New Cocked hat with ribbon

[CEvonk]

Someone wanted a cocked hat, so I made them one. This one has a fancy ribbon, not a proper cockade, as I couldn't find a material I liked for that, but a fairly simple ribbon for decoration (it's removeable if they decide they like the plain hat better.)

On this one, I used a proper lacing to hold the sides of the hat to the brim. I picked up a braided leather belt at the thrift store, and unbraided it to get some black leather for the lacing. The felt on the hat is easy to cut with a 5/32 hole punch - you don't even need a hammer, just a board to press the hole punch against while you twist it to make the holes.

A total of three silk ties were sacrificed to make the binding and the ribbon.

Total cost: $4.50 for the hat, 75 cents for the belt, and $3.00 for the ties, so under $8.25 for a reasonably correct hat, more or less.

 

[Tumbledown]

Red?? I hope this is for costume or fantasy...

 

[CEvonk]

Red?? I hope this is for costume or fantasy...

I did say, "...more or less..."

 

[Tom A Hawk]

Something for the gay frontiersman?

 

[sussexmuzllodr]

1700,s MAGA HAT

 

[Tumbledown]

I did say, "...more or less..."

Much less.

 

[CEvonk]

Much less.

At least the construction is fairly correct.

 

[simonbeans]

Scarlet Pimpernel

 

[rich pierce]

Hey, you’re having fun! Keep it up! Believe it or not guys, that’s what it’s really all about.

 

[sussexmuzllodr]

A flamboyant Musketeer Hat

 

[DiMarco_Mercantile]

I like it, great construction!

 

[Tom A Hawk]

A flamboyant Musketeer Hat

Really needs a plume...

 

[Woodwright]

I did say, "...more or less..."

I think it is less, much less.

 

[Jedidiah]

I think you did a fine job.

 

[CEvonk]

I think it is less, much less.

I like your beau chapeau. Is that a commercial product, or did you make it yourself? If it's commercial, where did you buy it?

 

[CZMark]

Hey, you’re having fun! Keep it up! Believe it or not guys, that’s what it’s really all about.

Too often, we loose sight of that!
Thanks for the reminder.

 

[Banjoman]

I like it, but I think a plume would look good. The sword toting fellers that originally wore these were flamboyant but I’d bet you wouldn’t call them that to their face.

 

[Hatman/2nd line]

I'd say it's probably more correct than a lot of others!

 

[longhunter 1776]

there were fancy hats like that back then,,so why the gay remark?/ it was what the person had got ,, he liked it and wore it gay or not it was his hat!!!

 

[Johnny Too-Tall]

I'd rock it out. Well done sir..