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Finishing my hat
At the end of the sticky The Making of a New Hat I have posted the last few photos of the finishing of my hat. Thanks, Mark -
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Making a New Hat
Making A New Hat, Part 4 Last week my hat was ready to have the ribbon sewn to the crown. This is done by hand. And, in reality it is only “tacked” to the hat body. Joan will make a few small stitches low on the ribbon through the bow and then on the other side opposite the bow. Then... -
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My First Custom Hat!! (thanks Art!)
Superb!! You have a great hat! Now, where did I put Art's number ...... ? Mark --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Well, art is art, isn't it? Still, on the other hand, water is water. And east is east and west... -
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Making The New Hat, Part 3
I just posted a this week's photographs to the sticky The Making Of A New Hat. Mark --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Well, art is art, isn't it? Still, on the other hand, water is water. And east is east and... -
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Making a New Hat
Making A New Hat, Part 3 We hoped my hat would be finished today. But, I had a change in schedule and didn't have as much time as usual and Jim and Joyce had a very busy Friday morning with a steady stream of customers coming into the shop. All the work done today was by Joyce and her... -
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Making a New Hat
Clickers Hi Gok, I told Jim about your note. He had not heard of the connection between his machine and the cutters in the shoe industry. Jim will attach any name that suits his mood when he doesn't have an "official" name for the item substance or process. In cutting the leather, the... -
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Best aftermarket sweat?
JW Hats? Jim, of JW Hats, makes sweat bands from scratch for other companies. He'd probably sell you one. I have photos of his process in the Making a New Hat in the stickies in the Hat section. www.jwhats.com Mark -
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Making a New Hat
The Making of a New Hat Thanks for all the great feedback! Jim told me yesterday he has received lots of phone calls. He was both surprised and very, very pleased. Keep those calls coming. While we were talking yesterday, he told me we need to go see his friend Rolly in North Salt Lake... -
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Making a New Hat
Making A New Hat, Part 2 continued Joyce then butts the two ends together and sews them together with a zig zag stitch using a regular sewing machine. The she stitches the bow indicating the back of the hat over the seam. [/IMG] The last steps are done by hand. Joyce couples the ends of... -
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Making a New Hat
Making A New Hat, Part 2 Last Friday Jim finished ironing and smoothing the crown and brim and then cut the brim to size. I knew this week most of the work would be in the sewing room. I had no idea how much. I was really surprised at what happened next. The next step is to sew the sweat... -
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The Swing Years on KJZZ
I've not checked out this section of the FL completely, and never will. I did see comments about the lack of big band music and swing on the radio. I did a search for KJZZ, a jazz station in the LA area, on FL and found one reference to it. I have discovered that on Saturday and Sunday... -
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Dressing up
A Week of Vintage I wear vintage essentially every day. I'm at work 7 days a week and wearing a coat and tie or suit and tie pushes the boundries only slightly. I have a hundred or so vintage ties. That's what started it all. Most days I'll wear a vintage tie from the 40's or 50's. From...- mark alan
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Making a New Hat
A PS Here's the link to JW Hats in Salt Lake City, Utah: http://www.jwhats.com/ Thanks, Mark -
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Making a New Hat
Part 2 It's time to work on the brim. First it has to be ironed. Jim picks out a plate for the particular hat from this rack. He heats up the top plate on the top of the iron to somewhere around 200 degrees for this particular hat. Then he puts the block/body upside down through the... -
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New member with a new thread
Thanks for all the responses. I just posted 13 photos and descriptions on a new thread: The Making of a New Hat. Again, thanks for the welcome, Mark -
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Making a New Hat
More on Making of a New Hat After pressing the crown, he smoothes the crown. The body/block is mounted on a vertical spindle and while it spins he sands it with sand paper and finishes with a light spray of isopropyl alcohol and a very fine Scotch Bright. Next the crown has to... -
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Making a New Hat
JW Hats is Jim Whittington's base of operation. He makes a lot of cowboy and western hats but told me he's making more dress hats every year. Last spring I decided to have him make a new hat for me. Yesterday I photographed the first steps. Next Friday, I'll photograph some more steps... -
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New member with a new thread
It's a small world. I've been reading FL off and on for a month or so and have been planning to join in the conversations. To prepare to write this note, I read through the recent Stratoliner thread and was intrigued to find the seller, buyer and second bidder all members. Small world...
