PawPaw decided that his cowboy attire needed an upgrade, so today during some down time, I went to a fabric store to look for bandanna material.
Our local fabric store is Hancock's Fabrics, and I don't spend a whole lot of time in there. To say that I was overwhelmed at the selection was an understatement. A nice lady helped me narrow down my choices after she found out what I wanted to make, and she helped me to find a good cotton print to make into a bandanna. I bought a yard each of a basic red print and a basic blue print.
There are a wealth of videos online, so I'll YouTube around to get ideas, but it seems that a simple square of fabric shouldn't be too much trouble. I'll try to decide how big I want it and get Milady to hem around it.
Holy Moly, I didn't realize that there were so many ways to tie a bandanna around your neck. I might have some fun playing with this. I bought cotton, but it looks like a nice piece of silk might give this old cowboy a certain flair.
Heh! We're going to have a little fun.
UPDATE** YouTubing hot and heavy, I may have been premature with the cotton material. I may have to go buy some silk. We'll see how this works out.
5 comments:
You? In silk??? This I gotta see :-) Seriously, there were a 'lot' of dandys back in the day. Silk bandanas, silk vests, etc.
Maybe a "silk like" modern material that would be easy care and easy sew.
When I wore a uniform every day, I learned that our house had a magic portal in the floor of the linen locker (closet). If I threw my soiled uniforms into the magic portal, they would mysteriously return to the closet and they would be clean and on a hanger.
That was a much more reliable system in Korea. Especially since I could pay the house boy with a carton of cigarettes or a case of beer.
Forgot to add, Old NFO probably started out wearing a silk neckerchief with a square knot tied into it. (so did I)
Although I heard the Navy Neckerchief changed to a synthetic material over the years.
True dat John... sigh
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