thinking about making a fedora

jacksdad · Post by **jacksdad** » Sat Jun 14, 2008 12:05 pm

I've been looking to buy a fedora and was thinking about maybe I could give it a shot and make my own. On a scale of 1-10 being a novice,what am I looking at in terms of difficulty and getting it right on the first attempt. I'm pretty good with tools, fixing cars and electrical work so where does hat making fall in?

mufflowne · Post by **mufflowne** » Sat Jun 14, 2008 12:12 pm

It's not difficult at all, but it's a manual labor and you will get frustrated first time. The biggest b**ch is sowing on the ribbon & sweatband. But I say do it.

BendingOak · Post by **BendingOak** » Sat Jun 14, 2008 1:49 pm

The first batch will not be as good as you would hope. It is labor intense and to do it right it will cost a bit.

Mark Brody · Post by **Mark Brody** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 11:04 am

I was pleased with my first attempt at making a hat, but there is a lot of trial and error. I basically "made" the hat 3 or 4 times before I actually deemed it finished.

BendingOak · Post by **BendingOak** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 11:18 am

I'm still re-working my first three now about a dozen times or so just to work out the little details.