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A friend of mine into historical reenacting brought me this hat for repair. I replaced the hat bill with real leather (8-10oz veg tan) and hand-stitched it back together with 0.8mm Ritza Tiger Thread. The leather was dyed pre-cutting with Black Fiebing's Pro Dye and clear-coated with Resolene.


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Dwight

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It would have looked a lot better if the edge had been sanded and dyed as well . . . 

 

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alfredleatherworks

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7 hours ago, Dwight said:

It would have looked a lot better if the edge had been sanded and dyed as well . . . 

 

This was a historical reproduction and as such the customer requested that the hat brim be made as it was during the Spanish Civil War. The leather was dyed as a whole piece and then the hat brims were cut and sewn to the individual hats. This look was very definitely intentional and desired.

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Dwight

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It that case . . . you did well . . . cannot go against that.

I did wonder the origin of the hat design . . . could not find it . . . thanks for the quick history lesson.

May God bless,

Dwight

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alfredleatherworks

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3 hours ago, Dwight said:

It that case . . . you did well . . . cannot go against that.

I did wonder the origin of the hat design . . . could not find it . . . thanks for the quick history lesson.

May God bless,

Dwight

Thanks! And you're welcome!

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