Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - shants-made cycling caps

so, i've made a couple of cycling caps in the last two days and i figured that i would post pictures of my second (out of two) and best one. it's made from a wool suit coat and is ****ing lined (same lining that was in the jacket. i like a slightly longer bill on my cycling caps (you see some from the 70s and 80s that are like this), so this cap reflects that. i can make them smaller, though. in any case, i am going to start selling them soon, but this post isn't about that. i have to get my process down a little more so that i am more efficient and make a web site, but yeah. you'll be seeing my **** soon.

here it is (i look like a ******bag in this picture - just pay attention to the hat):

http://www.chemicalwarfare.net/~apratt/burgundycap-01.jpg
the inside w/ lining:
http://www.chemicalwarfare.net/~apratt/burgundycap-02.jpg
hat not on me (**** yes for the hello kitty boombox):
http://www.chemicalwarfare.net/~apratt/burgundycap-03.jpg
the lining, close up:
http://www.chemicalwarfare.net/~apratt/lining.jpg

horsies!

Damn shants you look like Prince in that first pic, or the whatever formerly known as whatever whatever.
Nice hat

hahaha

Damn...do you freelance ?
Nice !

.::: EDIT ::::.
Doh !!! I see now.......

awesome. make me a grey or black tweed one! :p

Lookin good! Nice job! There are some custom cycling hats available in SF. Anyone knows who makes them?

That looks nice. You've got some sewing skills.

I've got a couple under my belt, but can't find anything suitable to use for the bill. Mind sharing your secret?

can you make them out of liter material???
they look nice.

can you make them out of liter material???
they look nice.

yeah, of course. cotton, etc. this is definitely a winter as **** hat

i'd be into having a cotton one. can you do ear flaps?

that looks great. I wouldn't use wool for the inner band. Cotton duck or poly ribbon would be my choices.

You should pick up some Harris tweed jackets at resale shops, and use em complete with label. A Harris Tweed cycling cap that'd be the ****!

Shants, you are a sexy beast.

That sir, is the jam.

I'd be willing to purchase one for a reasonable price/trade.

That sir, is the jam.

Well, I think it's the ultrajam.

you filthy douch3 !

j/k. ... I want one ... light and filthy for the dirty souf.

=) how much $ ?

I'd be down for supporting an individual trying to make a few bucks and dually making me look pretty when I'm riding.
If you can make one suitable for Texas (as in, unlined) and in a breathable material, I would be interested.

man, I would love to have one

i got some patterns to make cycling caps last week. i cut the fabric / pinned everything so far just gotta sew it now.

yrs look great!

where'd you get the patterns from lugged?

i look like a ******bag in this picture

+1

That is a sweet cap. I am a sucker for maroon.

I just bought a handmade cap off of ebay awhile ago, but I would really want one of your caps when you sell them (well... if you make one from a non-wool fabric or faux wool).

I like the lining :D.

Very cool.

P_i_m_p

I'm totally gonna order one. Very nice work.

Would you accept barters/trades for a hat?

Would you accept barters/trades for a hat?
Don't bother, he still owes me back for that rimjob I gave him last month. That being said, I want one.

Nice! I'd definitely consider ordering a wool one. I would be skeptical of how well that suit liner wicks though.

Damn, those are fly. Really nice work!

BTW, is that pink boombox NJS?

can you make one with a burberry pattern, or maybe a prada logo?

can you make one with a burberry pattern, or maybe a prada logo?

please god tell me you're joking.

back on topic though, can you make one out of a pair of cross colours pants?

can't wait for these in vuittonjs

can't wait for these in vuittonjs
winar

also:

i might be willing to buy one too, depending on price/headband not being wool/etc

but yeah, lining looks real nice

didn't you say these will be like $300/each? only making them in harris tweed, reconstructed burberry suits and polo hand cableknit sweaters?

Tweed or standard plaid would be hot.

Give me a holler when you're ready to accept an order.

headband not being wool/etc

the hat isn't actually wool at all. the suit coat fabric has a similar consistency, but i'm relatively certain that this isn't wool, which is why i went ahead and did the headband from the material. it doesn't itch at all, and i usually have huge problems with wool. this hat, in general, was just a test to see what i could pull off. lining the ****er was a pain in the ass, etc.

I'm loving the idea. I've got this great Pea green Harris Tweed that I love that's never gonna fit me again. I might just take inspiration from your project, and turn it into hats. The best one gets the label.

Put me on the waiting list shants for one of your hats.

Tmax1

Damn shants you look like Prince in that first pic, or the whatever formerly known as whatever whatever.
Nice hat

More like a cross between Prince and Vincent Gallo (http://www.vincentgallo.com/).

this picture is an awful cropped camera phone job, but it should suffice:
http://www.chemicalwarfare.net/~apratt/doom.jpeg
i made this goofy hat last night from a fairly thin cotton (yeah, it'll breathe) and an old doom (crust as ****!) backpatch that i had lying around. it doesn't sit as deep on the head and has a smaller bill than the other that i posted yesterday. it's not lined and is more like the type that i'll be generally selling in the upcoming months, because it's more suited for warm/hot weather. yeah.

did you make the pattern from scratch or did you do some deconstruction to figure it out?

DOOM RULES! Some of that old crustpunk was soo good. Assuck being my favorite!

i guessed and did some really minor deconstruction to confirm my pattern.

if i can find a pair of phillies zooba stripe pants i may be forced to order one of these to be made out of it.

cool chit. so we can send you the cloth and head circumference and you'll make hats. cool. spread the word!! could be the start of a new career.

zubaz is ****ing ill ****

i'll make a ****ing zubaz pants hat if one of you ****s will buy it.

That dosn't look like any cycling hat I've ever seen

hey shants.. if you don't feel like building an entire website to sell your stuff, one of my roomies sells her goods on etsy (http://www.etsy.com) and has been quite happy with it.

ahh nice, i'll have to check it out. thanks