How To Repair A Cowboy Hat

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How to repair a cowboy hat. Another way you can do this is to use a rubber band. Put it under the sweat band starting in the back keeping the sticky side facing the hat and the paper facing the sweatband. Wrap the band tightly around the brim and let it rest for a couple of days.

Our hat restorations and hat. Let it sit overnight to restore the hats shape and add moisture to a stiff dried out hat. Turn the iron on and put it on a medium setting.

Hat renovations and hat repair - not many hat shops in the country do this. One way to fix the hat is to bring a pot of hot water to a boil and hold the brim of the hat over the pot of boiling water to all the steam to get into the straw of the hat. Set the hat-soccer ball combination near a heat source such as a radiator or heater.

Keep the band flush against the surface of the hat as you sew. Immerse the brim in the water for 30 to 60 seconds. Most cowboy hats have a small bow on the inside lining.

We clean and fix hats for insurance claims museums other retailers groups like the Shriners members of SASS and equally important everyday folks. At Watsons we re-block hats clean hats repair hats leather sweatband repair and more. Place the brim of the hat on the ironing board.

We are an approved renovator for Stetson Resistol Charlie 1-Horse and Dobbs. In a full renovation the hat is disassembled the hat band sweatband lining and edge binding on the brim if any are removed. Start by cutting a piece of weather stripping about 4 inches long.