1889 cav hat

[liten]

hi anyone out there ,no how to increase the crown height on felt hat??

 

[majormoore]

You will need a block that is the height you want the crown to be, and use hot steam and pull like hell to pull it onto the block , and I mean pull, plus you will need a hatters cord to tie it off at the brim break.

If the hat body is rabbit it's not too hard, if its 100% beaver they are even harder to stretch, alot of hatters use a finger blocker to do this, but most of use just use hot steam and pull

Hope this helps,

Major Moore

 

[liten]

ok thanks for that , im probly dreaming but want to get about inch more if i can , il try hot water , not sure how i can steam it

 

[majormoore]

Hot water will work, but be careful about the brim pulling in, meaning you may lose some brim.

The hat body plants use a ton of hot and cold water on the hat bodies, but they have finger blockers to pull the brims out when they stretch the crowns.

Major Moore

 

[liten]

hi ive done it, the steam stuffed up the sweat band , but that ok ,got about 3/4 more height , it looks like its done a few campaigns now haha thanks for your help major! larry