Down by Two Sizes!

[J.T.Marcus]

This started out as a 7 1/2.

I removed and resized the sweatband.

Washed and hung to dry.

Let it dry with a 7 1/8 belt around it.

Sewed the 7 1/8 sweatband back in.

Pirated this hatband from another hat.

And here it is on my head.

 

[RBH]

All I can say is wonderful job!
You did great work and I really like the different band on a [original]thin ribbon!!!!

 

[bolthead]

I have to agree JT, great job....looks amazing on you. :eusa_clap

Did it shrink down 2 sizes just from drying out on it's own, or did you aid in the drying process?

 

[J.T.Marcus]

There was no natural shrinking, at all. The belt, and sewing in the sweatband, with TWO sets of stitches pulled tight, was what it took to reduce it.

 

[bolthead]

There was no natural shrinking, at all. The belt, and sewing in the sweatband, with TWO sets of stitches pulled tight, was what it took to reduce it.

Well....it worked out great for you, 1st time doing it?

 

[BJBAmerica]

Looks great, nice work!

 

[deanglen]

Awesome! Simply a gutsy, great job!

dean

 

[J.T.Marcus]

No, it wasn't my first try. The first was my Montecristi fur felt. That was a cakewalk, 7 1/4 to 7 1/8. The current subject was much harder and took several days.

 

[Gaige]

What a phenomenal job... I'm envious!

 

[Samsa]

Excellent job! Though this does mean there is one less size 7 1/2 hat out there, alas.

 

[Duck]

Fantastic Job, JT.:eusa_clap It looks great on you.

 

[Empyrium]

good job! and hard, im guessing it took all day long, or two days...:eusa_clap

 

[barrowjh]

Great work! I liked the blue velvet-finish you showed in another thread also (fabric vs leather sweatband). Handy with a needle . . . self taught? I am basically afraid to try.

 

[J.T.Marcus]

barrowjh, Yep, the needle skills were self-taught. Mistakes and risks help us learn. We just try to make the mistakes on the cheap stuff! Thanks, guys for the encouragement.

 

[Tango Yankee]

Thanks, guys for the encouragement.

No, J.T., thank YOU! Seeing your results are definitely an encouragement for those of us who haven't tried that sort of thing yet.

Cheers,
Tom