John from John's Island dared me to display a photo of my Winner's Edge tuque which I said I wouldn't wear . So here it is. My point is that it's tacky as it has a commercial logo.
So here's the terrible photo. Terrible angular background. Too much orange color. But then I didn't take the photo. The photographer will remain nameless.
Besides, this is not a real tuque. Real tuques are round have layers of red and white to the top where there is a tassel.
So I've always worn a tuque in the winter . There are tuques in the house that I've forgotten about.
The seal skin background is a genuine seal skin that we bought from the Inuit hunter for $5.00. It was never tanned .
I have tuques, but I am cap sort guy, and sometimes a proper chapeau. :)
ReplyDeleteWell, if your ears are going to freeze, I'll bet the tuque comes out in a hurry.
DeleteThe toque looks good and the sealskin looks great too!
ReplyDeleteYes, it looks good but I'm not going to advertise for somebody.
DeleteI don't mind your commercial tuque but i understand that we don't all want to be walking bill boards
ReplyDeleteYou've got it.
DeleteOkay...since I know you are a person who will take a dare, I dare you to put on a genuine tuque and pose for the camera. I DOUBLEDOG dare you!
ReplyDeleteIt's a deal and you'll get a story to go along with it.
DeleteThat's the first thing I spotted, the sealskin. And I remember those arctic tuques with the pattern on the sides and a fuzzy ball on a string on top.
ReplyDeleteThose were vey nicely done with patterns. Now Mr Anonymous I wish you'd leave some identification.
DeleteInteresting different name for a beanie..others call them sticking caps.
ReplyDeleteLanguages are fascinating
Stocking not sticking!!
DeleteThis is interesting. I never thought that they would be called a beanie. My world is too small.
DeleteI had never heard of the term "tuque" before which meant I had to look it up. Now I see that it is the French Canadian way of saying "beanie" but I am glad you prefer to use the Canadian term. The sealskin on the wall is impressive and it is marvellous that you can remember the Inuit seal hunter from whom you bought it. It is quite a souvenir of your life in the Arctic.
ReplyDeleteCanadians only use tuque. We have a little trouble spelling it.
DeleteThe term tuque is new to me. Thought it was even more french for toupee. Ok, so what is a tanned and untanned animal skin like? I thought the underside blubber was scraped from the leather, then it was set out to dry. Linda in Kansas
ReplyDeleteYou have part of the process. The fat and what ever else is taken off the inside of the hide. Then it dries but after that if it's commercially tanned it is soaked in a solution and this makes the hides softer and flexible. An untanned hide remains stiff and has some odor to it.
DeleteYes, I can't see advertising for someone!
ReplyDeleteYou've got it unless they are going to pay me.
DeleteWell, it's a fine hat from shoveling snow and working outside in the yard, Red. I don't even know what Winner's Edge is. Is that your casino's name? When I Googled the name, I found that there are lots of companies with that name and they are all doing different things.
ReplyDeleteI don't use the word "toque" either but obviously, I know what you meant.
Winner's Edge is a loyalty card for casinos in Alberta. I don't gamble but I eat at the casino and I enter all the draws. They have a senior draw of $500.00 per week. We've won it three times.
Delete3 times???!!! Cripes.
DeleteWe just had a discussion at my blog about what to call hats like that. There are so many names! Hopefully yours is warm, which is really the only requirement. I'm glad you explained the seal skin -- before I got to that part of your post, I was looking at it thinking, "Is that a seal skin?"
ReplyDeleteThey are warm but not as warm as the old style tuque. Yes, I've found out that there are many names. We got this sealskin in 1968. There are many kinds of seals. This comes from a very small seal and they are numerous.
DeleteMy wife makes my hats for winter and I too hate ads on hats.
ReplyDeleteSo you get the original deal. there are some very beautiful patterns.
DeleteWow, Red, I like it! 😊 And it looks like Debby got going on this with the DOUBLEDOG dare. 😊 And I like the picture too ... congrats to the photographer. John
ReplyDeleteI will take Debby on in a heart beat. Just watch!
DeleteI had to google up the definition of toque because it looked like a beanie to me. Google assured me they are the same thing. I have a couple beanies that I wear during the winter and like you, I prefer mine unadulterated by logos.
ReplyDeleteWe use the French Canadien term.
DeleteYou are a Winner! Your hat says so!
ReplyDeleteLooks like a proper warm toque.
ReplyDeleteI do have a question though...if it is a warm and practical cap, can't you just turn it inside out and have the logo folded inside? You could still use it for shoveling snow and those little odd jobs where you might run the risk of ruining a perfectly good toque/tuque? Can't wait for "my story"!
ReplyDeleteYou good in the hat, nice photo. I would not like to wear anything that is advertisement. Happy Sunday, have a great week ahead.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like it would be warm but I understand about not wanting to advertise for someone!
ReplyDeleteMy husband would wear it shovelling the driveway!
ReplyDeleteGosh! I've never heard that term before. Well... I can tell you we no longer have tuques here in Hawaii like we did in Illinois.
ReplyDeleteyou look cool in tuque
ReplyDeletei am like you sometimes and forget i have certain things like woolen hats like this :) hubby just bought three because winter is here almost