Members Menolly Posted January 13, 2011 Members Report Posted January 13, 2011 here's a hat tutorial made of cloth http://craft-with-confidence.blogspot.com/2010/10/mad-hatter-hat-tutorial.html Quote Facebook YouTube Twitter Etsy
Members Gawdzilla Posted January 14, 2011 Members Report Posted January 14, 2011 Here are two hats I did from the Tandy pattern. http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv272/PanchoZilla/Leather/Redtopper.jpg http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv272/PanchoZilla/Leather/Blacktopper.jpg Quote
Members richard55 Posted January 14, 2011 Author Members Report Posted January 14, 2011 wow nice hat , hope i can achive the same Here are two hats I did from the Tandy pattern. http://i691.photobuc...r/Redtopper.jpg http://i691.photobuc...Blacktopper.jpg Quote
Members Gawdzilla Posted January 14, 2011 Members Report Posted January 14, 2011 wow nice hat , hope i can achive the same The black one is the basic model, not tricked out at all. The cowhide one needed an insert of heavy leather to make it stand up. I didn't need one for the top, it seems happy without anything. If you wanted to you could make a "sock" to go over the basic model and change hides and such as you desired. I did one with cow horns, very "medicine man" looking things. Kids loved that one. Two notes. I did the lacing for the crown and top inside out, and then reversed it. It's a heck of a lot easier that way. And as I noted elsewhere, the brim has two more holes than the crown, at least on the large version. AND, there will be envelopes mail in the AM, I was hung up at the VA longer than I liked, but I have the promised copies for everybody in hand. Quote
Members Gawdzilla Posted January 15, 2011 Members Report Posted January 15, 2011 One more tip. If you're not sure which of two sizes you need (large or medium, medium or small), cut the outside of the lower brim to the larger size and the hole to the smaller size. If fits, trim the outer brim to smaller size. If it doesn't, cut the inner brim to the larger size. And a two inch band of suede laced to the crown will give you a place to put padding for those "intermediate" size heads. Quote
Members Gawdzilla Posted January 15, 2011 Members Report Posted January 15, 2011 Doc, and Richard, your patterns are in the mail. If USPS is correct you should get them Tuesday. IF. Quote
Members richard55 Posted January 17, 2011 Author Members Report Posted January 17, 2011 thank you very much will let you no when i receive it Quote
Members Gawdzilla Posted January 17, 2011 Members Report Posted January 17, 2011 (edited) thank you very much will let you no when i receive it No problem. We're are our main source of resources these days. If you want to run a dead easy project for someone, the visor is very simple. I put four holes in each side of the straps instead of a buckle, so people can adjust it as the please. And one piece of lacing is cheaper than a buckle. I've also done them with velcro. I've learned not to assume people always like velcro in the process. Riveting the visor is an option, but I use Hemp Cord (from Micheal's (in the necklace section) so I can have a choice of colors. Dip it in liquid wax before lacing and the job will go faster. Edited January 17, 2011 by Gawdzilla Quote
Members richard55 Posted January 24, 2011 Author Members Report Posted January 24, 2011 well thank for the pattern it a grest help will let you no when i finish the hat send pic and all so thank you again Quote
Members Gawdzilla Posted January 24, 2011 Members Report Posted January 24, 2011 well thank for the pattern it a grest help will let you no when i finish the hat send pic and all so thank you again No problem. We are our own greatest resource, I do believe. Quote
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