Perhaps you think your civil war uniforms for next to nothing is impossible just to nod.
But you are wrong. It is quite possible. And easy.
1. frequent flea markets, thrift stores, antique shops, flea markets and looking for a felt hat. They are great places to find a hat that someone wants to get rid of - and at a low price! I found an incredible brimmed hat at our local thrift store for 25 cents church.
2. If it is goodQuality felt wet toothbrush and a hairbrush the desired shape.
3. Old stuff with a towel, put it in neutral.
4. Let rest for a day or two and take the towels and decide what kind of shape you want to do it.
5. Check the original photos and decide which hat you want to duplicate.
6. Put a ribbon on it or pull a hat. You may need to remove the modern band and a band on a natural material like silk - nosynthetically.
7. If it is not in any type of tape you use to cut, but it is not necessary. Keep your eye to be used for real old tape on your hat. Check out the sewing baskets in antique shops.
8. To find out if it is old, some thread of the band and sat in a game. If it does not work on the ball and burns clean, it's probably a natural material. If the balls and smoke as it is likely a synthetic material.
9. Keep the ribbons of color -black, brown, gray - anything with stripes.
10.You can make a band of contrasting color on the hat
11. Blend and use the same color as the hat band.
12. Sources can be added, but that is not my style.
13. I personally do not like all fathers doo - see the generic level and is the most authentic.
14. Good color would be black, brown and gray.
15.Your best bet is to look at the original photos and train their eyes on a hat for the fact that aDuplicate for your Civil War uniform impression.
Creating Your Own brimmed hat civil war may cost about $ 10. The last time I took the prices of brimmed hats reviewed on sutlerins brimmed hats for about $ 110 were sold!
To save some serious money and make your own brimmed hat civil war. You get exactly the hat!
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