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That’s appalling. I’m interested to hear what they say, and hope they sort it out for you.

Hi Rick. I used a sewing machine which has a start/stop button. It allows me to stitch at a very slow speed so I can concentrate on following the binding edge accurately. Yes it’s a great feeling when you nail another part of the hat making process.

I’ve been working on my brim binding and I’m now at the stage where it’s consistently good. I can’t get good quality grosgrain here in the UK so use Petersham instead.

I’m struggling to understand how the seam start/finish is supposed to look on this method. Have previously used the closed loop method but would like to give this a go. Is anyone able to elaborate or post a close up?

I use a running stitch and then evey quarter I use a locking stitch just to sure things up.

I started wearing hats and caps out of necessity, being bald and fair skinned. As you’ve pointed out, you will make mistake purchases along the way. All part of discovering what you do and don’t like in a hat. Tall crowns with little to no taper is my preference. One of the reasons I decided to...

Off to Barcelona on Thursday for 3 nights. Looking forward to lots of vermouth, cava and tapas. Haven’t decided which hat to take yet.

Hi thanks again for the info. Yes import duty is always going to be an issue when importing from USA. But since UK left the EU it’s made importing from anywhere more expensive.

All from the men’s hat range but the shorter brims. I’m not going over a 7cm brim atm, on a 60cm block.

Thankyou, that’s interesting. I’ve had 3 from GMB. A grey and a sage green. Both had good stiffness and the flanged brims had a good snap to them. I then bought a bone colour which had very little stiffness in the brim.

Hi. No it’s the whole brim. But since posting earlier I’ve noticed it’s the pale colours which seem to be the issue. I’m wondering if it’s just a coincidence or theres more to it. All the capelines have been dress weight between 120 and 130 grams.

I’ve bought half a dozen capelines here in uk from various suppliers. All Czech made rabbit fur. So far the most expensive have the best finish that require minimal pouncing. But what I’ve noticed within the same supplier, is the inconsistency of the stiffening. Is this common? Have any of you...

The felt colour is "mink" and the grosgrain ribbon is chestnut brown. Both from suppliers I've not used before. In the process of trying out what's available in the UK.

Third attempt at making a fedora. My favourite colours so far.

Eucalyptus with antique gold band