How To Reshape Your Western Felt Hat
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- čas přidán 14. 10. 2022
- Are you looking for a way to reshape your felt hat from home? We got you! Did your felt hat arrive misshaped? Let's fix it! Looking for some ways to change the shape of your hat? We have some tips! It is totally normal for felt hats to change shape during shipping, sitting in your vehicle/home or just hanging on your wall. Why??? Because moister. We put together a helpful video on how you can reshape your felt hat from the ease and comfort of your own home.
Let us know if you found this video helpful and if you did reshape your hat from home, how did it go?
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I've got several felt Stetson cowboy hats. I thought I was committing a cardinal sin by using my steam iron, lol! I am glad to see that I wasn't. I also have some kitchen devices that provide a good amount of steam. I reshaped the crown on a 7x Stetson that I bought second hand from a pinch front to a cattleman's crease, and the crown came out perfect. Unfortunately, shaping the brims is much more challenging for me to arrive at a shape I can live with, but, the beauty is, if I don't like it, I can go at it again. Great video, thanks!
AGREED!
100% AGREEMENT
Wow. I never knew i could restore and shape my cowboy hats. Good to know. Thanks for the video
YES! Keep them, if they are beyond restoration, they make some great wall art 😉
I really appreciate this video. I have an old felt hat of my dads that i rescued from my sister after she mistreated it for a party costume. ive been trying to give it a little life back.
A hat from your dad has such a personal meaning. Glad to hear you rescued it and tying to bring it back. Let us know how it turns out.
I love that you took the time to show people how you do it at home. Great video.
Thanks for watching
Excellent video; thank you for taking the time to put it together...
Thank you for taking the time to watch it
This helped me so much for my Carl Grimes cosplay my hat was very misshapen from the place that I got it from, thanks!
love that this helped you
I have a tiny suggestion...I have used a steam iron by holdingng a iron (never touching hat) and a PRESSING CLOTH, to protect against scorching g & discoloration. Super helpful content!
Thank you for the suggestion!
Dude, this saved my two favorite hats!! Thank you
woooooohooooo!!!! Love this!
What an awesome video! Very helpful! And so funny! That's a great way to connect with your viewers! Thank you so much! :)
Glad you enjoyed it and thank you for watching. If you thought that one was funny, you should check out our video on chin straps czcams.com/video/oHS_MIz7vDE/video.htmlsi=v4mjdmJ3jTDZ8-BC 🤣 especially the end @ 3:46 minutes in
Thank you for this video, i had some knowlage about how to do this before, but its really helpful to actually see the process:)
Glad it was able to give you a little more insight
Very informative information and demonstration. Thank you for sharing this.
We appreciate you taking the time to watch it, glad you enjoyed it.
I really enjoyed and learned from your video. I have a felt style fedora that was just not the shape I wanted. After watching your video I was able to shape it and get the "bend" on the front that I was looking for. Many thanks , AAAA+++++ video !
So helpful! Thank you!
Yay, glad it was a helpful video for you.
Thanks for this very helpful video!
Awesome, glad to hear this
Thanks man! Very informative!
thank you for checking it out
Thanks! Loved the vid and humour.
We appreciate you taking the time to watch it
Great video! Thank you so much!
Thank you for watching
Thanks for sharing.
So cool
I inherited an old Stetson that has a huge 5” crown. Is there a shape or style to shape the crown closer to 4-3/16” to 4-1/2”? Thank you.
Great video thanks ! Now I just need to crush my hat 😁
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Thanks. I’ve got some cowboy style and Stetson fedora and a Panama that I stored poorly (the Panama, something fell on it and I didn’t see). Hoping to try it over a pot of water.
Let us know how it turned out
@@AmericanHatMakers Ithink i did okay for my first try. Used steam from an electric kettle at work and formed it a bit more to my liking. It's an Akubra Drover. I'll try to straighten out my Dads too. they got malformed from being stored in a hatbox. Guess i need to reinforce them a bit next time. Thanks for the video!
@@iamiam7 You're welcome. It's nice to hear you put the video to use. Akubra Drover...that's a great hat.
I wear my felt Stetson outdoors all day working, and it’s almost completely lost it’s crown folds. Going to give this a try. If the hat gets soaked with rain, do I need to do anything to keep it from losing its shape?
You can use a stiffener spray if you'd like. I would start by following the video, letting your hat cool completely after you get the shape you desire and see how it goes.
I bought a good quality hat of a friend of Mine. It fits perfectly. I just want to know how if I can get an Anzac brim.
Don't know what the material your hat is, if it's felt, you'ddo the same process. If it isn't staying up, you might look into to pinning the brim to the crown.
Will this work on a 100% wool hat?
What if the felt hat is bend can that be straight it
Good stuff , thanks, Hey if a hat sat the Gemma from Goorin Bros. It has a very stiff everything, so even though its almost like epoxy it will loosen up and bend ? And can that straight brim be taken as far as the Shovel Brim design ?
Hard to tell since we cant see it. Best advise is to take it to a local hat shop who does shaping and talk to them. They can either shape it for you or at least they can tell you what finish is on it and how to treat/shape it.
We are posting a short video on Thursday that Cassandra sent in. She got the Josey Pencil Brim hat and had it reshaped. If you're on here then, take a look at how hers came out.
