Felt over time
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- Indiana jax
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Felt over time
Has anyone ever had any incident where their hat's felt has rubbed through or a hole formed?
Is it related to the "fuzziness" of a hat?
Is it related to the "fuzziness" of a hat?
- Hollowpond
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Re: Felt over time
I've got a well worn 22 year old Stetson Temple that has been passed down to my son and the front pinch feels like it could go at any second.
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Re: Felt over time
Is there a way to repair it?
Re: Felt over time
No, it's related to how often you hold the hat by the pinch. Doing so causes the felt to be flexed back and forth and eventually that will cause it to split, forming a hole. Once that happens, there's no going back. If you want to avoid having that happen, handle the hat by the brim only. -MIndiana jax wrote:Has anyone ever had any incident where their hat's felt has rubbed through or a hole formed?
Is it related to the "fuzziness" of a hat?
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Re: Felt over time
If you have a hat that is about to develop a hole (which you will notice because the felt in that are is beginning to have a see-through quality because of felt "attrition"), you can reinforce it with silicone - obviously in the inside, on the feeble area. This will stiffen the crease at that spot, preventing the friction that causes the felt deterioration and, eventually, the hole. Not nice, but it works - and it is not normally visible anyway, even if the hat has no liner.
Some people even do this in new hats, as a precaution - I think it is more common in straw panama hats of the more select variety, because straw will eventually break because of repeated handling.
Of course, the best course is NOT handling the hat by the pinch.
Some people even do this in new hats, as a precaution - I think it is more common in straw panama hats of the more select variety, because straw will eventually break because of repeated handling.
Of course, the best course is NOT handling the hat by the pinch.
Re: Felt over time
Back in the old days there was actually a way to repair tears. It involved felting in new fur. Probably a lost art. Fedora
Re: Felt over time
http://www.hatshop.com/site/hat-repair.phpFedora wrote:Back in the old days there was actually a way to repair tears. It involved felting in new fur. Probably a lost art. Fedora
I suppose you'd take it to the hat shop you bought it from and they'd make replacement or fix and probably all at the expense of maintenance!
BTW
My hat is to big for me can anyone help me?
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Re: Felt over time
BTW, without veering this thread off topic, there are various threads about large fitting hats if you do some digging.
I have a vintage hat with a weak spot in the front. I took some linen tape and backed it from the inside to strengthen it. Before doing so, I also took a micro-dot of Elmer's glue on my finger and "packed" the felt in place. It's worked for me.
I have a vintage hat with a weak spot in the front. I took some linen tape and backed it from the inside to strengthen it. Before doing so, I also took a micro-dot of Elmer's glue on my finger and "packed" the felt in place. It's worked for me.
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Re: Felt over time
Some time ago Weston started a topic in called
Hole in the hat. @#*$%!!!!
He was able to do a very successful repair. I've been meaning to try this on an old hat of mine but haven't got too it yet.
LJ
If one of the mods knows how to convert that title to a link, please go ahead.
Hole in the hat. @#*$%!!!!
He was able to do a very successful repair. I've been meaning to try this on an old hat of mine but haven't got too it yet.
LJ
If one of the mods knows how to convert that title to a link, please go ahead.
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Re: Felt over time
Or, you can just post the link to the thread in the basic manner.
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Re: Felt over time
Sorry, I've been trying different ways and haven't figured out how.
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Re: Felt over time
No worries, it's simple. Find the thread, copy the url from the browser, and just paste it in your post!
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Re: Felt over time
See, I knew you could do it!
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Re: Felt over time
Then you ought to be a "Knower of Things".
I, unfortunately, cannot be one, as I knew neither how to do it nor that I could do it...
I think.
If you know what I mean...
So, umm, what is it you do do?
LJ
I, unfortunately, cannot be one, as I knew neither how to do it nor that I could do it...
I think.
If you know what I mean...
So, umm, what is it you do do?
LJ
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Re: Felt over time
He steals wallets.
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Re: Felt over time
Yeah, but that's mostly a hobby. In real life, I'm a counterfeiter.