Fur Hat

[dbusarow]

That's a cool hat Jim.

I'm thinking I might need a new hat for next winter

Dan

[billybopp]

Personally ... I like this style in fox. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNHXFviVb8I

[morb]

Ah, found a photo. This is the style I was talking about in the PM. If your interested, I'll dig out the drawings I have and add some text and post it for you.

Yeah, that's me back when I was younger and had all my hair.

Jim

That's pretty cool. I've been thinking about doing that style with coyote

[Keith J]

The free trapper pattern is actually the one that I have. But, the picture Jim included has given me an idea. It would appear that the hide has simply been brought forward from the back of the head, meets in the front and is covered by the badger face. A single one of my hides might not be big enough to do that, but I might be able to work something out by stitching the two together in some way. I think making a "muslin" of this would be a good way to start, cheaper to mess up fabric remnants that hide.

You folks have been very helpful. Given my schedule this is going to be a multi-week project but all of you have given me some good ideas. Thanks very much for all you help. It is sincerely appreciated. If you think of anything else, keep the comments coming.

The free trapper pattern is actually the one that I have. But, the picture Jim included has given me an idea. It would appear that the hide has simply been brought forward from the back of the head, meets in the front and is covered by the badger face. A single one of my hides might not be big enough to do that, but I might be able to work something out by stitching the two together in some way. I think making a "muslin" of this would be a good way to start, cheaper to mess up fabric remnants that hide.

You folks have been very helpful. Given my schedule this is going to be a multi-week project but all of you have given me some good ideas. Thanks very much for all you help. It is sincerely appreciated. If you think of anything else, keep the comments coming.

[Dwight]

Ah, found a photo. This is the style I was talking about in the PM. If your interested, I'll dig out the drawings I have and add some text and post it for you.

Yeah, that's me back when I was younger and had all my hair.

Jim

Hey, Jim, . . . nobody else may be interested, . . . but I am. If you have the time, I'd love to see how that one is put together, . . . fact is, . . . I've even got a hide in mind that should work pretty good for it.

Thanks, may God bless,

Dwight

[Jim]

Keith hit the nail on the head as to how that hat went together. It's a very simple method. The hat also has a blanket wool liner that keeps it on the head.

I'll try to find the drawings or make some new ones.

Jim

[WinterBear]

Jim, if you wouldn't mind, I would be very interested in your drawings as well.

[Jim]

Well folks I have to sadly say the drawings have been lost to the wind and being 20 years ago when I did these, my memory is faded a bit.

That being said, I figured this stuff on the fly and you can do it as well.

Step one is to get the foam head from a craft shop and enlarge the size by either wrapping it with a towel or laying the towels over it to better size it to you head.

Place the critters fur on the foam head FUR SIDE DOWN and the pinch up the areas necessary to form it to the head. These "pleats" can then be held with clothes pins or spring clips.

Once the "inverted" fur is fitted to your liking, mark the lower edges of the pleats on both sides, leaving room for the stitching. A little extra can't hurt, you can always trim it off. When the fur is laid out flat, these pleats will be triangular shaped.

Cut out the excess and then starting at the "V", use a whip stitch to sew it out to the edge.

With a little effort and fore thought, this process will not be complicated.

Hope this helps.

Jim