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| mm |
 Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 8:24 pm |
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If this is OT I apologize, and maybe someone could tell me a better
group. I couldn't find good search terms so I couldn't find anthing
on the web.
I have two felt hats, sort of like Indiana Jones wears. One I bought
new at an army-navy store, to wear in the rain, but I liked it so
much, I didnt' want to get it wet, and the other I bought verry
cheaply at a rummage sale. I wear it whenever it rains.
Partly because of rain and partly because I didn't take care to place
them away from other things, the brims have gotten wavy, in some
places in an unattractive way, little wrinkles followed by big
wrinkles, etc.
A: Does this make me look sloppy, tough, or intimidating? 
B: How would you get rid of the wrinkles in the brim?
1) I could use a steam iron.
2) I could dampen it with hot water and press between rolled towels
or something?? like that.
How hot should the water be?
How wet should I get it?
Do I have to worry about the up-curl near the edge, or will that
reappear automatically.
Thanks
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| jes |
| Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 3:53 pm |
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A google search on felt hat care turned up some information. One
company offered an expensive steaming processing.
When we wore hats with veils, about a thousand years ago, when they got
tacky looking, we ironed them on a piece of wax paper. I don't even
know if that product is sold any more. The melted wax was enough to
give a starch effect to the veil.
Steam ironing and carefully supporting it for drying might take some of
the waves out of the brim.
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| Marcia Pease |
| Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 3:29 pm |
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In <mn5oq212sd8ujlc6eapquk6030tgg3d0m7@4ax.com> mm wrote:
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I have two felt hats, sort of like Indiana Jones wears. One I bought
new at an army-navy store, to wear in the rain, but I liked it so
much, I didnt' want to get it wet, and the other I bought verry
cheaply at a rummage sale. I wear it whenever it rains.
B: How would you get rid of the wrinkles in the brim?
1) I could use a steam iron.
2) I could dampen it with hot water and press between rolled towels
or something?? like that.
How hot should the water be?
How wet should I get it?
Do I have to worry about the up-curl near the edge, or will that
reappear automatically.
I use a rubber stopper with a brass tube. The device is sold for the
purpose. You put it in the spout of a tea kettle and boil the water.
When you hold part of the hat in the jet of steam, it will be easy to
shape. In a few minutes it will stiffen.
Until next time,
Marcey |
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| mm |
| Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2007 3:23 am |
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This steaming thing sounds great. I was trying to wait until I tried
it, but that may take days or weeks. Thanks, and thanks Jes also.
On Fri, 19 Jan 2007 01:29:00 +0000 (UTC), Marcia Pease
<mbear@nospam.nut> wrote:
Quote: In <mn5oq212sd8ujlc6eapquk6030tgg3d0m7@4ax.com> mm wrote:
I have two felt hats, sort of like Indiana Jones wears. One I bought
new at an army-navy store, to wear in the rain, but I liked it so
much, I didnt' want to get it wet, and the other I bought verry
cheaply at a rummage sale. I wear it whenever it rains.
B: How would you get rid of the wrinkles in the brim?
1) I could use a steam iron.
2) I could dampen it with hot water and press between rolled towels
or something?? like that.
How hot should the water be?
How wet should I get it?
Do I have to worry about the up-curl near the edge, or will that
reappear automatically.
I use a rubber stopper with a brass tube. The device is sold for the
purpose. You put it in the spout of a tea kettle and boil the water.
When you hold part of the hat in the jet of steam, it will be easy to
shape. In a few minutes it will stiffen.
Until next time,
Marcey
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