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	<title>Comments on: How can you shape and crease a fedora hat?</title>
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		<title>By: kaycee</title>
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		<dc:creator>kaycee</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 04:27:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>You use steam to re/shape felt hats. 

Fedoras usually have a smooth surface -  they don&#039;t have much &#039;nap&#039; 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&#039;s an older hat it may have gone a bit floppy and won&#039;t keep shape well. I&#039;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.&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;References : &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You use steam to re/shape felt hats. </p>
<p>Fedoras usually have a smooth surface &#8211;  they don&#8217;t have much &#8216;nap&#8217; to the felt &#8211; 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.</p>
<p>If it&#8217;s an older hat it may have gone a bit floppy and won&#8217;t keep shape well. I&#8217;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.<br /><b>References : </b></p>
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		<title>By: Jen C</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jen C</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 04:22:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I love fedoras! I&#039;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.&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;References : &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I love fedoras! I&#8217;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.<br /><b>References : </b></p>
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