From SATURDAY NIGHT HAT
Quick, Easy Hatmaking For The Downtown Girl by Eugenia Kim with technical writing By Joanne Paek. Potter Craft, The Crown Publishing Group, Random House 2006
Your hat will give back to you what you give to it, so take good care of your special chapeau!
We receive many emails and phone calls asking for information about Panama hats. This letter that we send to customers who purchase a Montecristi Fino may be of use to those of you who are considering a purchase or are curious to learn more about these hats.
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TIPS FOR STRAW HAT CARE
by Judy Gordon
HOW TO CARE FOR YOUR HATS
Hats are like anything else in life; if you want them to look good, you'll have to care for them. Here are some tips.
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Caring for Hats
When dealing with vintage hats, purists never wear them, less strict collectors wear them when their hair is very clean, and nobody takes the aging hat out in a downpour. Stiff hats will collapse. Keep a close eye on the weather when wearing vintage hats. If you are caught in the rain with your felt hat, turn out the sweatband to dry it and to provide a platform for the hat to slowly dry on. Gently push out the creases and dents to make the crown as rounded as possible. Never use a hair dryer as this will wrinkle and damage the hat. Once the hat is dry, gently reform the crease.
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Cleaning A Straw Hat
From How to Clean Everything by Alma Chesnut Moore
Keep them well brushed and they will be damaged less if caught in the rain. To clean them, wipe with a cloth dipped in warm suds, made with a synthetic detergent or soap. Rinse with a cloth wrung out of plain water. Do not get a straw hat too wet or it may shrink.
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Handling Hats
Proper handling will extend the life of your hat. Never touch the hat with dirty, oily hands or gloves. There is no quicker way to ruin your hat. Pick up the hat from underneath by both the front and back brim to maintain the shape and set of the brim. Resting a hat when not on your head on a hat stand or block will make this operation easier.
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Home Remedy For Hats
We get inquiries like the one below all the time. We thought it would be useful to reprint one of our responses in this HAT CARE section:
Good Morning Fred, This email has absolutely nothing to do with the hat that I ordered from you,......(Click for the story).
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