Wasabi Baseball Hat did not make it safely through the washing machine. Finally the logo patch was sewn onto the donor Maple Leaf hat. Photo 3 by Don Tai
My dear neighbour gave me an urgent call. It seemed that she had put her baseball hat in the washing machine and the machine chewed it up and spit it out. All that was left was the “Wasabi” logo. She brought over the logo patch and wanted it sewn onto a Canada baseball hat. Ok then, let’s prevent a Hat-astrophy!
The original hat, in brown, looks like part of a uniform for the Wasabi Grill and Noodle restaurant. The only remnant left was the logo and some extra material. The plan was to first save the logo patch and fix the edging. Next was to sew a black patch over the lower part of the bright red Canadian maple leaf. This will be followed by sewing the patch onto the actual hat.
Wasabi Baseball Hat did not make it safely through the washing machine. What was left was only the logo. Neighbour wants the patch sewn onto a donor Maple Leaf hat. Photo 1 by Don Tai
I turned the edges down and sewed a line, in order to keep from fraying. There still was some hand needlework in two areas, as there was insufficient material for a full turn down. I was able to use brown thread. The top and bottom edges had some inner edging, which I had to remove in order to minimize the thickness. Though there was insufficient material the patch came out somewhat intact, but uneven in shape.
Wasabi Baseball Hat did not make it safely through the washing machine. What was left was only the logo. Black patch sewn over the bottom of the red maple leaf donor Maple Leaf hat. Photo 2 by Don Tai
The black patch was also turned down and sewn. I used the patcher to sew it to the hat. Some areas directly under the maple leaf were quite thick and difficult, but the patcher punched through.
Wasabi Baseball Hat did not make it safely through the washing machine. Finally the logo patch was sewn onto the donor Maple Leaf hat. Photo 3 by Don Tai
The actual patch sewed on the hat pretty easily. The patch edge is actually around the perimeter of the maple leaf, so sewing was reasonable. Overall, a small job, but very important for my neighbour.
It is the little things in life that count.