How stiffen brim on carta straw hat
I have an expensive straw hat whose label says carta straw. The brim has become floppy. Steaming didn't help. Suggestions to keep the brim from flopping down? I Google searched and found info on stiffening felt hats, but not so much on straws.
Thanks for the response. I wish I owned property in that seedy section just west of downtown Houston. Then I'd build townhouses like all the other gentrifiers are doing.
I thought the place was great to visit. They were willing to do a hat repair while I waited. The store looked like it...
Would appreciate comments from anyone on this company, including both their repairs and their new hats. It seems they're a hat factory. I wonder how their hats measure up. Thanks.
Would appreciate comments on the best way to choose a hat to match a person's face and body. This is a pretty basic issue, and with the dearth of good local hat stores is hard to accomplish, especially if you don't have a great hat store locally and need to use mail order.
I'm sure this has...
Any suggestions on what kind of hat this is? I bought this Borsalino at Neiman-Marcus a few years ago. The crown has a different weave then the brim. The weave of the crown seems more widely spaced, and the crown is very flexible.
I’m guessing it’s a special type of hat designed for...
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