how long does is take to make a hat?

generally, a standard hat should take me about 3-5 hours, depending on the style of hat.
when we start talking custom, then, the fore-thought alone can take a couple hours.

depending on the details and materials used, sometimes a hat can take as much time as it needs.

How do yew FIND YOUR MATERIALS?

mostly second hand stores and thrift stores. sometimes the variety is unmatched, “they don’t make it like they used to”, well it’s true with textiles as well. older the better, more than likely, cooler.

really into reclaiming old garments and vintage sports gear. specifically paying homage to the 90s as a reflection of the style and sports era I was raised in.

friends just give me fabrics from time to time, they see it thrifting themselves and think i’d be inspired, well I usually am, and it does, and if you want me to make you something, i can do just that.

It is also very important to support any local sewing, fabric or quilting shop. when a specific project requires a certain fabric, let’s just say I know a couple spots.

why custom hats, how did yew get into that?

I think everyone just always has their ‘hat’ and that’s cool.
so I thought it would be sweet if I could make sweet hats for sweet people.

I mean, I’ve always been ‘for’ the hat and it’s the one accessory everyone can wear.
unless you’re at the Legion, then you gotta take it off.

I had always had a deep collection of them growing up. always a bunch of old sport team snapbacks, new eras, just whatever really. so yeah,I just sort of got into wanting to make myself sick hats, and then making them for friends, and then making them for my hometown, and now I’ve got hats all over the world, man!

My Heads too big?

I get this question a lot.

follow this link for my sizing chart.

If these don’t work out fill out a contact form big head.

Why did yew start?

was not satisfied in my career and wanted to change directions.

had always had the knack in the creative department. my life took a flip when and I purchased a sewing machine off an old lady. In tribute to Marlene MacFadyen, I still use the first sewing machine I purchased that summer. It’s a 1950s, two-tone pale green and turquoise, solid Japanese steel Brother.

I had to pair this new hobby with graphic design to create some sort of brand yew know ? so I went and learnt a bit of that. This lead to that, and that into this, and a bunch of other stuff. With the skills I’d acquired through my life, and the new skills I dedicated to learn into developing this brand to where it stands before yew.

9 years yew’ve been making hats now.