Recent content by Maduma

Hat Clip in action with two hats Testet out the hat clip hanger in a restaurant here in San Pedro de Alcantara, Marbella, Spain. It worked well with two hats!!

The hook swivels on the axis parallel to the flat part of the clip though I am looking to put it into a vice and turn it 90 degrees at the top to hang better on a chair. As it is now it is perfect to hang on a coat hook.

I found the place to get these, name was engraved on it! Mawa.de . They probably have distributors in the US

I found the place to get these, name was engraved on it! Mawa.de . They probably have distributors in the US.

My friend bought some in California but can't remember the shop name or location! I had a look on the internet using search "hat hanger clip" and went onto Google images and there are a few there.

Handy hat hanger with clip I was given this hat hanger with a clip by a friend and it sorts out the issue of what to do with my hat in a restaurant. I thought you might be interested if you haven't seen one already, I am sure all the experts already have!

Thanks frussell. I actually rang Christys for advice on shaping the brim of my Christys Adventurer and they recommended just steam but definitely not water as it would mark the hat.

I tried you method Ande1964 and dunked it but in distilled water (as per gtdean48) and then worked the felt and shaped it then put it on my head to dry (per gtdean48). I just wet the outside of the hat and not the lining or sweat band. It was slightly big before and not a long oval which I am...

Thanks Ande1964 I also have a long oval so will follow your lead with this.

Thanks for the advice gtdean48, much appreciated.

Thanks DougC much appreciated

I have had a Federation IV from hatsdirect for some time now and wear it quite a lot but it still isn't softening up much. I have just bought a Christys Adventurer Poet and now that I feel how soft that is I was wondering if anyone can give me some tips on how to soften the Federation IV, its a...

Thanks very much for the explanation TheDane, very informative! I can see how the welting or binding would help with the lightweight felts, makes sense now.

Thanks very much for the reply Fedoracentric, just what I needed to know! I actually prefer a brim with no stitching but have recently been looking at some Fedoras that I like but they have some stitching, so was wondering what the difference was from a quality point of view.

Stitched brims on Fedora type hats I have a Federation IV plus a number of other hats and both my Federation IV and my Montecristi Havana (super fino 3.5 brim) both have no stitching on the brim but some of my other hats including one of my wool felt hats do have brim stitching. I notice that...