Adding stiffener to a straw hat - The Fedora Lounge
2008年5月3日 · The Shantung "panamas" have a much heavier coat of a "shellac" but I don't think it is the same as the stiffener used for felts. Remember anything you apply to the outside of a …
Help with repair to a straw hat - The Fedora Lounge
2009年6月1日 · Elmer's white school glue for white straw hats and Elmer's Wood glue for natural colored straw hats. I have repaired a small tear in my stetson cuenca panama straw hat . "A …
Can You Stretch A Straw Hat A Size? - The Fedora Lounge
2005年9月4日 · A while back I picked up a Resistol straw hat in size 7 5/8. I have had a "stretcher" in the hat since I picked it up but I cannot seem to stretch it out to my size, 7 7/8. I …
Rules for wearing a straw hat - The Fedora Lounge
2007年3月14日 · During Winter, when traveling to warmer climes, I will dress in clothes appropriate for my destination, including a straw hat. I'll admit that I feel strange from the time I …
Adding stiffener to a straw hat | Page 2 | The Fedora Lounge
2008年5月3日 · Hat Shaping Hello, I would like to reshape an old Shantung straw hat and was wondering if anyone knew what kind of solution is best for stiffening the hat. Ideally I could get …
How to Shape Shantung - The Fedora Lounge
2010年7月2日 · This hat is stiffer than an Ecuadorian Panama (of course, anything is), but not as stiff as some of my straw cowboy hats that were bought and custom blocked in a well …
Straw Hat question - The Fedora Lounge
2008年5月10日 · Tech Straw Orvis hats I have two tech straw hats from Orvis. A vented broad brim and the foldable fedora. I love them. The large brim vented model is has cool as any …
Spray Starch for a hat stiffener? - The Fedora Lounge
2006年6月6日 · Hat stiffener... I use spray 'Sizing' which leaves no sticky residue. I have sprayed it on first so that the felt hat is moist but not soaked. Then I steam the hat and shape. When …
Recommendations for relieving the stiffness of a staw hat's crown?
2006年3月31日 · Andykev's got it right. I tried to soften a nicely styled but cheap Dobbs Orleans straw in water and essentially ruined the hat. Oh well, it was only 40-some bucks new (as I …
Straw Cowboy Hat questions - The Fedora Lounge
2016年3月9日 · Hi, I am in a market for a cowboy straw hat to wear in the hot summer. I have few questions. (And yes I have done prior reading but maybe not enough :)) The Color natural to …