Re: [h-cost] Brim Stiffening

2012-05-28 Thread penny1a
I need to stiffen straw hat brims...any suggestions? Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/TheCostumeGallery ___ h-costume

Re: [h-cost] Brim Stiffening

2012-05-26 Thread CC2010Milw
In a message dated 5/23/2012 6:52:53 PM Central Daylight Time, h-costume-requ...@indra.com writes: Subject: Re: [h-cost] Brim Stiffening Message-ID: 8cf074d036907fe-15fc-39...@webmail-d090.sysops.aol.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Is it felt? You can buy hat sizing that you

Re: [h-cost] Brim Stiffening

2012-05-26 Thread CC2010Milw
In a message dated 5/24/2012 1:04:18 AM Central Daylight Time, h-costume-requ...@indra.com writes: From: R Lloyd Mitchell rmitch...@staff.washjeff.edu To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com Subject: Re: [h-cost] Brim Stiffening Message-ID: 201205232018863.SM161423@[209.131.91.28

Re: [h-cost] Brim Stiffening

2012-05-26 Thread CC2010Milw
In a message dated 5/25/2012 1:00:40 PM Central Daylight Time, h-costume-requ...@indra.com writes: From: Audrey Bergeron-Morin audreybmo...@gmail.com To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com Subject: Re: [h-cost] Brim Stiffening Message-ID: caa98qtohoeu+hkt3o+vpusx

Re: [h-cost] Brim Stiffening

2012-05-26 Thread Sharon Collier
I believe Stiffy is essentially white glue. -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of cc2010m...@cs.com Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2012 8:17 AM To: h-cost...@indra.com Subject: Re: [h-cost] Brim Stiffening In a message dated 5/25

Re: [h-cost] Brim Stiffening

2012-05-24 Thread cora hendershot
Leko (HatSupply) has a product. From: R Lloyd Mitchell rmitch...@staff.washjeff.edu To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 5:18 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] Brim Stiffening There is a product called Stiffy?( used by crafters who do lace figurines). I think it has

Re: [h-cost] Brim Stiffening

2012-05-24 Thread Audrey Bergeron-Morin
On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 8:18 PM, R Lloyd Mitchell rmitch...@staff.washjeff.edu wrote: There is a product called Stiffy?( used by crafters who do lace figurines). I think it has a plastic ingrediant that may work..? It's water soluble, so you'd better make sure you don't wear your hat in the

[h-cost] Brim Stiffening

2012-05-23 Thread CC2010Milw
Hello! I bought a Campaign hat from Janet Wilson Anderson, Alteryears, at CC30. The brim is not as stiff as I would like. I was thinking spray-on starch. Any ideas? Henry W Osier ___ h-costume mailing list

Re: [h-cost] Brim Stiffening

2012-05-23 Thread annbwass
Is it felt? You can buy hat sizing that you brush on. Ann Wass -Original Message- From: CC2010Milw cc2010m...@cs.com To: h-costume h-costume@mail.indra.com Sent: Wed, May 23, 2012 6:32 pm Subject: [h-cost] Brim Stiffening Hello! I bought a Campaign hat from Janet Wilson

Re: [h-cost] Brim Stiffening

2012-05-23 Thread R Lloyd Mitchell
-costume h-costume@mail.indra.com Sent: Wed, May 23, 2012 6:32 pm Subject: [h-cost] Brim Stiffening Hello! I bought a Campaign hat from Janet Wilson Anderson, Alteryears, at CC30. The brim is not as stiff as I would like. I was thinking spray-on starch. Any ideas? Henry W Osier