Sizing question

[jay_b]

Hi all,

So my hat hunt continues and amazingly last night one came up on ebay that I was taking a serious look at already, but it's only a fraction of the cost and is brand new.

The only problem I can see is that it may be slightly big for me. Is there a way to "shim" the head band so essentially it would come down a size or partial size? ( 7 1/2 to 7 3/8)

Thanks guys and gals!

The hat is a Scala furfelt. Looks kinda like this but in black:

 

[tonyb]

Sure, you can place fabric or folded currency (mad money) or any number of things under the sweatband to size it down a bit. There's a thread or two here where this topic is discussed. My favorite observation was the one about finding a piece of period newspaper under the sweatband of an old hat.
Sizes tend toward inconsistency, by the way. They're a decent general guide, but you really don't know how a hat will fit until you try it on. If you really want the hat, and the price is right, don't let a slightly too-large size dissuade you.

 

[John in Covina]

Shims

Yes, definately! There are a variety of options to shim it.

http://wardrobesupplies.com/store/m2_mjsupp.html

Manhattan Wardrobe lists some milinery supplies and shows two types of weather stripping that is used as a shim. Others will use folded paper such as one dollar bills, and even ladies panty liner / shields cut to fit.

sincerely,

 

[SHARPETOYS]

Ace is the place

I use a cork weather stripping you can buy at any hardware store for a $1.00 or more.

 

[gekisai29]

lots of great ideas 'specially the mad money!

 

[jay_b]

Thanks a lot for the replies!!


That's pretty much what I figured, but I thought I'd better check with the experts to be sure.


You know when I first started looking at the larger brim hats that I really liked, I had some reservations about it looking out of place or too much like a cowboy hat because I'm not a very big guy. (only about 5'7" and 130 lbs.) But I found a very useful technique is to photoshop a pic of yourself and the hat. It's good enough to give an idea of how it will look.

Thanks again.:cheers1:

 

[GA Wildlifer]

Nice hat

Forgive the inane comments across I,ll fledge soon.

 

[Aquia33]

You get the drift...

but I use some of the foam sheets that can be had at craft stores . They come in all sorts of colors, about 18" square sheets, cut them down to 1 - 1/12" strips.

:cheers1:

 

[HatNPipe]

Foam Strips

I'm using thin foam strips. I found a foam sheet that lined the bottom of the box from a motherboard I bought. I razored it into one-inch wide strips. The headband eventually began to conform to my noggin, and I was able to remove the strips completely.

JP
(first post, be gentle)

 

[Mycroft]

lots of great ideas 'specially the mad money!

Is that legal, wouldn't be consider smuggling cash if you traveled with it?

 

[Twitch]

In your case, Mycroft, yes since you are known to carry more than $10,000

 

[jay_b]

Good news!!!

I won the bidding, got it for $18.50, so assuming it really is new and in as good a shape as the pics show I got a pretty good deal.



I'll be sure and post pics when it arrives.

Thanks again for your help all!:cheers1: