Taking a hint from my sister the dollmaker, get a can of cheap hairspray like Aquanet and spray the hat inside and out to a feel of saturation. As the hat dries, work the 'dents' out with your fingers and mold it to the shape you want. Spray lightly for the finish and let it dry thoroughly. I have been using this method on recondition my round hats and tricorns etc for some time and they look very nice.
Kathleen ----- Original Message ----- From: "A & J Garden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 5:10 PM Subject: [h-cost] Stiffening wool felt hats > Does anyone have a recipe I could use to stiffen some hats? I've got > some old floppy wool felt hats I want to turn into cavalier hats. > Thanks, Aylwen > > http://www.earthlydelights.com.au > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
