My brother stopped by and dropped off a couple wig dryers that he bought to display some caps at his club's store. He thought they'd work well for keeping my hats off the shelves. At less than $2 each, it was a pretty good idea.
I thought I'd share
Two other stands are hat jacks to...
From a recent 3 for $35 EBay win, I've been messing with a vintage Dobbs coconut palm hat. The hat was delivered with cracks in the crown and brim, which I was able to fix with Pliobond. I discarded the badly faded puggaree and restored the shape with some steam.
During the steaming, I...
I'm in the process of rehabing a late 50s/early 60s cocoanut palm Dobbs, which featured my first sweatband replacement.
I bought the replacement band from this Etsy vendor, sized to 7 3/8 and trimmed to 1.75" wide.
But it was the excellent step by step write up by Brad that made it pretty...
One of the 3 for $35 Ebay hats I received is a Dobbs stingy. It's a dark cordova with a dark brown 2" ribbon. The hat is in pretty good shape except for a moth nibble in one place and the ribbon and bow are faded. After reading Brad's posts on dating Dobbs hats, I'd guess it dates from the late...
I won an E-bay auction for a Stetson 4X. It's a bit beat up and I wonder what it looked like originally. I spent some time Googling, and think it might be a version of the Catera model. Any input will be appreciated.
I plan to practice my new skills at working with fur felt, including cleaning...
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