Cycling Cap
Made in 2005 by James Black
Fed up with cycling caps on the market, which are too small and make me look like a pinhead even though my head isn't exactly huge, I took matters into my own hands and made my own. I don't have a sewing machine or know how to sew, but it wasn't that hard -- just took a long time.
I got a very nice 1963-vintage overcoat at the thrift store, and promptly destroyed it. I think it's a cashmere blend or lambswool or something, because it is very soft. I could make several more hats with the fabric -- although I'm sure I won't, because this probably took me 10 hours. I used an old 100% cotton t-shirt for the sweatband liner thing. We'll see if it holds up.
It is four panels. You can see the paper template I used for the panels, and the paper hatmockup I made first which allowed me to test my design -- it was pretty good for predicting what the hat would be like. I used some flexible plastic for the inside of the bill. Yessirree Bob, any of you could take the matter into your own hands and make your own cap!
PDF template for the cap: captemplate.pdf
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