HarpPlayerGene
I'll Lock Up
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Well, here's my new, old Stetson western. It's a weird color (burgundy) and was very small (advertised as 6-7/8 but actually 6-3/4!!) so it took some doin' to bring it up to a 7 LO. It may have been a child's hat (??) but is of very good quality dress weight felt.
I resized it, replaced the sweat band, dyed it more brown and worked the felt into an even rougher state since it had already developed a hole in a creased area. (If you can't fix it, feature it, I always say!) I allowed it to become kind of wonky even though it would cooperate fully with being shaped better. I like it this way.
**I'm not familiar with that logo style in the crown. Anyone know if this is particularly old?...
http://s261.photobucket.com/albums/ii79/harpplayergene/Stetson Burgundy Western/
I resized it, replaced the sweat band, dyed it more brown and worked the felt into an even rougher state since it had already developed a hole in a creased area. (If you can't fix it, feature it, I always say!) I allowed it to become kind of wonky even though it would cooperate fully with being shaped better. I like it this way.
**I'm not familiar with that logo style in the crown. Anyone know if this is particularly old?...
http://s261.photobucket.com/albums/ii79/harpplayergene/Stetson Burgundy Western/