leather hat

[stampingdelight]

my 1st try at making leather hat, still have to let dry some, dye & not sure where black came from or if can get out now. everyones thoughts 

[AlZilla]

Outstanding and congratulations.  It's a tough project, isn't it?  The hat in my pic was the first bigger project I did.  I made a rookie mistake by getting into the belly for my brim. I constantly have to flatten it back out.

Looks like a 1 piece crown? I used 2 pieces, sewn front and back. Then I made another with a 1 piece crown and it just doesn't sit right. Never came back to it.

How about a pic of the inside?

[DieselTech]

Nice work. That's awesome. I have been wanting to make a leather hat like that. I would also like to put some type of wire around the brim of it so I can form/ bend it in any shape I want. 

Great work. 

[Dwight]

I did one . . . once . . . don't wear it often as it is kinda heavy on the noggin

May God bless,

Dwight

[stampingdelight]

1 hour ago, AlZilla said:

Outstanding and congratulations.  It's a tough project, isn't it?  The hat in my pic was the first bigger project I did.  I made a rookie mistake by getting into the belly for my brim. I constantly have to flatten it back out.

Looks like a 1 piece crown? I used 2 pieces, sewn front and back. Then I made another with a 1 piece crown and it just doesn't sit right. Never came back to it.

How about a pic of the inside?

what part is the belly of the brim would that just be the middle & what did you find worked best to help keep the water from changing shape of the leather? thank you & yes a tough project.  yes 1 piece crown thought would be easier for me. one you made looks nice, hope mine comes out nice looking once dyed. I see some speak of cleaning leather before dying is that something I should do, if so what should I use? 

10 hours ago, Dwight said:

I did one . . . once . . . don't wear it often as it is kinda heavy on the noggin

May God bless,

Dwight

very nice

 

[stampingdelight]

12 hours ago, DieselTech said:

Nice work. That's awesome. I have been wanting to make a leather hat like that. I would also like to put some type of wire around the brim of it so I can form/ bend it in any shape I want. 

Great work. 

like the idea of making the brim bend to any shape. are you looking at using leather or something like felt for the brim?

[AlZilla]

4 hours ago, stampingdelight said:

what part is the belly of the brim would that just be the middle & what did you find worked best to help keep the water from changing shape of the leather? thank you & yes a tough project.  yes 1 piece crown thought would be easier for me. one you made looks nice, hope mine comes out nice looking once dyed. I see some speak of cleaning leather before dying is that something I should do, if so what should I use? 

By belly, I mean the belly portion of the hide. See how the brim of my hat is a little wavy? It kind of potato chips and curls on me. I think if I had stayed in the upper part of the hide, it wouldn't do that.  If I run into a piece of stainless wire that will take a bend, I might do a binding around the edge with the wire inserted.

As to cleaning, I wouldn't have a clue. Leather n' Rich is marketed as a leather cleaner, which I use it for on things. The hat, I just hit with some antiquing gel, some saddle tan dye and the Leather 'N Rich a couple days later.

[dikman]

AlZilla, that "curling" of the brim gives it a used rustic look. Some people pay good money to get a hat that already looks used.

[DieselTech]

11 hours ago, stampingdelight said:

like the idea of making the brim bend to any shape. are you looking at using leather or something like felt for the brim?

I plan on making a hat from all leather, except for the lining around the head band. Then using copper or stainless wire around the brim. That way I can shape/bend the brim any way I want. 

[AlZilla]

47 minutes ago, DieselTech said:

I plan on making a hat from all leather, except for the lining around the head band. Then using copper or stainless wire around the brim. That way I can shape/bend the brim any way I want. 

I'm thinking verdigris might be a problem with copper.   I've got a half hearted eye out for stainless wire.