Copilot
Your everyday AI companion
Open links in new tab
  1. Shape Up: How to Reshape a Felt Hat - Tenth Street Hats

    • Learn how to restore the shape of your felt hat with waterless or kettle methods. Find out the difference between wool, wool felt, and felted wool, and how to care for your hat properly.… See more

    A Word About Wool, Wool Felt, and Felted Wool

    ‍ ‍ Before we continue about felt hats, you might be asking yourself, "What exactly is felt, anyway?" It's a popular hat fabric most often made of wool, a natural fiber that comes direc… See more

    Tenth Street Hats Blog
    Waterless Method For Reshaping A Hat

    ‍ ‍ Try this method for any slightly misshapen hats, particularly if the crown is the main problem area. The best hats for this reshaping approach are minimally rumpled felt hats as … See more

    Tenth Street Hats Blog
    Kettle Method For Reshaping A Felt Hat

    ‍ ‍ Whether you need to fix a frumpy crown on a felt cowboy hat or a bent brim on a prized pork pie hat, the best way to reshape your headgear is with a steady stream of steam, caref… See more

    Tenth Street Hats Blog
    You're in Good Shape

    ‍ ‍ If you wear a hat, it might end up a bit out of shape at some point. Or maybe you just feel like experimenting with the silhouette. Whatever the reason, these simple DIY techniques … See more

    Tenth Street Hats Blog
    Feedback
     
  1. To shape a felt hat, follow these steps12345:
    1. Choose the section you want to shape and hold it over steam from hot water until the fabric softens.
    2. Reshape it with your fingers using gentle pulls, bends, pinches, and stretches.
    3. Start with the brim and work upward.
    4. For cowboy hats, re-curve the brim.
    5. Pinch the front of the crown to create a sharp look.
    6. Bend the brim up or down on the front, back, or sides.
    7. Use your fingertips and knuckles to reshape the hat.
    8. Hold the hat over steam to open up the fabric pores and reshape the desired sections.
    Learn more:
    Choose the section you want to shape first and hold it over the steam from the hot water until the fabric softens. Reshape it with your fingers with gentle pulls, bends, pinches, and stretches until you get the shape you want. A flat brim is generally the easiest to attain with a good steaming.
    blog.tenthstreethats.com/posts/how-to-reshape-a-f…
    Work through the hat until all wrinkled or folded areas have an even appearance. Generally, it's recommended that you start with the brim and work upward. For cowboy hats, now's your chance to re-curve the brim. With the crown, always reshape from the inside, pushing outward.
    www.hatsinthebelfry.com/blogs/news/how-to-resha…
    Shape the felt hat by pinching the front of the crown. Pinching the crown at the front is a common method for shaping a felt hat to create that sharp look made popular in the 1930s and 1940s. Bend the brim either up or down on the front, back or sides. Bending one side of the brim upward will create that distinctive Australian hat style.
    oureverydaylife.com/how-to-shape-a-felt-hat-12170…
    Once the crown is saturated with steam, use your fingertips to work the moisture into the felt. Next, use the flat of your knuckles or palm of your hand to gently reshape the hat. These naturally curved areas of your hand will help mimic the shape of your head.
    www.brixton.com/blogs/broadcast/how-to-reshape …
    Hold the hat over the steam so that the pores in the fabric open up. Pick up the felt or straw hat and hold it about 6–12 inches (15–30 cm) away from the spot the steam is coming out of. Slowly move the hat around in the steam for a few seconds so that the hat starts to loosen up, focusing the steam on the sections of the hat you want to reshape.
     
  2. People also ask
     
  3. How to Steam and Reshape a Felt Hat - YouTube