The Cap Faction

[The Wiser Hatter]

They haven't caused any issue with the Malrov cap that I wear all the time in the winter. You could always take the cap to a tailor and have them take in the the rear of the cap a little to fit better.

 

[The Wiser Hatter]

Speaking of worsted wool I found these Donegal tweed fabrics online. I have sent them on to Johnny. I like several of these for caps.
John MolloyDonegal Tweed

 

[Rabbit]

Speaking of worsted wool I found these Donegal tweed fabrics online. I have sent them on to Johnny. I like several of these for caps.
John MolloyDonegal Tweed

Great info, Ed, thanks for sharing!

Does anyone know if we have a thread over at the General Attire section that covers lists of online sources for cloth? Odd place to ask, I guess, but still...wouldn't know where else to put it.

If not, I think I'll start one soon.

 

[Johnny J]

Great info, Ed, thanks for sharing!

Does anyone know if we have a thread over at the General Attire section that covers lists of online sources for cloth? Odd place to ask, I guess, but still...wouldn't know where else to put it.

If not, I think I'll start one soon.

Great idea! I can see how that would be very useful to many of us.

 

[Johnny J]

Speaking of worsted wool I found these Donegal tweed fabrics online. I have sent them on to Johnny. I like several of these for caps.
John MolloyDonegal Tweed

Those fabrics are awesome! Man, I can just imagine how nice a cap would look with one of these. I like the green one, and the one to its right.

 

[Feraud]

That brick red color looks nice!

 

[seabass]

Very Nice ! Fabrics

 

[Mario]

Speaking of worsted wool I found these Donegal tweed fabrics online. I have sent them on to Johnny. I like several of these for caps.
John MolloyDonegal Tweed

Now that's funny. Yesterday I posted a link to that website along with a few JM swatches I scanned in.
The John Molloy fabrics I have are on the light/medium side (12.4, 13.7 and 14 oz/yard). You can't beat that price.

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[seabass]

Twice as Nice ! Great Fabric

 

[Rabbit]

Great idea! I can see how that would be very useful to many of us.

I just started the new thread, Online sources for quality attire & cloth by the meter. Let's see how it goes from here.

 

[Mario]

Somehow your link doesn't work.

 

[Rabbit]

Somehow your link doesn't work.

I just fixed it, thanks.

 

[St. Valentine]

Now that's funny. Yesterday I posted a link to that website along with a few JM swatches I scanned in.
The John Molloy fabrics I have are on the light/medium side (12.4, 13.7 and 14 oz/yard). You can't beat that price.

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Wow, Mario! These are nice. I love the first one, top row.

 

[Lord Brett]

Some time ago I finally found the hat that suited me - a black knitted Bretton Fisherman's Cap. It's finally starting to show its age and I've ordered a couple more online in the same basic style, though it's always a shot in the dark buying a hat you haven't tried on.

The second hat cost over three times more than the first, so it'll be interesting to see which I prefer.

I'll send pictures through of me wearing hats old and new when they arrive, but in the meantime I was admiring John Lennon's hat in this picture:

I'm not sure if it's a look I could pull off, but was wondering if anyone could identify what sort of hat it is.

 

[The Wiser Hatter]

John Lennon's cap is an extra full cut cap. Which means there is a lot of drape of the fabric. Hat people make a extra full cut cap. I have one an you have realize that you will have people looking at you when you wear it. As it is a dramatic look.

You can just see in the picture of the second fishermans that it is way better made than the first.

 

[Lord Brett]

Agreed - the idea was to have one for 'best' and one for everyday activities such as walking the dog in the woods (that's not a euphamism - we have an actual, and very large, white german shepherd).

 

[St. Valentine]

Agreed - the idea was to have one for 'best' and one for everyday activities such as walking the dog in the woods (that's not a euphamism - we have an actal, and very large, white german shepherd).

Good idea, provided you can stop after two. Most of us can´t... That said, I am off to the customs office tommorow, picking up a delivery from the US of A.....

 

[The Wiser Hatter]

Looking forward to the package too.

 

[seabass]

Yup I'll get My Package soon enough too !
better that i am #4 in the Cue & worth the Wait i bet !!!
Dont Rush it J J. Like Fine wine Take's some time.........

 

[Hepville]

After some weeks of busy working now I´ve took the time and read about 20 pages here ... and tadaa... we have a new cap maker.
Great stuff Johnny J.! Congrats to your fine caps, very well done and you do a good line management!!!
I need to have one of your caps for myself! What do you think about a little swap... you make me one/ I´ll make you one?

I guess I need to have some of those Donegal Tweeds for my caps, too...