Anothe top hat

[TomBanwell]

Since Froghunter posted his top hat I thought I'd show mine. Completely different. Black. Steampunk. Grommets and leather lace. Made of 3-4 oz veg tan.

[MADMAX22]

Very cool, kind of a sinister look to it.

[DarkDreamsLeather]

I like it!!

[David Fields]

Very ominous looking top hat. It reminds me of something you would read about in a Charles Dickens novel. I love it!

[leatheroo]

love this design tom....my favorite!!!

[jana]

I really like looking at the amazing, creative, down right odd stuff you come up with. Thank you for sharing.

[Hammerhead]

sweet

[TomBanwell]

Here is the pattern I used to make my top hat. This is for a size large. The width of the crown should measure 23.8". The crown has four optional darts (butt seamed), which give it the modified hourglass shape. The crown joins at the back with a butt seam. If you add a seam allowance you can convert it to an overlap seam and sew it on a machine. The wavy bottom gives the brim the nice shape of down in the front and back and up at the sides. The dotted line on the brim is where I folded the edge in over a wire. See the diagram at the lower right for construction details. First, sew the crown to itself. Then stitch on the top and turn inside out. Then pull the brim down over the crown and glue, then stitch. Lastly sew the brim outer edge over a wire. Hope this all makes sense. Good luck!

[rickybobby]

Tom,

Very cool hat!!!! You have really "embraced" the Steampunk look in some of your art.

Thank you for posting the pattern, very nice of you so those of us "artisically challenged" can try!

Rick J.

I looked it up about a year ago but here it is for others that may not know what Steampunk is,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steampunk

[Jordan]

Cool, hope slash doesn't want it back, LOL