Size 58 cm, brim width 4.5 cm
Wheat Blade
Teardrop
< Feature 1>
The wheat blades were hand-dyed and sewn alternately with the bleached wheat blades.
It's a time-consuming process, but it's a one-of-a-kind hat.
< Feature 2>
Wheat is a natural material, so you can wear it very coolly.
<A word from the craftsman about this work>
Straw hats, I think everyone sees them often.
This hat is
Using a special sewing machine called a blade sewing machine,
A string-like material called a blade is circulated from the top of the mountain.
Sew in the form of a whirlpool.
According to the wooden pattern, the shape is created by the angle of the hand and the amount of force.
When I first saw it, I thought it looked like pottery.
There are almost no manufacturers that make blade sewing machines anymore.
All the hat makers managed to get it from their retired seniors.
I continue to use it while fixing a sewing machine that is decades old.
My buddy is also an old grandpa sewing machine.
This hat that I made with this partner this time uses a method called "connecting stitching".
It's something I invented myself, and I haven't seen it anywhere else so far.
Of course, there may be people in the wide world who have done it before me.
Hand-dyed wheat is deliberately shredded and sewn alternately with plain blades.
It takes a lot of time, but I think it turned out to be a hat with good taste.
I tailored it with the hope that it would be a "casually eye-catching" hat.