Size 58 cm, brim width 5.5 cm Hand-dyed wheat braid Teardrop < Feature 1> The barley blade is hand-dyed with two types of raw indigo and fermented indigo, and plain wheat blades and It is connected and sewn in three types. It's a very time-consuming process, but it's a hat like no other. < Feature 2> Wheat is a natural material, so you can wear it very coolly. <A word from the craftsman about this work> The material is three wheat blades. 1st Picking the fresh leaves of indigo grown on abandoned farmland in Odawara, Dyed wheat blades immediately. Second The so-called "indigo dyeing" is dyed using fermented indigo. third Plain wheat blades. Indigo dyeing of fresh leaves is seasonal only in summer when it can be harvested. It's a gentle color. Fermented indigo dyeing is also expected. It's a good color because it's sometimes called Japanese Blue. Using a special sewing machine called a blade sewing machine, A string-like material called a wheat blade is sewn around from the top part. According to the wooden pattern, the shape is made 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 cut into small pieces and sewn while alternating with plain blades I made a vortex-like pattern. It takes a lot of time, but I think it turned out to be a hat with good taste.