Adding stiffener to a straw hat | Page 2 | The Fedora Lounge
May 3, 2008 · 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 …
Adding stiffener to a straw hat - The Fedora Lounge
May 3, 2008 · 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
Jun 1, 2009 · 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
Sep 4, 2005 · 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 am thinking …
Rules for wearing a straw hat - The Fedora Lounge
Mar 14, 2007 · 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 leave my …
Restore pliability to that vintage straw hat | The Fedora Lounge
Jun 23, 2015 · From a recent 3 for $35 EBay win, I've been messing with a vintage Dobbs coconut palm hat. The hat was delivered with cracks in the crown and brim, which I was able …
Baron Hats The Kolchak straw hat - Size 7 3/4
Nov 13, 2016 · Baron Hats The Kolchak straw hat in size 7 3/4. This is a replica of the hat Darren McGavin wore in the 1970s TV series "The Night Stalker". It's a great, eccentric hat in very …
The Trials and Tribulations of Hat Stiffener
Apr 13, 2011 · For the record, they don't use natural shellac any longer primarily because it has a color and can discolor the hat. These days they use a synthetic resin. While old fashioned …
Reshaping a straw Open Road--can it be done? - The Fedora Lounge
May 18, 2011 · Outside of Palm Leaf hats, most straw hats can be shaped once. When at FedFest3, we stopped by a western hat shop just up the road from the stockyards in Ft. Worth. …
Spray Starch for a hat stiffener? - The Fedora Lounge
Jun 6, 2006 · 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 the …