Cody Wellema's hat shop, Wellema Hat Company, was destroyed in the recent California wildfires. Wellema lost irreplaceable tools and equipment, making it uncertain if he can rebuild the business.
LOS ANGELES − It took Cody Wellema up to 10 hours to make a hat. The roughly 50-step process sounds like a craft from another century: Wellema wrangled rare American felt over old wooden blocks ...