Re: To Fedora and/or other hat expert regarding stiffening of hat

Posted by Flash Fearless from pm3-39.syv.silcom.com on April 14, 2001 at 18:52:45:

In Reply to: To Fedora and/or other hat expert regarding stiffening of hat posted by Indy Sean on April 14, 2001 at 18:01:32:

I steamed mine a little , added some stiffener and steamed a little more , it shaped nicely after that. It might be worth the wait for some real stiffener. Try Sheplers.com in their hat dept. they are pretty fast. Flash.

: OK, so I want to stiffen my hat's brim more, so Fedora mentioned
: I should go to my local "western apparel" store, but I happen to
: live in New York, and I don't think there is such a store here. At
: least, it'll be hard to find. Does anyone know what I can use that's
: available locally, or do I have to order this Scout stuff off the
: internet and wait around for it to arrive?

: I don't want to use hairspray or anything that might ruin the hat.
: By the way, I called my local hat store and they said they don't
: recommend putting any spray on it because it might ruin the felt.
: They said I should take it to a professional but I don't want to do
: that because it will cost too much, and they use heat which will
: shrink the felt.

: All serious input appreciated.

: Cheers,

: -IS

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: I steamed mine a little , added some stiffener and steamed a little more , it shaped nicely after that. It might be worth the wait for some real stiffener. Try Sheplers.com in their hat dept. they are pretty fast. Flash.

: : OK, so I want to stiffen my hat's brim more, so Fedora mentioned 
: : I should go to my  local "western apparel" store, but I happen to 
: : live in New York, and I don't think there is such a store here. At 
: : least, it'll be hard to find. Does anyone know what I can use that's 
: : available locally, or do I have to order this Scout stuff off the 
: : internet and wait around for it to arrive?

: : I don't want to use hairspray or anything that might ruin the hat. 
: : By the way, I called my local hat store and they said they don't 
: : recommend putting any spray on it because it might ruin the felt. 
: : They said I should take it to a professional but I don't want to do 
: : that because it will cost too much, and they use heat which will 
: : shrink the felt.

: : All serious input appreciated.

: : Cheers,

: : -IS

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