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Cap Sizing
Eddie Doherty's caps are sized according to
the British (UK) sizing system, which differs from US sizing.
Cap size is based on the circumference of your head.
Use a flexible tape measure (or string) and measure your
head about 1/2" above your eyebrows (where the cap will rest).
Ideally, caps will fit snugly, but not tightly, so that it won't blow
off on a windy day. Because these caps are not mass produced,
sizes may vary slightly. We will work with you to get the correct fitting cap. UK and US sizes are listed.
Small
Hat Size 6 7/8 UK (size 7 US)
Head is 22 inches
Medium
Hat Size 7 1/8 UK (size 7 1/4 US)
Head is 22 7/8 inches
Large
Hat Size 7 3/8 UK (size 7 1/2 US)
Head is 23 5/8
XL
Hat Size 7 5/8 UK (size 7 3/4 US)
Head is 24 1/2inches
XXL
Hat Size 7 3/4 (size 8 US)
Head is 25 1/2 inches
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Newsboy Cap - Grey Herringbone $64.95 SALE!
PRIORITY MAIL SHIPPING on all orders. Arrives in 2 - 4 Days!
(U.S. delivery only)
100% Handmade in Ireland, guaranteed!
The 8 piece "newsboy" cap is similar in style to the flat cap but it is rounder and fuller with its 8 panels of soft handwoven tweed wool. The herringbone pattern is made from charcoal grey and cream chevrons.
Fabric button on top, snap on 2" brim. Fully finished with satin lining and matching 1" grosgrain ribbon interior hat band.
The style was popular in Europe and the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries among both boys and adult men. As the name suggests, it is now associated with newspaper boys, and it is sometimes associated with wealthy golfers as well. Although traditionally a men's cap, recently the cap has been gaining popularity with women.
Master Weaver Eddie Doherty hand weaves the wool on an antique loom in the small Atlantic seaside town of Ardara, County Donegal. Eddie is one of only a few traditional working handweavers remaining in Donegal, the capital of Irish tweed.
If you've ever seen and felt Eddie's work, you instantly recognize the quality of his weaving. You really can see and feel the difference. It is incredibly beautiful and very soft. Rugged County Donegal is the capital of Irish tweed, and Eddie Doherty's work is legendary.
Don't settle for cheap imitations when you can get the real thing.
A recent article in Ireland's Telegraph Weekend concludes, "The truth is that there are only two commercial hand-weavers left in Ireland's tweed capital, and Eddie doherty is one, working from a tiny shop in Ardara. Inside are layer upon layer of blankets and throws in the wonderful, clean hues of the Irish countryside: earth and lichen; bracken and heather; stone and sky. Each piece is unique, created by instinct as Doherty pulls skeins of wool out of his storeroom.
Doherty started weaving in 1956, aged 16, "in those days it was either learn to weave or emigrate. Every second man in Ardara was a weaver." Now, the big producers use power looms. Doherty, 67, has eight children, but none seems inclined to follow their father. His pieces will soon become collector's items.
New, lower 'Priority Mail' Rates!
Up to $50 = $5
$50 to $75 = $6
$75 to $100 = $7
$100 and up = $8
small: $69.95 SALE: $64.95
medium: $69.95 SALE: $64.95
large: $69.95 SALE: $64.95
XL: $69.95 SALE: $64.95
XXL: $69.95 SALE: $64.95
See more Newsboy Caps (8-piece/Paperboy style)
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