the shop.
a few things worth wearing on a walk. nothing yet for sale: the first hat is being sewn out now, and members hear first.
all rounds end.
the first hat. pine twill, cream thread, low and unstructured. the front says the only thing worth saying; the name wraps the side and breaks at the seam, the way a round breaks at the turn.
- crown
- six panel, unstructured, low profile
- cloth
- washed cotton twill
- thread
- cream, flat embroidery
- front
- all rounds end.
- wrap
- abattoir golf & / walking club
- back
- strap with antique brass buckle
- made
- in small runs with a local embroiderer
the rook.
the emblem, in thread. he keeps watch from the front panel; the brow still heavy, the eye still blank. stone twill, oxblood thread.
- crown
- six panel, unstructured
- cloth
- washed cotton twill
- thread
- oxblood
- front
- the rook, on the iron
- back
- strap with antique brass buckle
- status
- drawn, not yet sewn
abattoir.
just the word. no explanation on the front; whoever asks gets the story. white twill, oxblood thread.
- crown
- six panel, unstructured
- cloth
- washed cotton twill
- thread
- oxblood
- front
- abattoir
- back
- strap with antique brass buckle
- status
- drawn, not yet sewn
The range
one real, two drawnHow a hat gets made here
slowlyan unstructured six panel, chosen for how it sits on a walk.
the front panel and the seam, measured by hand.
front and wrap as one aligned design.
one test hat. it always teaches something.
three or four, then a proper run for members.
worn in all weathers. photographed in the last of them.
The Notices
a letter from the club every other week: what we’ve walked, what has worn out, and what is gone. members hear about the hats first.