Hello everyone,i am a student from Germany and study fashion design. For one of my current courses, i want to create a look including a felt hat, inspired by the illustration u can see below. The…Continue
"Oh, I though you wanted a 29" or more brim! You should have no problem with making a felt brim 8" in size. Sombreros are that size and I have made cowboy hats with that size brim. You just need to have the right…"
"Yes that’s right It’s quite extreme drawing. To be more precisely Im kinda looking for flat top fedora with a brim that is at least 20cm wide (8 in) maybe even wider. Would u still suggest a wire frame for that as well.
And thank u…"
"First, this is a drawing that is exaggerated so getting those proportions would be very difficult and almost impossible to wear. The only thing I can suggest it to make a wire frame for the felt to sit on and then sew it down. Good luck."
Hello everyone,i am a student from Germany and study fashion design. For one of my current courses, i want to create a look including a felt hat, inspired by the illustration u can see below. The small Problem is i have none and my Professor only limited Knowledge of hatmaking, luckily my University has quite a lot of equipment for it.Now to the question or rather problem, how do i get a really huge and oversized felt brim stiff enough ?Would be a normal stiffner like shellack or something…See More