach. I flanged the brim flat using my band block that I shaped to an egg oval so it fits my head shape better. Gave the brim a kettle curl. Reshaped the crown without blocking it. Kept the original sweatband since it's in good shape. I made the leather hatband, I wanted to... -
Sunrise Hat Company felt (nutria) and hatters’ tools
I finished the body with the color damage. I turned it inside out so the bleached part is inside. The only noticeable damage is the ring around the brim where it was touching the pot. I actually kind of like the look though. I decided to leave it open crown, at least for a while. I'm diggin it. -
That's it, I'm out. The ADS ARE RIDICULOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm trying Brave web browser instead of google. Seems to be working. -
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That's it, I'm out. The ADS ARE RIDICULOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Holy crap, yeah immona head out too. Christ. -
Sunrise Hat Company felt (nutria) and hatters’ tools
I got around to finishing my first Sunrise felt. First hat I've done from scratch. Color is Natural. -
I hate sewing sweatbands. I hate reeds!
I meant to put this is 'hatmaking/learning the art of millinery' but I can't find it and Google app isn't working right now and by the time I scroll through 15 pages on here I won't have time to post. There's got to be a better way to attach a sweatband. I know they used to make "cheaper"... -
Sunrise Hat Company felt (nutria) and hatters’ tools
Update on my hat body, the one that had the dye run out of the crown.. Sunrise never had me send the body back so I decided to try and salvage it as best as I could. I figured if nothing else, I could learn a thing or two from it. Well the color on the inside of the crown looked fine so I popped... -
Sunrise Hat Company felt (nutria) and hatters’ tools
I got nearly the full 6". Very close. I had to take a little bit of the brim. -
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Sunrise Hat Company felt (nutria) and hatters’ tools
I got the replacement felt today. There isn't much crown to work with on this one. The hat body kinda resembles a nipple. This is the block it's gotta go over. Yikes! -
Akubra Overload
I finished up my Akubra Sombrero. It turned out pretty nice. My intention was to make it a knock around summer shade/rain hat. The proportions are a little exaggerated to accommodate any shrinkage or taper that might occur. The killer of a lot of my hats is the taper that happens after a few... -
Sunrise Hat Company felt (nutria) and hatters’ tools
Ok what I've learned: Sunrise bodies are dyed with a natural dye which is cool, the dye is actually derived from beetles which is even more cool. The stiffening lacquer they use dissolves in very hot water. When the boiling water touched the tip of my crown, the lacquer dissolved and took the... -
Akubra Overload
I reblocked my Akubra Sombrero. 6" straight sided crown and flattened the brim which gives me 4 1/2" front and back and 4 1/4" on the sides. I'm debating shaving it all down to 4". I'll be putting a slight dip in the brim and my standard pinched telescope/teardrop for the crown. Maybe redo the... -
Hat making?? Learning Millinery..
I'm getting ready to sew in some sweatbands and I realized non of my sweatbands came with the reed ferrules. Any ideas where to get some? Is there something that will work that can be found at a hardware store?
