Experiment
Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 6:14 pm
Dunno if anybody's tried this:
My hat is not creased on "the turn", however, I was messing around a bit ago and hit on an idea. Rather than steaming out the brim and starting from scratch, I sprayed down the entire rear half of the brim with cold water in an atomizer, then set the hat on my head a full inch and a half off plumb. The tension was HIGHLY exagerated, but ten I carefully lifted the lid using the pinch. About half of the initial "waviness" was left and now she's drying on the bathroom counter upside down to counter the moistened weight of the brim. It seems like a good way to preserve the natural oval of the block and still get "the look". That way, if I (you) ever want to change the look, you don't have to steam out the brim or fight a hat blocked or otherwise shaped on "the turn". Anybody tried this? I'll be back with pictures in about an hour and a half.
My hat is not creased on "the turn", however, I was messing around a bit ago and hit on an idea. Rather than steaming out the brim and starting from scratch, I sprayed down the entire rear half of the brim with cold water in an atomizer, then set the hat on my head a full inch and a half off plumb. The tension was HIGHLY exagerated, but ten I carefully lifted the lid using the pinch. About half of the initial "waviness" was left and now she's drying on the bathroom counter upside down to counter the moistened weight of the brim. It seems like a good way to preserve the natural oval of the block and still get "the look". That way, if I (you) ever want to change the look, you don't have to steam out the brim or fight a hat blocked or otherwise shaped on "the turn". Anybody tried this? I'll be back with pictures in about an hour and a half.
