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Ape & Bird is a two person crew stitching and making in Pawtucket, Rhode Island USA.

Since 2012 we have been making small batch and one of a kind camp caps, wallets, fanny packs, backpacks and more.

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Hi folks, for September’s hat of the month we have this amazing floral desert fabric in three color ways. We decided to do a checkerboard pattern, with a split color brim. Was really fun but not gonna lie also got super confusing, the seam ripp

Thanks to everyone that grabbed a flash Friday cap yesterday.

We also are going to keep adding to the fanny pack options on Fridays.

This week we have the pineapple fabric 😍 #fannypack #fannyfriday #apenbird

🆕This week’s flash from the stash online today (Friday) at 7pm east. Friendly heads up: they ship in around 2 weeks.

🦋Butterfly with lemons and peaches. We have enough fabric for 12 of each print. Both prints are amazing so we couldn’

Brought out my favorite hat to @sevenstarsbakery today. Hat number 180. Dam I love this fabric. Wish I had more of it. #fabrichoarder #apenbird #notsweatshopshit

So wild the ebb and flow of what we sew each week. Certain things come in waves.
This week we made a bunch of #sports caps. Random but amazing ya know.
They are my absolute favorite and original chainstitch option since we got our embroidery machine

•Couple pineapple July hat of the month left online.

•They will stay up for month or until we are out of fabric.

•XLs available

•For any new friends here : HI and thank you for following us along. The #HOTM is our monthly ser

Went biking and camping. Gonna answer all emails and messages tomorrow. Thank you guys. Had to soak up some summer while it’s here.

🍱Sushi kinda day. #thankyou #sushi #notsweatshopshit #handmade #hatnakers #sewn

No words. Just thank you. Humbled every day we get to sew for yall.
Much love and respect 🧡April and Rich

Making of the Laura Kampf X Ape+Bird colab #KampfCap

FAQ

Sizing:

Caps fit most folks. They roughly measure 21-23.25” around and 12” over hear ear to ear.

XL hand cut:

If you are over the standard cap size we can make you a custom cut size. XL caps are hand cut to order to customer sent measurements. See the hand cut listing for more info on how to measure your head. Then fill out pop up form at checkout.

Pencil Pockets:

Pick from sharpie/ flat pencil or regular pencil on either the left or right side. Fill out pop up form when add to cart .

Brims:

Brims are shorter, soft and flexible. Handmade by us , hand washable and able to curve or stay flat.

Blanks:

We don’t make blank hats. We have custom caps here if you want anything other than what is listed . Thanks so much for all the love and for supporting our passion for sewing.

Care:

Hand wash cold and air dry . If you want to use a spot cleaner follow directions on bottle and hand wash. Can be steamed with an iron but don’t touch iron directly to hat just use steam function. NO fabric softeners !

Returns:

We accept returns of unworn caps within 14 days of you receiving it. Just email us if the cap isnt for you. No returns on custom orders. Due to limited nature of fabrics we have a no exchange policy .

The Making:

April and Richer handmake every single thing from scratch here in Rhode Island. Since 2012 we have hand cut and sewn over 7500 caps. We use USA milled denims and hardware and support small local business for things like pencils, shipping supplies etc. We love old sewing machinery and the textile heritage that New England has. The pencil pocket was an idea that came about from Richer woodworking and making cigar box ukuleles a few years back . Follow us on instagram @apeNbird for more.