Recent content by ariahokas

I did an inventory of all the colors and widths I have more or less, I could reach out by email to give you the overview. It's just too much to post here honestly. I've got about 1000€ into all of the ribbon if that helps give an idea of the amount.

Fleur de Bagne Winter Falot is the end all be all winter wax jacket. Lined with real sherpa wool

Most of mine are custom orders with a taller crown. I had no issue producing a 6in crown on all of my hats.

It’s a bit all over the place. A few rolls are new produced, but the majority it’s very vintage. All of the ribbon is a rayon/blend. I never messed around with anything other than that. Most ribbon I’d guess is the 40s-50s but I can’t confirm. If you’re interested I can put together something...

Salut fellow loungers! I decided to get a bit more serious about selling my hatmaking equipment. It's been a difficult decision to officially close the doors on the Raleigh Hat Co experiment—but it's the most sensible thing to do. I'm selling just about everything you'd need to make...

Hello fellow forumers! Recently, I decided to hang up my hat as a Hatmaker—pun intended. Having two kids a few years ago sealed the deal on what could have been a successful business making vintage inspired fedoras. So what do I do with all of my equipment? I’d like to get a feeler on what...

Hello, fellow loungers. Most of you don't know of me, but I'm an oh-so-very small production hat maker based in Oxie Church Village, Sweden, called Raleigh Hat Co. Originally I am from the Raleigh, NC. It's almost wintertime and I am prepping for my next collection so I would love to clear out...

Hi Deadly! Interesting! I think I may add another angle to the photos because I've noticed that depending on the angle, my #52 block sometimes looks more tapered than it is. I use two different blocks—mostly #52 and #159. The #52's in the listings are all semi-long oval, which might seem more...

:D Yeah, the name can be misleading. I may be offering the hats though in a men's shop in downtown Raleigh. I will keep you updated if that happens! /Ari

Hi everyone. I'm a new(ish) hatter and thought it would be a good idea to start a thread—mainly to gather feedback, but also to introduce my work to the most critical eyes on hats—The Lounge. I've been making hats for a few years now. I've learned what I know mostly from attrition, trial and...

Edit: I agree with @Yahoody 1000+ grit sandpaper is utterly useless and will actually produce an uneven texture and shade in the finish. It's just too fine for the fur—besides you singe the final fur bits anyways.

I'm actually not aware of any sort of "burning" during the pouncing stage. You'd have to press very hard and you'd need a pouncing machine that spun at a very rapid rate to actually burn the fur with friction. Maybe the previous poster meant something else? Many hatters tout pouncing "by hand"...

Hi everyone. I want to gauge the interest in doing a small but exceptional quality print run of a hardcover copy of Henry Ermatinger's "Scientific hat finishing and renovating". I own and operate Raleigh Hat Co. out here in Sweden and often refer to this book while working, so I figured it'd...

Hi George! Great on you for helping her speed up the process! There is basically one place to get the ASM that I am aware of and it costs $3000. https://www.jwrhats.com/tooling/

Actually I think I have a few things that for that category. Byredo Bal D'Afrique — it's not usually spoken about as being a vetiver, but it absolutely is. It's a very playful, younger vetiver that is one of the best on the market. I don't know anyone who doesn't love it. Hermes Hermescence...