Thanks! That is pretty much what I was thinking of doing but then read that this could cause the straw to shrink. I had no idea straw could shrink so I started getting a little nervous since this hat is already on the small side. After reading the responses though, I think the hat is going to get a good dunking tomorrow. =)
Jennifer On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 5:56 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Jennifer: I attended a workshop several years ago taught by a milliner who > specialized in straw.? She just dunked the whole hat in a bucket of water > and reshaped the wet hat over a form followed up by judicious use of a > regular steam iron.? I didn't know until then that straw was so forgiving.? > I have had great luck with my straw hats in tems of cleaning them just using > soap and water and following up with a little steaming to reshape them. > > Cheryl Odom > College of Santa Fe > > -----Original Message----- > From: Avien <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 5:08 pm > Subject: [h-cost] cleaning a straw hat > > > > Hello, > > I just purchased an old straw hat that is rather dusty. The decorations > are > all trashed but the straw still seems to be good to my very much untrained > eye. Any ideas on how to clean it up and get it ready to be worn? I find > conflicting info when I google it and I don't want to ruin it. Also the > straw is a bit darker than I like and I'm hoping that just cleaning it will > lighten it but in case it doesn't, is there any way to lighten it? > > Thanks! > Jennifer > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
