Fixing up a wool Dorfman Pacific to look tolerable.

[maboot38]

I had originally posted for advice on reworking a DP wool fedora. I finally finished reworking my 100% wool Dorfman, so I decided to start a new post in case others are looking to do the same to have a cheapy to beat around that at least looks tolerable.

First, here is what I started with:

http://lh3.ggpht.com/dan.madore/SKHZvvM ... imgmax=512

And here is the end result:

http://lh3.ggpht.com/dan.madore/SKHZwur ... imgmax=512

And finally, here is a collage of the steps in the process. The top row is the start, and the bottom row is the finish:

http://lh6.ggpht.com/dan.madore/SKHZyJ5 ... imgmax=512

The first thing I did was to get the crown of the hat wet and punch out the bashing. I did this using only my hands and the top of a Yankee Candle (apple scent if you must know) because I didn't want it to be perfectly round. I desired a couple of imperfections (and I was being lazy).

Next, after drying and setting, I splashed the crown with water to dampen it again and, used a couple of Doritos chip clips to pinch the front and the inside to create the desired shape.

Once that was dry, I carefully removed the ribbon and bow, and created new ones out of a ribbon I got from Todd's costumes. The ribbon was by far the most challenging part, but it just required some patience.

As you can see, it is still by no means screen accurate, but at least it is a ton of improvement over the DP "official" fedora.

[Indiana Venkman]

Am I the only one to think that starting this second thread was kind of redundant? I mean this is exactly the same post as the last one you made in your advice thread, pretty much.

Also, you may want to consider taking some new shots of the hat with better lighting as the image is practically impossible to see on this monitor.

[binkmeisterRick]

Since this is pretty much a duplicate thread, I'll close this one down. Please keep everything in one place. Thank you.