While waiting for my AB Deluxe...
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While waiting for my AB Deluxe...
Hi there fellow Fedora wearers and entousiasts!
While not new to the forum as I have been having great pleasure reading the posts and learning a great deal about the Fedora, here's my first post to this forum! I have to say that I am very happy to be a member of this forum and I hope to make friends! )
Excuse me in advance IF my English is NOT without many spelling and words mistakes as English is not my first language! So, While I am ONE of the MANY customers waiting for my AB Deluxe by the very friendly and extremely talented Mr.Marc Kitter, I have ordered, a few weeks back, a Raiders Fedora by the no-less friendly and greatly talented Mr.Jimmy Pierce.
I received it last Friday and, Oh boy, what a joy! ) the hat is fantastic, extremely well crafted and done. it's a beaver fur and the color is beautiful as well as the shape and block. the ONLY minus that I have, and its a MINUS, as i said, it's that, while I like my fedora felt Sloppier (is it the right word?), the felt here is pretty stiff! I own a few fedarations from Akubra, and, while the JP fedora is not necessarely Stiffer, it is still a bit stiff to my usual taste! but, that's the ONLY thing, because, I like Mr.Pierce products so much that I intent to order a Rabbit-Fur version also (with LESS stiffener)!
I have a question if I may: Do some members here have some advices or tips as to how to Un-Stiff a felt a bit? If so, I would appreciate. )
Again, Many Thanks to Mr.Pierce for his great Artwork and friendly customer service! )
So, pictures to come when I have find the right way! )
Frenchie
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While not new to the forum as I have been having great pleasure reading the posts and learning a great deal about the Fedora, here's my first post to this forum! I have to say that I am very happy to be a member of this forum and I hope to make friends! )
Excuse me in advance IF my English is NOT without many spelling and words mistakes as English is not my first language! So, While I am ONE of the MANY customers waiting for my AB Deluxe by the very friendly and extremely talented Mr.Marc Kitter, I have ordered, a few weeks back, a Raiders Fedora by the no-less friendly and greatly talented Mr.Jimmy Pierce.
I received it last Friday and, Oh boy, what a joy! ) the hat is fantastic, extremely well crafted and done. it's a beaver fur and the color is beautiful as well as the shape and block. the ONLY minus that I have, and its a MINUS, as i said, it's that, while I like my fedora felt Sloppier (is it the right word?), the felt here is pretty stiff! I own a few fedarations from Akubra, and, while the JP fedora is not necessarely Stiffer, it is still a bit stiff to my usual taste! but, that's the ONLY thing, because, I like Mr.Pierce products so much that I intent to order a Rabbit-Fur version also (with LESS stiffener)!
I have a question if I may: Do some members here have some advices or tips as to how to Un-Stiff a felt a bit? If so, I would appreciate. )
Again, Many Thanks to Mr.Pierce for his great Artwork and friendly customer service! )
So, pictures to come when I have find the right way! )
Frenchie
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Welcome to COW, Frenchie! Probably the best way to make the felt less stiff-- if you are willing to do this-- is to roll it up into a ball and knead it for a few seconds. If you change your mind later on and want to go back to a stiffer feel, carefully steaming the hat will re-activate the stiffener.
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Hi eazybox!
So, rolling it up into a ball and knead it for a few seconds, eh?! doing so
will really soften up the felt? and, i didnt know that steaming it would Re-activate
the stiffener, very interesting!...
But, say, isn't some people say that using steam on a felt is bad and can shrink it?!
well, I will try on your tips and I thank you very much!
So, rolling it up into a ball and knead it for a few seconds, eh?! doing so
will really soften up the felt? and, i didnt know that steaming it would Re-activate
the stiffener, very interesting!...
But, say, isn't some people say that using steam on a felt is bad and can shrink it?!
well, I will try on your tips and I thank you very much!
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You can definitely shrink a hat with steam and you should do it very carefully and only if you feel it is nececessary, such as when the felt doesn't respond any other way to your attempts at shaping the hat.Frenchie wrote:Hi eazybox!
So, rolling it up into a ball and knead it for a few seconds, eh?! doing so
will really soften up the felt? and, i didnt know that steaming it would Re-activate
the stiffener, very interesting!...
But, say, isn't some people say that using steam on a felt is bad and can shrink it?!
well, I will try on your tips and I thank you very much!
I think the key to successfully steaming a hat, especially if you just want to re-activate the stiffener, is to only do it for a few seconds, and avoid getting the hat too close to the heat source. That has been my experience, anyway.
Jack