Between my two denim hat successes, I worked on this for Charrie. She wanted a beret-like, slouchy kind of hat. After a couple of mockups, I came up with this: Looked more like a tam and less like a slouchy beret. While the hat is just a little small, it’s… Read more“Hat for Charrie”
Category: Hats
Hat – Success x2
After the first one, I was tempted to make a fleece-lined one with earflaps that folded up into the hat when not in use. I thought I had enough slack in the hat size to pull it off. After making the fleece liner and denim shell (yeah, same torn-out jeans…),… Read more“Hat – Success x2”
Hat – Success
After a couple of failed attempts, I finally got one that I like, and will actually wear! The pattern came from a book “Sewn Hats” by Carla Hegeman Crim: An old torn-out pair of jeans was used for the shell. An old bandana is the liner. I used a flat… Read more“Hat – Success”
Ivy cap research
Did not like the steep arc on the pattern I found. Tore apart one of my old hats, similar to the tan one in my prior posting on hats and compared the pattern to the hat proportions I liked. The brim pieces are 2 different sizes. The first two pictures… Read more“Ivy cap research”
Ivy/Driver’s cap – 1st attempt
Finally found a pattern I liked for a Driving cap. (https://aboutgoodness.wordpress.com/2012/01/02/mens-flat-cap-gatsby-hat-pattern-diy-tutorial/) Took some scrap cloth and threw one together. I was not particularly precise, nor did I have fabric for a lining or a ribbon to finish the edge properly. I’ll need to tweak it a bit, but here it… Read more“Ivy/Driver’s cap – 1st attempt”