Thanks guys. It wasn't just the brim, I should have mentioned that. I also asked for the crown to be reblocked. The crown indentations seem to be off as well, so the whole thing just looks crooked. The crown, the brim, it all looks like I fell asleep on the train with my head against the window. Unghh. It's a big job, that's why I want to send it in to a pro.
Slow down, you'll get a more harmonious outcome.
Creasing a hat is not as daunting a task as it may seem.
I can appreciate your concern. After paying a professional to have the job done to your satisfaction, it's not. Although it may not be appropriate in this situation I side with the others in encouraging you to employ the DIY approach. Personally, although I don't mind paying the pros when something is beyond my abilities I find satisfaction in doing things myself. At the least, it helps me to appreciate my limitations.
Yet another situation that reinforces my drive to do as much for myself as I can.
'There is a fine line between art and fondling.'
- J.H.P.
Please handle this directly with the vendor. That's the best way.
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A sense of the fundamental decencies is parcelled out unequally at birth. - Fitzgerald
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Is the crown allignment and brim distortion when the hat is on or off?
The reason I ask is that my head is not symmetrical - I jokingly refer to it as size 7-1/8 diagonal-oval.
With heavier/thicker hats, no problem, I put the hat on and then give it a twist until the center-line is lined up with my face.
With lighter hats (either felt or straw), this will cause a considerable "wonkiness" to the brim.
My solution was to have a custom band-block made so that any brim or crown work I do will be done on a hat that is distorted the way my head is shaped.
Don
Feel younger than you look, and
Act younger than you feel.
vendor or hatter? Big difference!
If the problem is between your money and their work/product, you really have no choice but to deal with them until you are satisfied. Unless you want to let them off the hook and fix their work yourself (assuming the problems are egregious enough to warrant such a thing; as others have said, "Eye of the Beholder").
I would like to make this point though: reshaping a felt hat is like surgery. It's just not an exact science. Every one who attempts to reshape a hat might as well sign a waiver saying they understand that this procedure could go swimmingly.... or the patient may never leave the operating table...
Every felt body has certain characteristics that are going to make certain shapes, certain stress points, certain demises, etc., a likelihood.
Last edited by Dewhurst; 07-07-2012 at 06:45 AM.
Dewhurst
I searched for awhile and eventually found a hat ring in the right size..... Now I do all my brims myself and so far has worked out fine....
If it looks that bad, you MUST talk to the vendor, hatter, whatever. Do it civilly, but be clear on your concerns. DIY is all well and good, but when you pay for services, they should be done and done right. I've had problems from time to time, but I give every vendor a chance to make things right. Some do so poorly, if it all. Others have become among my favorite vendors for their efforts.
Last edited by Not-Bogart13; 07-10-2012 at 05:52 PM.
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