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  1. Bertie.Wooster

    How do folks react to your hat wearing?

    That has really convinced me! Thank you so much! I appreciate your brave and encouraging words. Thanks to the others as well. The Regency Gentlemen does make me feel a bit better. ;)
  2. Bertie.Wooster

    Hat repairs London UK

    Herbert Johnson Hatters have a military branch, soft hats branch and a formal hats branch. They are very helpful and I have a quick chat with them regarding a possible restoration of my bowler hat. I chatted to them over instagram and very understanding. The Formal Hat branch is now headed by...
  3. Bertie.Wooster

    How do folks react to your hat wearing?

    Hello all, I am here to seek the wiser advice from the kind members of this excellent forum. I currently go to a boarding school and during weekends, we are allowed to wear home clothes (not school uniform, yay). I really really like hats and people know me as the 'hat guy' at school. I want...
  4. Bertie.Wooster

    Hat repairs London UK

    Yes! Binx is quite the cat! Do email or give them a call. I think Tom comes out on a Thursday and Tuesday. I could be wrong but he is very nice and understanding. Lock & Co. can quote a fortune. I got 60 pound quote from Lock and finished with Bates with a 40 pounds quote.
  5. Bertie.Wooster

    Hat repairs London UK

    Sorry to revive an old thread but I got my boater hat repaired at Bates. They put on a brand new sweatband on my hat and it was very well done and the leather sweatband was of high quality. Although, communication with the manager was hard and it took a very long time but at the end, I was in no...
  7. Bertie.Wooster

    The Bowler or Derby Hat

    Sounds good to me!
  8. Bertie.Wooster

    The Bowler or Derby Hat

    Thank you for all the replies. Yes, I think I might stick to vintage. I prefer the old craftsmanship and the hat industry was in its golden age back then... That is a very handsome Stetson but I am going wait for a better deal (I know..) I am trying to buy a nice Trilby as well so keeping the...
  9. Bertie.Wooster

    The Bowler or Derby Hat

    Hi folks, I think most of the folks here know me for my interest for boater hats but some time ago I discovered a new-found interest for brown trilbies and black bowler hats. I've always admired the 'city gent' that ceased to be in the 1980s in England. It was a stereotypical outlook of the...
  10. Bertie.Wooster

    Ask a question, get an answer

    When I was blocking my straw hat with a wooden hatblock and steam iron. It came out alright but compared to a straw hat blocked at a factory using a blocking press has crisper edges and I really want that on my blocked hats. Are there ways to get crispier and defined edges of the hats when...
  11. Bertie.Wooster

    Ask a question, get an answer

    Question here. For the zig zag stitch used to stitch the leather sweatband (not to the hat but you know the part where I mean) do I need some special sewing machine or should a regular household machine be able to stitch a zig zag into leather?
  13. Bertie.Wooster

    Straw braid sewing zigzag machines advice

    Sorry for reviving an old thread! George, does the Anita B do straight stitches as well? I might have an opportunity to get one myself. I currently have a Dresdenia B. What machine do you prefer using?
  14. Bertie.Wooster

    Tabletop Hatters of The Lounge

    Any brand or model recommendations?
  15. Bertie.Wooster

    Tabletop Hatters of The Lounge

    I am thinking of purchasing a new iron. Should I purchase a steam or a dry iron? I am buying one only for hatmaking. I already have a jiffy-style steamer.
  16. Bertie.Wooster

    Tabletop Hatters of The Lounge

    Thanks, humanshoes. It's just a simple a boater hat with a flat top. Can I use a damp cloth and a dry iron?
  17. Bertie.Wooster

    Tabletop Hatters of The Lounge

    I cannot afford a hat blocking machine for my proposed straw hat production. How would I block a hat using a wooden hat block and a steam iron? I have heard milliners/hatters doing this method but I cannot seem to find much info on how to do so?
  19. Bertie.Wooster

    Boater Hat Linings

    Thanks a lot ruvort! I will try that and post an update. But still looking for any suppliers? I mean someone is making them till now?
  20. Bertie.Wooster

    Boater Hat Linings

    Dear Loungers, I believe there is a relatively smaller straw boater community here compared to the felt hat community but just putting it out there. I am sure that some of the loungers would have picked up a boater or boaters in good shape but with a trashed inner lining. That is certainly the...
  21. Bertie.Wooster

    Ventilated Sweatbands?

    What happened to these older type sweatband with the mesh-looking stitch? Apparently it was for ventilation? I have a couple of boaters with these sweats; I find them superior to the modern sweats.... Can be seen Fig. 2 on the patent sheet for the Bon Ton Ivy sweats...
  22. Bertie.Wooster

    High Quality Sweatbands?

    Thank you for the reply! I am open to US suppliers and would love to hear your opinions on the US suppliers. I will be visiting next year so I could make a 'shopping run' then! ;)
  23. Bertie.Wooster

    High Quality Sweatbands?

    I plan to start making straw boaters in the traditional way. Olney, the leading British manufacturer uses simulated leather (fake leather) and I don't like that. It is uncomfortable, not-fitted properly (ripples) and looks cheap. I want to use quality sweatbands that offer comfort and with a...

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