2nd DIY attempt: full renovation with pics

[Wil Tam]

Okay, this morning I got my sweats from Aaron... so I decided to take the plunge .. took me most of the day a six-pack of Sam to start & finish the project ..

Remember that indigo blue Knox that I picked up from the Bay that Bolt said that would probably look good if I installed a silver ribbon on it...

anyway here's what I did .. pretty much step by step in between slugs of beer.. heh

First I steamed the bash out & removed the attached ribbon .. it was a burlap type thing... no pics of that

supplies & hat, I reused the lining after ironing it ..

then started the swirling & pleating of the ribbon, that took a while .. then made the bow

sized & tacked the the sweat for installation

sewed in the liner .. and attached the ribbon .. by then I was kinda drunk and neglected to take pictures of that process...

Pics of the hat will be in the next post because there was a limit of how many I could use per post ... that included smilies also... who would have thunk [insert angry smilie here]






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[Wil Tam]

Part 2: Pics of the Hat

Top, Front & Side views

On my noggin.






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[DeaconKC]

Looks fantastic! Great job.

 

[Wil Tam]

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Thanks, I really enjoyed working on this one... wetting the whole finished ribbon with cold water then letting it air dry does tighten it up a bit more ... thanks for that tip, Bolt... that's a good one!:eusa_clap

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[Lancealot]

Great looking job.

 

[RBH]

..... by then I was kinda drunk and neglected to take pictures of that process...

WHAT!!! no photos of the process of being drunk!!!

Just kidding, looks like a nice job. I look forward to your future work!

 

[bolthead]

Nice job Wil.....

I like the pleated ribbon.

 

[randooch]

Nicely done, Mr. Tam

You must hold your beer well. That low crown looks just right on you.

 

[zetwal]

Go man go!

 

[Frykitty]

Hats off to you!

That looks great Wil, you must have the knack for it. I just tried to resew a small section of a sweatband on a old Champ of mine... lets just say I'm going to post pictures of it. Either you have or you don't I guess. You my friend have it!
Again great job.

 

[Wil Tam]

That looks great Wil, you must have the knack for it. I just tried to resew a small section of a sweatband on a old Champ of mine... lets just say I'm going to post pictures of it. Either you have or you don't I guess. You my friend have it!
Again great job.

Thanks Fry!

Welcome to the Lounge ... you're going to like it here

I would like to see what you needed to do on your Champ .. I'll look for your post on it.



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[Frykitty]

oops typo

Sorry Wil you won't find any posts on my champ. I meant to say "I,m not going to post pics.:eusa_doh: One little word omitted made a big difference to my post. It was a rather difficult job that took me too long and the result was barley satisfactory. I'll probably re attempt it, looking at your DIY threads gives me a false sense of confidence lol

 

[Wil Tam]

No worries Fry!

I just finished up the last hat of 4 on my queue tonight ... I'm done with renovations for a while or until I get the itch on working on something again! lol

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