Ken David
One of the Regulars
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I had a general question on custom hats. I know a lot of time goes into making a bespoke hat and some hatters use more "automation" than others e.g. special sewing machines for sweat installation and brim binding, sanders etc but I was just curious if anybody had a "general" idea how many hours go into a custom hat (includes blocking, pouncing, trimming of the brim, creating and sewing crown ribbon, sweat trimming and installation, brim treatment, liner installation, shaping etc etc. I imagine it is a very time intensive process and even for the most experienced hatter with all the "right" tools it is very hard for me to imagine them cranking out more than a couple hats a week? Just curious.