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Can anyone give me some advice on who to buy a good replacement hat band from ?

sweatbands or ribbon?

Sorry, ribbon.

I would go with Todds:

http://www.toddscostumes.com/indy/acces ... ribbon.htm

Thanks for the advice and the link. I'll check it out

If you want

good replacement hat band

, get some from Steve, Penman or me. Not peeing on any other vendor (if you look closely, you'll see that I recomended Penman as well), but there's a difference between real Raiders grosgrain ribbon and petersham ribbon and it's not only the price.

Regards,

Marc

Marc wrote:If you want

good replacement hat band

, get some from Steve, Penman or me. Not peeing on any other vendor (if you look closely, you'll see that I recomended Penman as well), but there's a difference between real Raiders grosgrain ribbon and petersham ribbon and it's not only the price.

Regards,

Marc

I bolded the last part....IMHO....it's also the color...petersham comes out purple...The ribbon that SD, Penman and MK use....spot on match.

Marc wrote:If you want

good replacement hat band

, get some from Steve, Penman or me. Not peeing on any other vendor (if you look closely, you'll see that I recomended Penman as well), but there's a difference between real Raiders grosgrain ribbon and petersham ribbon and it's not only the price.

Regards,

Marc

Er, are we supposed to know who sells a petersham ribbon and what it is?

Look at the very edge of the ribbon. It should be finished ( a true grosgrain) Unfinished would be the petersham.

Hi,

Todd's is nice and rather cheap!


Regards,

Nico

bigrex wrote:

Marc wrote:If you want

good replacement hat band

, get some from Steve, Penman or me. Not peeing on any other vendor (if you look closely, you'll see that I recomended Penman as well), but there's a difference between real Raiders grosgrain ribbon and petersham ribbon and it's not only the price.

Regards,

Marc

Er, are we supposed to know who sells a petersham ribbon and what it is?

Many of us have gotten our Petersham type ribbons from Todd's Costumes. I "upgraded" my old Dorfman Pacific with it, but I can see how it is said to be incorrect. If you want the EXACT ribbon, I would get a ribbon from Steve or Penman. They have the right ribbon.

Thanks for the great advice everyone. Very helpful

matt,
If you're looking for a ribbon to put on that DP you ordered, you probably should have said it right at the beginning of this thread... Marc might not have recommended his (or John's) ribbon for THAT hat!

Actually, for the DP, I recommend you fashion a ribbon out of a kerosine soaked rag. The go outside and play with sparklers over the hat (NOT while wearing it).

Regards,

Marc

Nicolas Jones wrote:Hi,

Todd's is nice and rather cheap!


Regards,

Nico

Purple.

Johnny

i ordered my ribbon from todds and had it put on by a hatmaker here in chicago and it looks nice see----

No don't worry its not for the DP. Its for a hat I have already

Cool.
After I wrote that, I was worried that between THIS thread and your "Just HAD to do it!" thread, that you'd feel like we were pickin' on ya!
You're a good sport, matt.
Cheers!
Fox

No of course not. I know its all in good fun . After all its only a hat.

matt black wrote:After all its only a hat.

I'd say "it's ALMOST a hat"

Right thats it ! NOW you're picking on me

Well, since the question has been answered and it's starting to meander, it's time to close this one down. Good luck with the ribbon!