I finally did it!!

[Art Fawcett]

As many of you know, I have been working with Montecristi's for a while but what you can't know is that I have never made one for myself unless they were "mistake" hats. That is the curse of a hatter I guess, making hats for others out of the best bodies etc. Well' I finally bit the bullet and bought a superfino from PanamaBob last month and sortof absorbed it until the time fealt right, which happened to be this week. Here is my creation that I'm keeping!!!

As best i can tell it's over 1000 wpi but I need to get more clear from Robert on the exact counting method.

Thanks Robert, I feel like a king!!

 

[Brad Bowers]

Wow! Beautiful hat, Art! Bravo!

 

[MK]

Now that is one fine lid.

Hey!?.....aren't we the same size? Hmmmmm..........

 

[Art Fawcett]

uhhh...yes..I think so MK...guess I can't bring it to the next Expo eh?

 

[Big Dave]

Very Nice!!!

Art, I'm curious to know what the brim and crown sizes are?

Thanks,
Dave

 

[Panamabob]

Art,

There are at least two methods I know of for counting wpsi.

1) Count an inch on one row parallel with the brim and then count perpindicular (we count these sort of wavy or crisscross becase they don't go straight up) + We'll say 34*30=1020

2) Using a fine linen tool from a fabric store that has one square inch magnified and counting away.


In Montecristi they count carrerras, or runs in a square cm. This is much easier...lets say a decent hat has 4 runs, a great hat has 5 runs, and a spectacular hat has 6 or 6.5 runs.

A hat with 1200 wpsi could be badly woven and only have 5.5runs. A hat with 900 could be woven correctly and have 5.5 runs. More confusion!

 

[SHARPETOYS]

Break out the cigars !!

Nice Montecristi Art, I'm sure you will enjoy wearing it.

 

[STHill]

That's beautiful, Art. I had been meaning to ask you how that was coming along. I like your idea of "absorbing" the essence before you lay hands on it. The maroon ribbon looks good, too.

 

[Bogie1943]

That is a super nice look Art, like I told Adam I really love that ribbon color on a montecristi. That lid is superb!:cool2: