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Straw Indy Now Complete-With Pics!!!
Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 11:28 am
by Hollowpond
I finished my do-it-yourself straw indy, and I had to do way more than the pictures tell. I reblocked the hat (I know, I know, the crown is short and it has some taper...its a 10 dollar hat fer cryin out loud). I dimensionally cut the brim (it looked like a sombrero before), and I replaced the ribbon. All told it cost me about 14 bucks!!!
BEFORE
http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn29 ... rawhat.jpg
and AFTER
http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn29 ... C01641.jpg
http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn29 ... C01644.jpg
http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn29 ... C01635.jpg
http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn29 ... C01639.jpg
Feel free to comment!!!
ps Thanks to Jersey Jones and Rambler for encouraging me to just try this and have fun!
pps sorry the before pic is so small...you get the point
Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 12:42 pm
by gabrielle
I like it!!! It looks perfect on you and the crease is wonderful. How did you get straw to do that???
Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 1:05 pm
by Hollowpond
Thanks for the kind words!
I have an antique hat block that I have had for years, but didn't know what it was untill I became a COW member. I just wet the straw and reblocked the hat the same way you would a felt hat.
I had to cut the brim stiffener and sew it back into the hat with the new brim dimensions.
Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 1:40 pm
by Nobody
I think that it turned out really good
Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 2:14 pm
by IndianaJack91
it looks really good
Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 11:11 pm
by Canada Jones
Wow and for 14 bucks! Wonder what this would look like in a darker color?
nice work.
best
Canada
...darker color?
Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 12:22 am
by YARVTON
Would look even better.
Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 1:59 am
by carolinamike
Great job! I'm going to have to try this before the August heat rolls in.
Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 9:33 am
by Michaelson
WELL done!!
Regards! Michaelson
Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 7:36 pm
by BoilermakerJones
Good work!
Its a little too open a weave for my ever thinning scalp, but it looks great on you!
Matt
Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 10:28 pm
by Hollowpond
Thanks alot guys!!!
I am afraid after all the praise my hat won't fit my now swollen head (is there any higher praise than high praise from Michaelson?)
I did contemplate a darker color, but in the end I just wanted an indy style straw hat. Not an indy hat that happened to be made of straw. If not going for sa then why not really have fun. My favorite indy straw by far is the PB, although I am anxious to see what jersey jones is going to turn out, and I like the seagrass look.
The only thing left to do is replace the one size fits all sweat band for a regular leather sweat (I lightly tacked the ribbon on to make this easier).
Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 11:17 pm
by crismans
That looks really nice. I've been thinking about how nice it would be to have a strong Indy fedora.
Hmm..... :idea:
