makitright
One of the Regulars
- Messages
- 178
- Location
- Montreal - Upper New York State
Use a steam iron set on high - cotton setting - max steam - make sure you have a piece of cotton linen in between your iron and anything the iron touches - felt or any ribbon - a decent amount of spray with a spray bottle with distilled water - iron on your flat ironing board. Iron the brim on both sides until you get the shape you are after.
The most critical thing is to always have that cotton cloth in between the iron and your hat - touching the felt or ribbon will create marks on felt and possible distortion of ribbon or ribbon edge binding. Keep the iron moving and don't dwell on any spot for too long.
I like flat brims on several of my hats and use this procedure on a regular basis. I have ironed homburg brims to be perfectly flat with edge binding being perfect.
The most critical thing is to always have that cotton cloth in between the iron and your hat - touching the felt or ribbon will create marks on felt and possible distortion of ribbon or ribbon edge binding. Keep the iron moving and don't dwell on any spot for too long.
I like flat brims on several of my hats and use this procedure on a regular basis. I have ironed homburg brims to be perfectly flat with edge binding being perfect.
