Posted
7/31/2006 05:58:00 PM
by Douglas
Crap! Suddenly, I
need to go to Lubbock to get a new
hat.The process begins when the haberdasher measures and makes a mold of a client's head. The hatter then fits a piece of raw beaver felt, stretched into a general hatlike shape, around the mold and around a crown mold picked out by the client. The felt is then steamed to add flexibility, and shaped around the molds using a machine called a crown iron.
And that's just the basics. Each hat is a unique piece of art, Conklin said, so the process is never the same twice.
How often do you get a chance to wear a work of art?
Damn you, JFK!!