Cowboy Hat : Can it be sewn on my Cobra class 26?

[DieselTech]

Guys & gals I got this Cowboy Hat pattern from tandy & I am curious if I can sew it up on my Cobra class 26? 

I am going to use some 4-5oz Crazy horse pull up leather, or at least planning to use. 

I think I will have to sew most of it, inside out, at least the top anyhow. 

Can this be done? I kinda want to use this as a learning aid to get more confidence with my machine sewing. 

Thanks. Any & all help will be greatly Appreciated.

[DieselTech]

Basically I am wanting to machine sew this hat. Lmao idk yet if it can be done. Lol at least at my experience level. 

[fredk]

Yes, I reckon it can be done on a s/m

From top down it would be, crown to crown former, highest of the band, lower of the band, fold band inside rim and sew around, then sew the re-enforcing strip

[DieselTech]

14 minutes ago, fredk said:

Yes, I reckon it can be done on a s/m

From top down it would be, crown to crown former, highest of the band, lower of the band, fold band inside rim and sew around, then sew the re-enforcing strip

Thanks. I almost got all the leather cut out. I am trying to visualize the construction as I go. 

Trying to learn the steps to sew it together with a machine, versus awl & needle by hand. 

Thanks.

[AlZilla]

You should be able to with that cylinder arm.. I've made a few hats and been tempted to try at least part of it on my 111W. That pointy little front/crown area is going to be a bear, A couple of practice pieces would be nice.

Commercial hat manufacturers do it by machine.

[DieselTech]

3 hours ago, AlZilla said:

You should be able to with that cylinder arm.. I've made a few hats and been tempted to try at least part of it on my 111W. That pointy little front/crown area is going to be a bear, A couple of practice pieces would be nice.

Commercial hat manufacturers do it by machine.

Thanks. Yeah I quite haven't figured that point part out yet, in my head or how to go about sewing it. I guess I will see how it goes. 

Lmao at least it's no super high dollar leather, but I hate to waste any type of leather. 

[AlZilla]

when I was considering it, I thought to use the premarked punch holes to determine the exact center, front and back, of all the  pieces. Then punch or awl them together, no different than working with fabric.

Maybe hand sew the tops and machine the bottom.  You've got one spot at the top where the top and crown pieces all meet. The other drawback to that would be matching threads top and bottom.

[DieselTech]

1 hour ago, AlZilla said:

when I was considering it, I thought to use the premarked punch holes to determine the exact center, front and back, of all the  pieces. Then punch or awl them together, no different than working with fabric.

Maybe hand sew the tops and machine the bottom.  You've got one spot at the top where the top and crown pieces all meet. The other drawback to that would be matching threads top and bottom.

Thanks. Yeah I am going to use the alignment punch holes that were included & marked on the pattern. Lmao I just don't know how it's going to turn out. 

I think that very pointed front spot I will have to finish it by hand. Or at least I think. 

Edited December 24, 2024 by DieselTech

[DieselTech]

Well it is far from perfect!!! Lmao. I learned alot from this project. All I can say Tandy's pattern is not for machine sewing. It only has 5mm seam allowance, which really is not enough real estate. 

Might be ugly, but I am pretty happy with it. 

Edited December 25, 2024 by DieselTech

[DieselTech]

Another pic.Pic. I need to bevel the top & edge paint it now. 

Edited December 25, 2024 by DieselTech