You know, vintage clothes can be roughly dated by the Harris Tweed label. It changed every decade or so. Their history and bureaucracy is interesting too.
https://vintagefashionguild.org/resources/item/label/harris-tweed/
I'd worry about both acrylic paint and shellac They both dry very brittle and may crack when the straw flexes. Personally, I'd use thinned artist oils but it will be more difficult to get clear definition. Depends on the effect you want. For preservtion you can wipe on some boiled linseed...
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