Lightweight felt

[B R A N D X®]

Does anyone have any suggestion for getting mild wrinkles out of the brim of a lightweight felt fedora?

Also....the front pinch is tending to want to run all the way down to the ribbon on one side??

Ideas??

Thanks!

 

[cooncatbob]

Is that one of Arts?
What worked for me was a bit of steam from the kettle while shaping it with my hands.

 

[Not-Bogart13]

I also had that happen - one from Art, another was a vintage. A touch of steam, as cooncat suggests. You could also pop the dents out of the crown and put a t-shirt in it for a couple of days after you steam it. Then reshape gently by hand. The brim wrinkles, if they're bad, might benefit from being flattened under a book or something for a while.

 

[B R A N D X®]

Thanks, very much, for the suggestions gentleman.

How much steam is appropriate. Should the felt be steamed until it is soggy, lightly damp......what's the rule of thumb here?

Thanks again!

 

[cooncatbob]

Thanks, very much, for the suggestions gentleman.

How much steam is appropriate. Should the felt be steamed until it is soggy, lightly damp......what's the rule of thumb here?

Thanks again!

I use just enough to warm up the felt. A heavier stiffer felt like a Federation need more steam then a light weight felt hat to make it pliable.
Bob.

 

[Art Fawcett]

X..please just pass it over the steam..don't hold it there as you won't need to in order to get the felt to do what you want.

 

[Not-Bogart13]

Um... What Art said.

 

[B R A N D X®]

Thanks for the advice and help. As Art suggested, just a pass over steam allowed me to do a fair job of reshaping the bash and getting it to cooperate and hold the shape I wanted.

Now if only it actually fit my head!!lol

Art, be on the lookout for a USPS package mid-next week and thanks for the offer via email to help! Just don't let it slow down my order for the custom hats!!

And just so there's no confusion, this is a VS hat, but it was not made for me and the real problem is that it doesn't fit correctly; something that Art has generously offered to help rectify.