Recent content by drewgarcia618

What’s the best way to get in touch with them? Their website almost seems like a work in progress, so I want to make sure I’m not being scammed with some random Shopify.

Well, in that case, are there any others you might recommend for recreating a jacket? I’d like to get this done with as few variables as possible haha.

Do you really think adding 1-2 inches to the end/cuff of the sleeve would really cause that much of an issue? I’ve seen some others have had issues arise when changing something based on a pattern or without an original in hand, but I have hard time believing there’d be too much trouble with...

So, the most consistent thing I’ve learned from this thread is that reproductions are the way to go. Sending in a jacket I want reproduced is something I’m very interested in. For those who have done so, what was your experience and what’d they do to reverse engineer your original piece? I...

Gotcha. I can easily make a base of something it can sit on. Do you think 1/4” or 1/2” would be better?

Yes, the finished hat would be about a 58 or 7 1/4 when a sweat band installed. I wear a 7 1/4 - 7 3/8, depending on the brand and shape (oval/long/more circular/etc). At the end of it all, I do have a hat jack I could use to stretch it if it ends up a touch too small. I’m not opposed to, and I...

I recently picked up a hat block that’s designed to make hats in my size, as I would like to attempt making a hat. However I know nothing about it or what any of the writing (other than size and measurements) may mean. Any help with identifying or understanding would be greatly appreciated...

Interesting, you really think I could get by doing that with just a hat jack?

Hello all, I’m in need of some assistance! I have a size 59 Screencapped hat in 50-50 Beaver/Rabbit that was custom made for me, but it’s a touch too big. While I have many western hats in 59 or 7 3/8 (Stetsons/a Standard Hatworks custom), the block used on this hat different enough that...