A Colonial hat is east to make with a piece of felt that is about 12 inches X 12 inches for a juvenile size, and about 16 inches X 16 inches for an adult hat. Lay the felt piece flat and take three corners of the felt and pin them together then tuck in the last corner under the pin.
with there hands :))
the names were adonkashay Are you thinking of the Tri-corn hat worn by the colonial gentlemen?
bun and bonnet or mob cap
First you get some fur, then you make it into a hat. The details depend on exactly what sort of hat you're trying to make.
my answer is: Currency act of 1794
A colonial milliner is, essentially, a hat man or woman. Depending on what the employer wishes, whether the product ordered is a hat or wig, the milliner follows several different procedures. For wigs, liquid and dry powers are used to shape the hair, which is most often horsehair or even human hair. For hats, the milliner measures the head, then manufactures a custom hat altered to the customer's wishes.
The colonists were good at making hats and made a lot of them. So many that the British feared they would cut into the British hat making industry. Thus, the British passed the Hat Act of 1732 to limit the number of hats colonists could make as well as the number of people who could be hired into the hat making businesses. This angered the colonists and was one of the many problems that led to the Revolutionary War.
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The Hat Act of 1732 forbade the export of beaver felt hats made in the American colonies. They were competing with British hat makers. American hat makers were angered over the Act. Americans were forced to purchase British made hats and other products which increased the cost to the consumer over the cost of colonial made products. This was just another Act by Parliament that was one of the many causes leading to the American Revolution. Wikipedia has an article dealing with the Hat Act.
There are many ways you could make a mountain man hat. You could for example fold paper to resemble this kind of hat.
I;m guessing that you find a hat that looks exactly like Kung Lao's but with out the blade. the you take the hat to a metal crafter or weilder and have them make a steel blade around the hat for you.
To what I believe, he wore a Stetson hat.