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He did when he first started out but now he is a Crease Whisperer & softly talks the felt into shape....
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He did when he first started out but now he is a Crease Whisperer & softly talks the felt into shape....
I wonder if you'd share with us what you use for a source of steam? Like most, I've got a kettle (around here somewhere, I think...), and possibly a steam iron. I'm betting you're using a garment steamer of some type?
He did when he first started out but now he is a Crease Whisperer & softly talks the felt into shape....
Is it the preffered method to start with a freshly blocked hat first to put in the teardrop listed in the first post? The reason I ask, is because I recently purchased a new Scala that has a factory-stamped crease already in it, and it's harder than I thought it would be to "tweak" the crease. Perhaps I just haven't gotten it wet enough yet?
I like to take my hats to open crown state then go to a new crease. It helps to remove the lines of the previous crease which the felt wants to fall back to = memory. I have sent hats off for cleaning & blocking to open crown so I can crease when returned. I also have a shaper that I use as well....
I like to take my hats to open crown state then go to a new crease. It helps to remove the lines of the previous crease which the felt wants to fall back to = memory. I have sent hats off for cleaning & blocking to open crown so I can crease when returned. I also have a shaper that I use as well.
...Will Wool stretch back out if I wet it again? How much is the shipping for the forms within the US (roughly)?
Thanks
Thanks for the reply gtdean48 -
If you don't mind my asking, where did you purchase that 'shaper' and how much do those cost? I need a size 7 long oval, if they come in the LO size. I thought it would be easier to get the hat back to it's raw form before trying to crease it.
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I got mine here = http://www.hatshapers.com/
I don't think they do LO as such. You'll have to look for true hat blocks for that detail.
I got 1 closest to my head size of 24". HTH
I followed these instructions on my conversion. Thanks for the great toutorial
Mmmmmh... I would really like to know if there is a consensus about what are the differences between a c-crown and a teardrop, either with or without dome. Even, if there is really a difference, ot they are just different names for the same thing, instead.
It looks like it depends on the length and/or depth of the side creases? If these are longer, you have a c-crown? But, this still looks like the shape of a teardrop, doesn't it?
Mmmmmh... I would really like to know if there is a consensus about what are the differences between a c-crown and a teardrop, either with or without dome. Even, if there is really a difference, ot they are just different names for the same thing, instead.
It looks like it depends on the length and/or depth of the side creases? If these are longer, you have a c-crown? But, this still looks like the shape of a teardrop, doesn't it?