moontheloon
I'll Lock Up
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I swear I see a reedA vintage Greek Borsalino arrived today. I gave it a camp fuel bath only to catch the sweat on the hat rack I was using to dry it. I popped about twenty stitches out of the unreeded sweatband.
The leather isn't dry or cracked and the holes are still there so I'm guessing the quickest path is to redo those stitches. Does that sound like the right approach or should they all be redone? With no local hatters to help me it looks like I'll be investing in a needle and thread. Is there a size of millinery needle or a type of thread you recommend for this? Will the ribbon need to be removed?
am I seeing things?
if the sweat is separated from the reed tape things get complicated