T Jones
I'll Lock Up
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The conversions are looking good everyone.
My new project. I recently snagged this Stagecoach at a very cheap price. It hasn't had much wear time at all, if any. Sweat band, liner, tags, everything is like new, and it's understandable why as ugly as this hat is. But, Stagecoaches make for nice conversions. I don't think I'm going to do anything radical with this except for reblocking the crown to take most of the taper out of it. I'm going to keep it Western. I'll change out the ribbon and recrease the crown after I block it. I'm thinking of keeping the brim binding attached but I'll see how it turns out before I make a decision whether or not to remove it. Here's the progress so far. Easy Peasy....
Before
Step 1: Remove the liner and then remove the ribbon and tags and save them. The tags I'll put back in the hat when it's finished. I'll save the ribbon for a future project.
Step 2: Set the ugly hat aside and look at it. Then think to yourself, "I'm glad I'm changing the looks of this ugly hat. It looks like a Pyramid."
Step 3: Wet it down, put it on a block, and let it dry.
To be continued....
My new project. I recently snagged this Stagecoach at a very cheap price. It hasn't had much wear time at all, if any. Sweat band, liner, tags, everything is like new, and it's understandable why as ugly as this hat is. But, Stagecoaches make for nice conversions. I don't think I'm going to do anything radical with this except for reblocking the crown to take most of the taper out of it. I'm going to keep it Western. I'll change out the ribbon and recrease the crown after I block it. I'm thinking of keeping the brim binding attached but I'll see how it turns out before I make a decision whether or not to remove it. Here's the progress so far. Easy Peasy....
Before
Step 1: Remove the liner and then remove the ribbon and tags and save them. The tags I'll put back in the hat when it's finished. I'll save the ribbon for a future project.
Step 2: Set the ugly hat aside and look at it. Then think to yourself, "I'm glad I'm changing the looks of this ugly hat. It looks like a Pyramid."
Step 3: Wet it down, put it on a block, and let it dry.
To be continued....