What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

[Hat and Rehat]

Yesterday's harvest:
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Borsalino Cicosca Misto Stagno
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Thanks to everybody for the likes and support for Mike @Redfokker . Much appreciated. He just started a new thread to keep us informed.

You must have sowed well to reap that harvest, Stefan.

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[Hat and Rehat]

Tatton & Irish'ed java. Planning morning chores.
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The planning is always the best part .... except you never break a sweat anyway. Must be because you look so Ken Kool.
You are also getting very good at the long distance selfies.
;-)

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[Hat and Rehat]

Stetson open road with cattleman crease well modified to my liking today.
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Great dents a bit ahead of the mast.
Your ribbon seems to be growing though.

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[Hat and Rehat]

Early morning walk with my dog Horatio (Tio). He and I watched the migrating broad-wing hawks roosting in the neighborhood trees. 10,000 raptors passed thru the Duluth, MN area yesterday. Yes, 10,000 (https://www.hawkridge.org/) . They come thru my neighborhood on their southerly journey. Today I wore a green Stetson Whippet.

This green Whippet has extraordinary thin and pliable felt. It needs a touch of cleaning on the brim. I will treat it to a bunch of steam to reduce the cupping in the rear of the flanged brim and to activate the stiffener in the crown. A wind comes by and the hat changes shape. It is the lightest Whippet felt that has been on my hat rack.

I have seen bluegrass Whippets. This Whippet is the same hue as my pine green Stratoliner. I know the Stratoliner is pine green from the matching magazine advertisements. I will have to do some digging to see what the green was marketed as.

Like other early Whippet's, this one has more brim binding sewn on the bottom of the brim than the top. Interesting Stetson treatment of the Whippet.

Back home to a bit of yard work before the day's heat sits in. Wearing a (new to me) wool cap for the efforts.

Best, Eric -

Excellent Whippet, Eric. The binding treatment makes me wonder if someone
didn't think a curl should be a live option.
It would be hard to make that one better though.


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[Hat and Rehat]

Thanks Stefan!
There's a thread somewhere around here about brim binding with lots of good info. I managed to learn a little bit of it!

I learned a "little" bit of it too.
Then I tried to sew.

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[moehawk]

Looks great to me, John. I’d buy that hat.


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Thanks Brent!
I don't think it would stretch up to a 7 5/8 LO though...

 

[Hat and Rehat]

Thanks Brent!
I don't think it would stretch up to a 7 5/8 LO though...

Is this some sort of shakedown?

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[moehawk]

I couldn't 'like' your response because it was a bit sad. My eyes were once better than they are now too. I find myself trying to look through my glasses, over my glasses, under my glasses, moving to better lighting, and cursing the darkness! It brings the frustration pot to a boil.
I've been hoping a new prescription would sort it out.
Was it the sewing that made you feel you reached a plateau? It is giving me kittens.

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The sewing was the major factor. Both the machine stitching for the bindings, and the hand stitching for sweatbands and ribbons. Took me forever to do anything involving thread, and most times I'd end up tearing it out and redoing it several times just to get something decent looking. Got really tired of my fingertips being hamburger from multiple needle sticks per hour.

 

[moehawk]

Is this the last extant Moe-riginal, or a cliffhanger?

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There's 2 more. I'll post No. 8 tomorrow.

 

[Hat and Rehat]

The sewing was the major factor. Both the machine stitching for the bindings, and the hand stitching for sweatbands and ribbons. Took me forever to do anything involving thread, and most times I'd end up tearing it out and recoing it several times just to get something decent looking. Got really tired of my fingertips being hamburger from multiple needle sticks per hour.

I'm with you until the last point.
I was shopping Wish.com and found out those Chinese know how to make thimbles! I own a few now that beat the old style, uncomfortable, silver cup thing, hands down.
I wear two, one on my strong hand for aiming and pushing, and another on my other hand so I don't have to tremble in terror when I need to press hard.
Here is one set I like, with both on the same hand for photo purposes.
I was using a different pair late last night, but am unsure where I put them after falling asleep while sewing, then heading to bed half asleep.

I guess I should worry about the needle too.

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[deadlyhandsome]

Thanks Brent!
I don't think it would stretch up to a 7 5/8 LO though...

I have a 10 ton bottle jack hat stretcher! The miracle of hydraulics.

 

[Hat and Rehat]

I have a 10 ton bottle jack hat stretcher! The miracle of hydraulics.

I bet you take it to the garage for those impress the wife oil changes. It probably makes her weak in the knees

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[Hat and Rehat]

There's 2 more. I'll post No. 8 tomorrow.

Two more days and it's back to the drawing board.

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[J Williams]

Had to stop in at the workwear store on the way home from the shop. Levi’s cone denim shirts buy one get one free just couldn’t be looked over. Of course how they look with the 3X OR was most important.

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Had to stop in at the workwear store on the way home from the shop. Levi’s cone denim shirts buy one get one free just couldn’t be looked over. Of course how they look with the 3X OR was most important.

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Great hat and shirts, but not your everyday selfie.


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[J Williams]

Great hat and shirts, but not your everyday selfie.

Originally intended for the wife - running joke that she is tired of seeing my mug.

 

[drmaxtejeda]

Thanks!
5 was close to a success, 6 is better. I stopped at 9 because I determined that my skills weren't going to improve any more due to my low vision. Also, I ran out of felt and Winchester no longer sells to hobbyists.

Sheesh, John. If it weren't for these, I couldn't practice any more.
The new ones are A LOT more expensive. The ones with light work better, but you could just use a couple of powerful desk lamps. There are many models on eBay.
Mine are Orascoptic, the ones whose link are at the bottom of this post

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/132913278900

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/254357220334

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[moehawk]

Sheesh, John. If it weren't for these, I couldn't practice any more.
The new ones are A LOT more expensive. The ones with light work better, but you could just use a couple of powerful desk lamps. There are many models on eBay.
Mine are Orascoptic, the ones whose link are at the bottom of this post

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/132913278900

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/254357220334

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Those might help me see my smartphone. Maybe enough to post a pic.

 

[drmaxtejeda]

Those might help me see my smartphone. Maybe enough to post a pic.

Hahaha. They magnify 3.5 times. The light is intense, too. It is wonderful

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[Hat and Rehat]

On the Avenue... I think this one came via Justin. It's a favorite and a good one to start off the season of felt.

I picture dirt fleeing from your hat's, Alan. They look fresh from the showroom floor.

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