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[Aureliano]

I would love to do a tutorial on a Diamond Crease but...I do not have the proper video equipment to do so. Mario??

RJ

No need for video. Pictures, man. Step by step!:eusa_clap

 

[Aureliano]

Got this home one friday, WOW! what a hat, cav edge super soft felt, holds shape perfect after a little work...Just need to get the ripples out of the hat band and shes good to go

Great hat, Jeff. I've never heard of that brand...

 

[jeffconnors]

No need for video. Pictures, man. Step by step!:eusa_clap

I think I remember a thread here somewhere doing just that...

 

[Aureliano]

I think I remember a thread here somewhere doing just that...

It's probably JTL's tutorial on how to do his teardrop crease.

 

[Redwoodjedi]

I think I remember a thread here somewhere doing just that...

Really? That would sure make things a whole lot easier. Step by step photos with a phone camera sends a bit tasking and arduous. I would if I had to, though.

RJ

 

[feltfan]

Got this home one friday, WOW! what a hat, cav edge super soft felt, holds shape perfect after a little work...Just need to get the ripples out of the hat band and shes good to go

Very nice hat. Always nice to see a hat that is both
beautiful and beautifully constructed. And a steal!

The brand seems familiar, but
I don't recall seeing one before. Thanks for posting it.

 

[Aureliano]

Really? That would sure make things a whole lot easier. Step by step photos with a phone camera sends a bit tasking and arduous. I would if I had to, though.

RJ

As an example, check this thread out. I posted a re-blocking project with pictures.
http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=47304

 

[jeffconnors]

Very nice hat. Always nice to see a hat that is both
beautiful and beautifully constructed. And a steal!

The brand seems familiar, but
I don't recall seeing one before. Thanks for posting it.

I have not scene any of this brand myself. It has a union tag under the sweat and a reorder tag " to duplicate cappelo 58 lo". The reorder tag looks alot like the one on my late 50s champ . Is got a great plastic sweat guard under the sweatband too.

 

[jeffconnors]

As an example, check this thread out. I posted a re-blocking project with pictures.
http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=47304

How did you re sew the sweat on?? I have a Adam who's sweat is falling off
thanks in adavnce

 

[Aureliano]

How did you re sew the sweat on?? I have a Adam who's sweat is falling off
thanks in adavnce

Needle and thread. It is not that hard. The thing I try to do is to keep the stitches straight and at an even distance. I don't think I could replicate the continuous stitching done by a sweatband sewing machine so what I do, using the sweat's little, previously sewn holes as reference, is to count: 1-2-3 -4 little holes, stitch & tighten. 1-2-3-4 stitch & tighten and so on. Single thread, one piece for the entire length of the band. You have to be careful to make the stitches high enough so they don't show under the ribbon, but not too high for the sweatband to sink down the edge. Hope this helps.[huh]

If not, send me the hat and I sew it for you!

 

[Phineas Lamour]

Just picked up this straw Borsalino today at a local vintage shop. The had another one and a straw Mallory porkpie but they were the wrong size. I am going to stop by there periodically and se if they get any more hats.

 

[Cracker]

I got this vintage Shudde Brothers OR clone on ebay for a very decent price recently.

Took it to Shudde Brothers today. Turns out it was an old Shudde Brothers repair to probably a 1950s-60s Stetson Open Road, with a repair any time after that up through the 1980s as Shudde Brothers used the same style sweatband for years. It'll be cleaned up and ready in 8 weeks. I can't wait.

 

[RBH]

Took it to Shudde Brothers today. Turns out it was an old Shudde Brothers repair to probably a 1950s-60s Stetson Open Road, with a repair any time after that up through the 1980s as Shudde Brothers used the same style sweatband for years. It'll be cleaned up and ready in 8 weeks. I can't wait.

Keep us updated!

 

[Mr. Paladin]

Took it to Shudde Brothers today. Turns out it was an old Shudde Brothers repair to probably a 1950s-60s Stetson Open Road, with a repair any time after that up through the 1980s as Shudde Brothers used the same style sweatband for years. It'll be cleaned up and ready in 8 weeks. I can't wait.

Its great to save a classic like that; I can't wait to see it either!

 

[GClark]

Antique store find yesterday (my first)
Stetson Royal Deluxe Open Road

The somewhat crushed cattleman's crease it came with

As it is now after some steam...

Other shots

Forgive the expression - looking into the sun.

 

[gtdean48]

^^^^^^

REALLY like that 3 ply thin ribbon! :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

 

[rlk]

Mallory The Dallas

I don't think it was ever worn...just fed to moths(under-ribbon area).

 

[jimmy the lid]

I'm likin' that one a whole lot, rlk. Nice lookin' lid.

 

[Lefty]

+1.

 

[rlk]

Thanks Jimmy and Lefty. This one seems comparable felt to the Stetson Royal DeLuxe. The Pliafelt version I have is thinner and smoother more like the Borsalino Alessandria.