Just watched your video, realise it is from a while ago, I am in the UK and have a Spur Western Wear Beaver Brand 5x hat with a domed crown and I am fairly sure the brim is supposed to be completely flat in style. Watching you it looks like I can Steam Iron it back flat then brush it to remove the Iron marks. What I am wondering is, what is the surface you are Ironing on, is it something special or is it quite like an Ironing Board? I am willing to give it a go myself, however there are not many shops in the UK that could fix it if I get it wrong 🙂
If you're trying to get the brim as flat as possible, you'll want to make sure your surface is stiff so you don't get any waviness in it. The good news is, you can shape your hat however you want to. We just had someone get a pencil rim from us and had it shaped into a beautiful style. czcams.com/users/shortsq2p-_69YhUM?si=nYsHB1RQ_1ZxaO5z
Thanks for the tutorial. I understand that things were done fast to give us an exemple on how to do it but how would you go about curling up the brim nicely because in your video the brim has waves in it from your fingers, I had the same problem at home. I don’t get a nice uniform shape if you know what I mean. Should I roll the brim against a flat surface? Also this Jesse navy blue hat is 100% wool? No rabbit or beaver in it? Many thanks.
use your gut/stomach and massage the brim outward
@@alexhitsdrums Well thanks but I was looking for a more “technical” way of achieving a really nice shape like when you receive a new hat in perfect condition. I went with my gut on a brand new Stetson and yah… I’m not satisfied. I mean, I don’t spend my days shaping hats.
Would u recommend any spray starch to give it extra frimness??
If you'd like, you can do it
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I purchased the tumbleweed-distressed outback felt fedora hat from you a few months ago. I love the hat been wearing it almost every day now but the brim has started to sag down and has a down slant to it. I would like the brim to be level and flat all the way around. How can I fix this?
We suggest using this and following the directions on the bottle www.amazon.com/Bickmore-Kahl-Hat-Stiffener-Texture/dp/B003YD92JU
@@AmericanHatMakers thank you so much I will give it a shot
Hi. I bought a cowboy hat from Tecovas online and as you can imagine it’s not the right size. It’s tight on the sides. I guess my head shape is round. Now, do you have any tips suggestions how to make it a little bit looser, please? I love the hat but after a while became painful. Thanks
We have some hat stretchers you can get here americanhatmakers.com/collections/hat-care-products we also have a short write up on some tips here americanhatmakers.com/blogs/how-to/stretch-a-hat Let me know if you need any additional information to help you. We will add a good detailed video to our list.
I have a felt fedora that was crushed for a while. It's not a stiff material though. You keep saying the steam "softens" the material. Will steam still help reshape mine?
It should soften it up to help with shaping it. You could also go to a hat shaper in your area and see if they can help or give you any tips to do it yourself.
would reshaping semi-frequently be bad for the hat? I am a bit curious about trying different brim shapes on my felt hat.
It depends on how MANY times you are trying to reshape. However, they are pretty resilient.
Thanks!@@AmericanHatMakers
Can you turn the brim of a fedora hat western , so flat front & edges turned up
Yes you can!!
Is this for 100% wool also,or fur wool thanks, I've been reading 100% wool is garbage, is this true?
This is a loaded question, not in a bad way. Just so much info to cover. We'll look at doing a video about it.
I just found an old hat that belonged to my great grandfather but it's made out of corduroy. Does that method still work for that? I really want to reshape the hat since it's been squished between other things for quite some years :/
Great question, not sure what they used to shape that hat, so our advise is take it to a local hat shop and see if they can help you out. Please let us know their response, we are curious and invested on you bring your Great Grandfathers hat back to life for you to enjoy.
@@AmericanHatMakers Thank you so much for your reply, I think leaving this to the professionals is best, better safe than sorry 😉 unfortunately I will not be able to wear it since it's way too small for me but nevertheless, I will cherish it, and perhaps my son will have a smaller head :)
@@JF-wp2rz While you're looking at getting it revamped, ask about the possibility to have it stretched without compromising the hat. Or, just enjoy it as art.
I have to reshape the crown god damn them carriers
Oh no. We’re sorry to hear that. We hope this video helps for you.
What if you don't have that kind of machine to heat up the hat to reshape it
You can use a tea kettle or a pot and make a top that looks like a tea kettle using tinfoil.
What is the name of the hat style at the start?
Are you asking about the black one at the very beginning? That one is the Cattleman americanhatmakers.com/collections/mens-cowboy-hats/products/cattleman-felt-cowboy-hat-western-hat-band
What if they STILL DOESNT SHAPE BACK after trying those methods??
You might want to look into taking it to a hat shaper.
i thought you were only supposed to steam hats from the top (crown) side
Doesn't using an iron on wool create a shine
Try a little less heat & pressure, or better yet you a soft cotton cloth between the iron and the wool. A cotton tee-shirt might be the ticket to prevent getting that "shiny" look.
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Always heard not to steam the underside of a hat
You can, if you're not comfortable doing so that's ok.
Oppps...sorry
Will vegan felt hats hold a shape? I thought I bought two wool felts but one is a vegan.
More info needed. Please specify what vegan-source the second hat is comprised of...;-)
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You are way to aggressive with the hats they look worse
I’m sure the man selling em knows what he’s doin
@@JoThomas-mc7xb do you even know that you can leave scorched marks on the hat from ironing it that why when people iron cloths they put a damp towel over it so the shirt won’t burn and discolor. If you don’t know what I’m talking about do some research jothomas
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Dude it takes a shitload of starch to Stefan a cowboy hat or a straw hat