I was just wondering what do you use to reshape and crease a fedora hat? Bought one recently and the creases were off. If someone could give me any suggestions from people that have dealt with a hat. Appreciate it.
You use steam to re/shape felt hats.
Fedoras usually have a smooth surface – they don’t have much ‘nap’ to the felt – so you can steam press them without ruining the finish. Get a damp cloth, place over the bit of hat that needs reshaping, and apply a hot iron to force steam into the felt. The felt will become pliable/bendable and you can shape it gently by hand.
If it’s an older hat it may have gone a bit floppy and won’t keep shape well. I’ve used spray starch (follow directions on can, but put a cloth over the area before you iron lightly) to add a bit of stiffness. A proper spray on felt stiffener (from a millinery supplies company) should work better.
November 28th, 2009 at 11:22 pm
I love fedoras! I’m not really sure how you would shape one, maybe look at a picture of one on the internet to compare and try to match.
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November 28th, 2009 at 11:27 pm
You use steam to re/shape felt hats.
Fedoras usually have a smooth surface – they don’t have much ‘nap’ to the felt – so you can steam press them without ruining the finish. Get a damp cloth, place over the bit of hat that needs reshaping, and apply a hot iron to force steam into the felt. The felt will become pliable/bendable and you can shape it gently by hand.
If it’s an older hat it may have gone a bit floppy and won’t keep shape well. I’ve used spray starch (follow directions on can, but put a cloth over the area before you iron lightly) to add a bit of stiffness. A proper spray on felt stiffener (from a millinery supplies company) should work better.
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