The Cap Faction

[Feraud]

Here are a few photos for you cap makers.
If anyone can replicate the shape & proportions on Dwight Frye's cap as seen below, shoot me a p.m.!!

Dwight Frye

Lon Chaney Sr.

Fonda

Cagney

cute pooch

 

[Pinesiw]

http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hpho...16_100003897247088_12398_216859576_n.jpg?dl=1

 

[Johnny J]

http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hpho...16_100003897247088_12398_216859576_n.jpg?dl=1

Reminds me of the Hat People newsboy.

 

[Big_Papi_T]

Nice shade, Papi - suits you.

Thanks! I've had a lot of offers made on it, but its a keeper!

 

[St. Valentine]

Now how do we place orders

I am in for one of those too!

 

[Chepstow]

Johnny, great work done! You made it and it looks fantastic. My congrats.

 

[Johnny J]

Johnny, great work done! You made it and it looks fantastic. My congrats.

Thank you for the compliment. I enjoyed making it and will continue to make them. Now I need to go shopping for the right fabric and leather.

 

[Johnny J]

I am in for one of those too!

Will put you on my list.

 

[Pinesiw]

vintage cap from esquire, size 7. anybody know how old this cap could be?

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[The Wiser Hatter]

[video=vimeo;13668143]http://vimeo.com/13668143[/video]

How to make a cap. It takes quite a bit of work to make a basic cap let a lone a newsboy. Plus all the special sewing machines.
An the up keep on that.

 

[Chepstow]

Ed, cool video, looks easy, if an expert done the job

 

[The Wiser Hatter]

Right, when I watched Art or Mike make a hat at FedoraFest it looked easy. Not accounting the money for all the equipment and the hat blocks by the thousands and the room full of Ribbons and Room full of Hat bodies. An the hours invested in learning the craft. This video showed a couple of sewing machines that really make the job a snap with out them a cap can be quite a task.

 

[Chepstow]

Yes you are so right , Ed

Making Newsboy and Ivy Caps of City Sport

[video=youtube;tMHAcW03xvk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=tMHAcW03xvk[/video]


Nice Flat Cap Tutorial

[video=youtube;lPaFTZDTeWA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=lPaFTZDTeWA[/video]

 

[Johnny J]

vintage cap from esquire, size 7. anybody know how old this cap could be?

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Nice cap! Can you post more pics of inside and out?

 

[Johnny J]

Right, when I watched Art or Mike make a hat at FedoraFest it looked easy. Not accounting the money for all the equipment and the hat blocks by the thousands and the room full of Ribbons and Room full of Hat bodies. An the hours invested in learning the craft. This video showed a couple of sewing machines that really make the job a snap with out them a cap can be quite a task.

I can use one of those sewing machines!

 

[St. Valentine]

I can use one of those sewing machines!

...and you can even afford a Mercedes-Benz when making caps (at least the skater guy in Ed´s video can).

 

[Pinesiw]

I never knew it took so many diffferent machines to properly complete a cap. I've made one a couple years ago without a liner, and I used similar steps from the second video. It turned out all right from the outside but the inside is hideous. Also to make the cap look full I cut out a liner from one of my old crowncaps and put it in the one I made. If anyone is interested in seeing it ill post in show us what you made, and one for this thread. just got to snap the pics.

 

[Big_Papi_T]

vintage cap from esquire, size 7. anybody know how old this cap could be?

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I don't know *but* that is a wonderful looking cap! :eusa_clap

 

[Chepstow]

If anyone is interested in seeing it ill post in show us what you made, and one for this thread. just got to snap the pics.

Pinesiw, yes, please, let us see the photos!

 

[The Wiser Hatter]

I was checking eBay today and noticed that Retro Sport has some new caps online today.

This one is my favorite. No leather sweatbands on these.