bound edges

JPdesign · Post by **JPdesign** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 10:05 pm

I have had several people ask about bound edges. I had a singer 108 bound edge machine in my shed at the house that I brought to the store this morning and set up. I grabbed on of my indy samples off the wall and here is what came out.

http://www.jimmypiercedesigns.com/index ... bound_indy

It is an indy, complete with deminsional brim, that has been bound with 7/8" ribbon matching the bow.

Jimmy

Post by **Indy Magnoli** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 10:19 pm

That's a real beauty! Wouldn't mind having that in my collection...

Kind regards,
Indy

WConly · Post by **WConly** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 10:24 pm

That is really superb....had no idea one could bind a hat that was deminsionaly cut! I have always fatasized about such a beast, but never seen one put into practice. That is really cool...nice touch! W>

Fedora · Post by **Fedora** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 10:30 pm

Love it JP. That would make for a great dressy Indy fedora. Adds class. Fedora

Post by **Michaelson** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 10:55 pm

I LOVE bound edged hats. Will you be adding this to your website as a service now, JP? I know a black hat in my stable that could use this kind of addition.

Regards! Michaelson

JPdesign · Post by **JPdesign** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 11:14 pm

I sure will. it will be $25 option on hats I make, to to have it put on if I do not have to flange the brim first. If I do flange, bind, and recrease, it will be $45. Don't have a pic yet, but I also did a 4 ligne(about 3/8") binding on a western hat also. So I can do the open road style hat.

Jimmy

JPdesign · Post by **JPdesign** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 11:36 pm

Oh, and that hat is a snug 7 1/4, incase anyone wants a last minute christmas gift.

Jimmy

Fedoraman · Post by **Fedoraman** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 1:40 pm

You already sent me mine

Marc · Post by **Marc** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 2:08 pm

Do you also offer a hand stitched bound brim?

Regards,

Marc

Strider · Post by **Strider** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 2:23 pm

Yet another excuse to dole out money for a hat!

Great work, Jimmy!

JPdesign · Post by **JPdesign** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 4:22 pm

Marc, yes I do, but it is much more expensive(starts at $100), and no garantee on wait time. The bigger the brim, the higher the cost.

Jimmy

Fatdutchman · Post by **Fatdutchman** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 7:37 pm

I'm one of the ones that asked JP about the bound brim. I debated which hat I wanted first..a bound brim Indy hat, as in the photo, or a late 40's Howard Hughes type hat, which is the one I settled on.

By the way, this hat SUPPOSEDLY was a Herbert Johnson!

Marc · Post by **Marc** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 1:09 am

Marc, yes I do, but it is much more expensive(starts at $100), and no garantee on wait time. The bigger the brim, the higher the cost.

Well, than the 30Euro I charge for a vintage ribbon hand stitched bound brim aren't as bad as I was told.

Thanks,

Marc

JPdesign · Post by **JPdesign** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 9:37 am

I have people ask me why so much all the time. that is at least 12 to 15 hours worth of work, on a western hat it is more like 25 to 30. When you split the cost by the hours it isn't a whole lot.

Jimmy

Feraud · Post by **Feraud** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 10:26 am

That looks great. I have a vintage Stetson that looks like your hat!
This looks like what Dr. Jones would have worn in the city.

Fedora · Post by **Fedora** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 12:36 pm

I have people ask me why so much all the time. that is at least 12 to 15 hours worth of work, on a western hat it is more like 25 to 30. When you split the cost by the hours it isn't a whole lot.

That's the thing. Many people think these operations are done in a couple of minutes!!! To me, doing the bound brim on a homburg, or pencil rolled brim is something that fascinates me. Especially the binding that only has visible stitching on one side of the brim. Fedora

JPdesign · Post by **JPdesign** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 6:18 pm

Visible stiching only on wide side of a wide under or wide over. $45

pencil roll is $25

Jimmy

Post by **Michaelson** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 7:34 pm

I believe I'm going to have to send back the black you made me last year, JP, for a major brim overhaul.

Guess we'll see what happens after the first of the year!

Regard! Michaelson

binkmeisterRick · Post by **binkmeisterRick** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 8:10 pm

I guess you're going to have a watch pocket installed while you're at it, eh, Michaeslon?

Post by **Michaelson** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 8:17 pm

Depends on the weight of the hat. To thin a felt, sure...the weight of the watch will keep it on my head in high winds.

Regards! Michaelson

binkmeisterRick · Post by **binkmeisterRick** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 9:07 pm

So then someone could really ask, "Excuse me, sir, but off the top of your head, do you have the time?"

Post by **Michaelson** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 9:17 pm

Problem is, it would be more like asking Curly of the Three Stooges for the time! I'll pull out two different pocket watches, then refer to the watch on my wrist for an average.

Regard! Michaelson