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Post by MTRuth on Apr 25, 2012 18:56:20 GMT
I thought this was really interesting. It shows the whole manufacturing process and how they are felted by machine. www.stetsonhat.com/video.php |
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Post by lyn on Apr 25, 2012 20:54:41 GMT
Phew! What a lengthy process, and I wouldn't fancy doing any of those jobs all day every day!
You can understand why the hats are so expensive when you see what goes into the making of them.
Very interesting clip.
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Post by MTRuth on Apr 25, 2012 21:27:59 GMT
I especially like the one where the guy took the wet felt off the cone "with great care" or something like that. It looked to me like he just dumped it off.  |
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Post by jufergu on Apr 25, 2012 23:05:13 GMT
What a process! You never think about how much goes into such a simple product. I know that many years ago, hats were made by hand. Well, I couldn't work there, as I am allergic to rabbits. lol
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Post by zed on Apr 26, 2012 9:52:50 GMT
Wow, that is a long process! There must be a lot of people buying Stetsons.
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Post by MTRuth on Apr 26, 2012 18:08:48 GMT
At least in my area there are All those cowboys. |
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Post by lyn on Apr 26, 2012 21:02:58 GMT
I thought the same thing Ruth - 'with great care'??
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Post by MTRuth on Apr 26, 2012 21:51:16 GMT
I would hate to see how he takes it off "with disregard"! |
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Post by zed on Apr 27, 2012 8:01:22 GMT
I think there are less people in the whole state of Montana than in my City, so there must be a lot of cowboys! |
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Post by MTRuth on Apr 27, 2012 13:57:17 GMT
We have less than a million in the state. Must be those wannabe cowboys from New York City.
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Post by Shepherdess on Apr 28, 2012 13:45:05 GMT
I wouldn't want to make one by hand. It would take a long time. I've seen one old wood cut of hand felting and they are dipping them in hot water and the people in it look miserable. I wouldn't have thought there where that many beavers still being trapped for fur. I have never seen it for sale anywhere. They definitely have a different definition of careful than I do.
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Post by karen on May 4, 2012 5:47:28 GMT
oh wow, i'm at work and have no sound on this computer so i'll have to watch that again when i get home lol my hubby is one of those ones that loves his cowboy hat, his brother made him a gorgeous leather one years and years ago and i've just pried it off him cause its been used to absolute death, it was a very painful process for him to let it go lol
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Post by koffipot on May 4, 2012 12:55:07 GMT
That was very interesting! Lost count of the number of processes, but don't think my fingers and toes would be enough ;0)
If that's careful handling I'm a monkey's uncle! No need to agree thank you ;0)
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