Recent content by Fortino37

Hi, I belong to the Fedora Lounge for several years , in my 19s I start wearing hats but with time my passion for this special accesory grow in extremis, after my hatter death (at 86), I start restoring my hats by my self, and a crazy idea start to grow in my mind, the idea of be a professional...

I found some in Ebay. Fortino

Some details about the hats Deep blue fedora - Fur felt body made in Czech republic 1/8in tick - Tear drop crown style - Crown, 4 1/5in front and 3 5/8in rear - Black ribbon 1 1/5in wide (50%cotton/50%rayon) - Brim 2 7/8in wide - 1 5/8 wide leather sweatban - Beige acetate liner...

As I said in previous threads, I start using hats 21 years a go, when I was 19, and like to do my own reparis; ribbon, bow, sweatband and liner replacement, felt cleaning, hat blocking, etc. I learn a lot of millinery secrets from my hatter, a 82 years old man who died last January, he begun in...

Thank you for the tip randooch, I will take it seriously. Fortino37

I live in Mexicali right in the border with USA, I have a Mail Box in Calexico Ca Zip 92231, I cross the border several times a week all the material I use for the restorations and hat care are bought in USA and delivered to my PMB in Calexico. Fortino37

I have some axperience renovating derbys, I start few years a go a small business, I have a website where I have vontage hats for sale and I do hatcleaning and renovation, I have a thread where I show the renovation of a Lock&Co. Derby, I can do that kind of job. Fortino37

I only use needle and thread in any repair or restoration I make, I found that very relaxing. Regards from Mexico. In gonna look for my sunglasses as soon as possible. "Anybody can use a baseball cap but not everybody have the courage to wear a Fedora"

The ribbon used for this restoration is new, I use a black petersham 1inch wide, this ribbon is soft and flexible but expensive, a week a go I restored another bowler that need the brim ribbon replace and I bought a black ribbon 50%rayon 50%cotton 1 inch wide, this one was not as flexible as the...

Few weeks a go I found a great bowler, it was a Lock & Co. extra hard felt hat, unfortunatly the brim and crown ribbon were ruined, the sweatband was missing, the liner was bad too, and some kind of glue was splited in all the interior. A real mess, but decide to give to this classic lid a...

"How to make a bow" TUTORIAL by FORTINO37 PART II 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

More than a year had pass since the last time a make a visit in the fedora lounge, a lot of water run under the bridge, but I am back, thanks to Ed Wiser that send me an email asking for a tutorial for "how to make a bow", I can't find the original photos and decide to make a new edition, so...

Hope this can help I am sorry for the tiny letters but is the maximum size can get. Fortino

One way Bow I am sorry but what do you mean with "to apply a one way Bow Treatment"? English is not my mother lenguage. Fortino

The ribbon Hope this help, but if you are using cotton/rayo mix spray with water the ribbon and pass the iron, you will se it will get more flexible. Fortino