About how often do you mist them? None of my straw hats have a lining - right now anyway - so I don't have to worry about that but it's good to keep in mind for later. Thanks!
Jennifer On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 1:16 AM, Penny Ladnier <[email protected]>wrote: > A trick I learned to keep an antique straw hat from becoming brittle, was > to lightly mist it with water from a spray bottle. I had all the straw hats > on stands and walked down the aisle misting them. If the hat has a tight > weave and a cotton lining, you might mist the inside too. Test a small area > for color-fast if it is lined. You don't want to mess up a nice hat with > running dyes. > > I have washed several straw hats with soap had great success. > > Penny Ladnier, > Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites > www.costumegallery.com > 10 websites of costume, fashion and textile history. > _______________________________________________ > 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
