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by CaptainFach
Tue Oct 01, 2019 3:06 am
Forum: The Fedora
Topic: Can someone explain "the turn" to me in detail?
Replies: 6
Views: 550

Re: Can someone explain "the turn" to me in detail?

The hat brim is asymmetrical. It’s oval (like the hat itself) but slightly longer front to back (2.75”) than side to side (2.625”). The hat is blocked in the usual way (i.e. the crown is not blocked off center) so if the wearer puts it on his/her head in the usual way the longest part of the brim w...
by CaptainFach
Sun Sep 15, 2019 3:18 am
Forum: The Fedora
Topic: Can someone explain "the turn" to me in detail?
Replies: 6
Views: 550

Can someone explain "the turn" to me in detail?

Ok. So i know that the turn consists of the crown being creased off center, so when you align the crease with the center of your head, it causes the bow to be closer to the front. The part i dont understand is the brim. Was it shaped centered, and the crown crease being off centered giving the brim ...
by CaptainFach
Wed Jul 31, 2019 1:52 am
Forum: The Fedora
Topic: Hat Making Tutorial
Replies: 40
Views: 12727

Re: Hat Making Tutorial

Does anyone have any tips on how to do the brim if i dont have a flange thingy?
by CaptainFach
Wed Jul 31, 2019 12:23 am
Forum: The Fedora
Topic: How to curl the brim of a hat im making without a flange?
Replies: 5
Views: 546

How to curl the brim of a hat im making without a flange?

Hey guys, im new here, and thought this would be an ok place to ask about making my first indy hat. So i think i have most of the procedure down, but one thing i cant find is how people curl the brim without any sort of mold. I know its been done because ive watched a guy make a hat with nothing mor...