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'A labor of love': Old-school hat shop destroyed in Eaton Fire goes beyond material loss
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.
The New York Times19d
It Was a Destination for Hat Lovers. Now It’s Ashes.
The Wellema Hat Company was one of many local Los Angeles businesses destroyed by this week’s fires. Now its founders are figuring out how to — or even if they can — start over. By Jacob ...
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'A labor of love': Old-school hat shop destroyed in Eaton Fire goes beyond material loss
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 ...