Here is my brand new AB fedora with Idol bash! I love it! How do I get the brim looking correctly? I've got it turned on my head (putting the bow forward of my ear a bit). I looked through the sticky threads and can't find the info. It just seems too flat and I can't get it any lower on my head.
New AB - how to get the brim right?
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The brim and crown naturally settle during shipping since it is stored upside down and goes through all the bumps and lumps the postal service puts it through before you get it. Mine did this, too - so I just shaped the crown and brim with my hands. The Adventurebilt is very pliable and easy to shape. Just start tweaking the brim it the way you want, and add a little water from a spray bottle if you feel like you need to.
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I agree with everyone so far. Shipping is going to mess with the bash job. Can't really help that.
With the raiders turn ( and this is my opinion ) the brim can be completely flat. Ounce you put it on your head the the swoop that we all come to love would show up. This is done by it being turn a little. Thats why if you want a really good swoop, bashing your own hat is the way to go. Unless your standing in front of the hatter.
Now this isn't saying that you can't get it with you AB that you have in these pics. AB's can be shaped (without water or steam) to get the look that you want.
With the raiders turn ( and this is my opinion ) the brim can be completely flat. Ounce you put it on your head the the swoop that we all come to love would show up. This is done by it being turn a little. Thats why if you want a really good swoop, bashing your own hat is the way to go. Unless your standing in front of the hatter.
Now this isn't saying that you can't get it with you AB that you have in these pics. AB's can be shaped (without water or steam) to get the look that you want.
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Just work it with your hands a bit and some distilled H2O on the stubborn areas. The front needs pushed down and the sides need a swoop upward.
I've been playing with my JPD since the day it arrived. I've softened it, sat on it, kicked it around and tweaked it...here is the way it looks now. Don't be afraid to work the felt and use distilled water. If it's really stubborn use a little steam, little being the operative word, and shape it, then let it dry naturally on a stand...or improvise like me and use a roll of paper towels!!! lol
I've been playing with my JPD since the day it arrived. I've softened it, sat on it, kicked it around and tweaked it...here is the way it looks now. Don't be afraid to work the felt and use distilled water. If it's really stubborn use a little steam, little being the operative word, and shape it, then let it dry naturally on a stand...or improvise like me and use a roll of paper towels!!! lol
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Another problem with these hats is the long sought after "floppy felt". The floppier felt does not hold it's shape as easily as the old AB's, requiring more work on the part of the owner.
My AB from two years ago was the slightly stiffer batch, and the brim did not let go. And believe me, that box was thoroughly trashed on the way. That hat has been through delivery trauma, ice storms, heavy rain, and a hail of Pepsi. The brim don't flatten! My floppy HJ... it likes to wilt.
Either that, or you have Bufflehead's head shape, which seems to be wider at the front, and flattens the brim!
My AB from two years ago was the slightly stiffer batch, and the brim did not let go. And believe me, that box was thoroughly trashed on the way. That hat has been through delivery trauma, ice storms, heavy rain, and a hail of Pepsi. The brim don't flatten! My floppy HJ... it likes to wilt.
Either that, or you have Bufflehead's head shape, which seems to be wider at the front, and flattens the brim!
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Thanks for the replies! Yep, my head is pretty much round and oval, so I guess the turn by itself won't give me the correct swoop. I'll try a bit of water and shaping it and see how it goes.
I just found this other thread that talks about the bash and the brim. Seems like I should try what's suggested there as well... once I get it looking like what I want, I'll post new pics.
I just found this other thread that talks about the bash and the brim. Seems like I should try what's suggested there as well... once I get it looking like what I want, I'll post new pics.