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AbbaDatDeHat said:

QUESTION:
Can our member identity be hacked or hijacked by some usurper to post using our member id???

I ask because of a issue this evening in the classifieds where a very well known member has an item to sell and there is some compelling evidence that it may not be that actual member who posted the item in the classifieds.
Very disturbing.
Thanks
Bowen

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deadlyhandsome said:

Not trying to ignore you.

I don’t recall seeing anyone here with one of their hats, but I do know the company/hatter has been discussed in the past. Some of the hats look very nice. If you get one please share photos and your evaluation.

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Mighty44 said:

Hello All--
I've got two felt fedoras with bound brims that curl up too far in back and can't be steamed flat. In fact, my efforts to steam and flatten seem to have made the issue worse. It feels like the binding has shrunk relative to the brim and is creating tension that pulls the brim up and curls it. I was wondering about ironing the brim to flatten them and hopefully ease the tension in the binding ribbon relative to the brim itself. Good idea? Will this make the brim too flat?

Thanks!

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Mighty44 said:

Any one have any advice about Bickmore Spot Remover?

I've been trying to get an ancient oil stain out of the crown of a silver belly hat. Used the powder once the other morning, buffed out with a hat sponge and thought this was a miracle product -- the stain completely disappeared. However, some hours later, the stain was back where it always was. Repeated the same process the next day. Stain still looks about the same as it always did, maybe a little lighter, but it is starting to get a light colored halo around it from the scrubbing/sanding. Any one else have this experience? Third time the charm or call it a day?

Thanks

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Dotneck said:

Are there any hatters you can recommend on the east coast of the US? I inherited fifteen vintage fedoras. They are all too small. They are 7 and I’m 7 1/8 but they are nice quality hats. I’m thinking there are two or three I would like to get resized. Who would you trust to disassemble, block, resize, and put back together without damaging the hat?

I’m thinking east coast so shipping costs don’t get out of hand.

I’d like to make a few work on my noggin and trade/sell the rest.

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deadlyhandsome said:

Have you tried naphtha?

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Kopfhanger said:

Hi guys, I have a question regarding ribbon tieing. Does anyone know how tie a thin western style/ openroad/ akubra campdraft ribbon? I bought a vintage stetson open road but it didn't have a ribbon cause the owner placed a leather band instead. I like the new open road ribbon style but I can't tie a ribbon if my life depended on it. If anyone knows where I can find a how to video or instructions I would greatly appreciate it, thank you.

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deadlyhandsome said:

Are you tying the crown ribbon into the bow or is the bow a separate piece from the crown ribbon? I’ve never seen a hat where the ribbon around the crown was finished in a bow rather than the bow being a separate piece of ribbon.

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ngodbehere said:

So I made this hat and I’m not sure what crease I should give it. It’s a sage colored nutria western weight with a midnight blue ribbon I acquired from Art and a blue jay feather (just kinda stuck the feather in there for the photo for the time being). Does anyone have any suggestions?

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Kopfhanger said:

Hi guys, I have a question regarding ribbon tieing. Does anyone know how tie a thin western style/ openroad/ akubra campdraft ribbon? I bought a vintage stetson open road but it didn't have a ribbon cause the owner placed a leather band instead. I like the new open road ribbon style but I can't tie a ribbon if my life depended on it. If anyone knows where I can find a how to video or instructions I would greatly appreciate it, thank you.

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Lefty said:

This seems to work on other sites, so I figure that it deserves a shot here.

If you've got a quick hat question and don't see a thread for it, just post it here. Whether the question is about cleaning, anatomy of a hat, brands, etc., this is the place.

Here's one to break the ice.

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belfastboy said:

No video to found I am afraid and generally a real lack of info on ribbon/bow work on the internet. The OR ribbon bow is actually 3 pieces, the ribbon around the hat that is tacked to the hat in 3 or 4 spots, then the bow itself which is one piece in a loop tacked in the middle ironed flat, and then the bow keeper in the middle which is just a loop that is tacked in the back. The tricky part is attaching the bow & keeper to the hat without the tack threads showing. I use a double needle, small needle single thread and tie each tack off inside the hat. There is a pictorial available here in the Lounge and you can likely find it by using a Google search with Fedora Lounge Bow Tieing or some such wording.

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Kopfhanger said:

Thank you so much belfastboy, I will give it a try on my cheaper wool hat and hopefully make it look good.

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Mighty44 said:

Thanks—I think that is the inevitable next step though I’m not set up to do it myself.

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belfastboy said:

With those proportions I lean strongly towards a simple centre dent and mid pinches (not tight).

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