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333778 No.333778 [Reply] [Original]

Hey guys!
Needing help making a trapper hat. I want to make one the style of this pic not the more common style with the many pieces. I like the look of this one a little better.
Anyone know where I could find a how-to or patterns?
Thanks much

>> No.333786
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333786

Let me clarify a bit, these are the two styles I'm talking about.

>> No.333806

Do you have access to some hair-on-hide fur?

Can you hand-stitch at all?

>> No.333813

>>333786
i prefer the right, mainly because when you close the whole thing up you can still breath easily.

>> No.333818

>>333813
Breath easy? What?

There's no reason you can't fold either of them up, unless the red one lacks a strap to do so.
And OP, seriously, what kind of skill level do you have going into this? Can you sew? Do you want it to be a fabric hat lined with fur? Do you want it all leather?

I'm tempted to tell you to search online for a pattern, and go with it. If you can't sew from a pattern or hand-stitch leather, you've got a ways to go before your skill level can produce a wearable hat that won't get funny looks for being shoddy.

>> No.333821

>>333818
I mean when you pull the top down, and button the bottom up your mouth and nose are just slightly covered leaving a good gap to breath when sleeping at night, on the left if you folded it up it would completely cover your mouth and nose being rather uncomfortable

>> No.333824

>>333821
They don't cover your mouth and nose...

They're ear-flaps. When tied/strapped in the down position, the flaps wrap under your chin.

If you want a face-covering, you're thinking of a balaclava.

>> No.333823

ushanka master race

>> No.333827

OP here,
I do have access to fur, I have a beaver hide I'm planning to use.
I can sew but not all that great. I was planning to get some rabbit pelts or just some fabric to make a practice one so I don't waste my fur.
I was planning on the beaver fur on the inside and the forehead area, then either fabric or suede for the outside, I havent decided yet.

>> No.333834

>>333824
your forgeting that fur piece on the top that comes down over your eyes

>> No.333836

>>333834
Can't tell if troll.

I've never seen a hat where that piece folds down.

>> No.333835
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333835

>>333827
Definitely start with a practice piece. Just from fabric, so you can get a good idea on how to get the proper shape.

If you sew with a machine, that'll be fine for the fabric, but I wouldn't use that on the leather. MIGHT be okay for thin, garment-grade leather, but I'd play it safe and stitch it by hand.

I wish I could offer more help, other than "find a pattern", but it's a pretty specific project.

Sewing is a pain in the ass. This is why I generally stick to saddle-stitching and thicker leather. Pic related.

>> No.333842

>>333835
Thanks, it'll be by hand, I don't have a sewing machine. I guess I'll have to see how thick the beaver hide is once I finish tanning it to see if I should saddle-stitch or just try to do it regularly.

I've been looking all over and I can't find a pattern for it, and I think coming up with my own pattern will be the hardest part.

>> No.333844

>>333842
For thinner leather like a fur-hide, saddle stitching is awesome but overkill.

For the pouch in the above picture, the actual sack panels were repurposed from a cheap leather jacket. The tightest, most effective stitch I could manage was whip-stitching. So keep that possibility in mind.
I'd bet that's going to be your best option.

>> No.333848

>>333842
Also, do you tan the hides yourself? Any experience in this?

I've never tanned my own leather. My hunting buddy and I are planning to brain-tan some deer hides, once we manage to bag something.

Would love to get my hands on a coyote pelt, too... Gotta get out and hunt more.

>> No.333857

>>333848
Actually this is my first time tanning hides. Decided to try out trapping this fall. I've deer hunted for years just never put much thought into keeping the hide its more about the meat.
I'm planning on making some slippers for my girlfriend if I get a coyote or fox.