BEARDCYCLIST

Beautiful work! Interested in a bit more information on your watercolor case and brush as well please. I enjoy my Sakura Koi and Pentel Water Brushes but that is a much more elegant kit there.

Nice! If you moisten each of the fringes and twist them a bit it give a bit of aged feel to them too. Made a few of those decades ago when I was doing rendezvous, some would even add beads and cones to each one too. No sneaking up on anything whilst moving!

There is vastly more knowledge on this forum than I have but I'd recommend looking in your local classifieds, Craigslist or similar for a older Singer 29 "patcher, cobbler" machine. Prices vary but if your patient, luck may find you. A cylinder bed machine would be best for attaching the paneled portion of the cap to the brim/peak but not impossible on a flatbed. For sewing the lines on the peak you should be able to find a fair array of older "industrial" flat beds to make short work of them. I picked up a Singer 201 for $125 with cabinet locally in fantastic shape and dependent on what thickness/material your using for the insert on the peaks, it would be a good choice of machine for you in pinch. I have sewn a few caps myself and would love to have the talents enough to replicate some of the work of Otis James out of Nashville. 8 panel Newsboy caps are pretty cool!

Perhaps this will give you a bit of inspiration? http://www.chrisfoxleatherwork.us/about.html If you Google Chris Fox Leather there are other photos (some on this site even) with more photographs. All the best.

Note: I don't work for, nor know anything about this company BUT...I found what another forum member was after at Hanson Rivet. They have some stainless steel rivet options available and I might add for those searching for bits and bobs, think about other industries that use similar related items, you might very well be surprised. Oft many trades/hobbies cross lines with other styles and something that wouldn't be listed under "leather, leather crafting, et cetera" can be found elsewhere. http://www.hansonrivet.com/

Try Hanson Rivet & Supply Co. http://www.hansonrivet.com/ Look for: -Oval or Truss Head Tubular Rivet (they also carry washers) -Hand Clincher or Manual Bench Riveter for setting (look under the Tools & Machines tab)