thanks all (nm)

Posted by Indy Sean from 24-168-39-112.nyc.rr.com on April 14, 2001 at 19:34:19:

In Reply to: Re: To Fedora and/or other hat expert regarding stiffening of hat posted by Flash Fearless on April 14, 2001 at 18:52:45:

: I steamed mine a little , added some stiffener and steamed a little more , it shaped nicely after that. It might be worth the wait for some real stiffener. Try Sheplers.com in their hat dept. they are pretty fast. Flash.

: : OK, so I want to stiffen my hat's brim more, so Fedora mentioned
: : I should go to my local "western apparel" store, but I happen to
: : live in New York, and I don't think there is such a store here. At
: : least, it'll be hard to find. Does anyone know what I can use that's
: : available locally, or do I have to order this Scout stuff off the
: : internet and wait around for it to arrive?

: : I don't want to use hairspray or anything that might ruin the hat.
: : By the way, I called my local hat store and they said they don't
: : recommend putting any spray on it because it might ruin the felt.
: : They said I should take it to a professional but I don't want to do
: : that because it will cost too much, and they use heat which will
: : shrink the felt.

: : All serious input appreciated.

: : Cheers,

: : -IS

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: : I steamed mine a little , added some stiffener and steamed a little more , it shaped nicely after that. It might be worth the wait for some real stiffener. Try Sheplers.com in their hat dept. they are pretty fast. Flash.

: : : OK, so I want to stiffen my hat's brim more, so Fedora mentioned 
: : : I should go to my  local "western apparel" store, but I happen to 
: : : live in New York, and I don't think there is such a store here. At 
: : : least, it'll be hard to find. Does anyone know what I can use that's 
: : : available locally, or do I have to order this Scout stuff off the 
: : : internet and wait around for it to arrive?

: : : I don't want to use hairspray or anything that might ruin the hat. 
: : : By the way, I called my local hat store and they said they don't 
: : : recommend putting any spray on it because it might ruin the felt. 
: : : They said I should take it to a professional but I don't want to do 
: : : that because it will cost too much, and they use heat which will 
: : : shrink the felt.

: : : All serious input appreciated.

: : : Cheers,

: : : -IS

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