Recent content by TheTallWhiteGuy

In my experience wool is very difficult to shape, I like it because it's much cheaper than fur so it doesn't matter as much if it gets ruined, I have a tendency to put my hats through the wringer. Anyways, here's what I did to shape a flatbrim I was having trouble with. I found another hat I...

I did try stiffener after using my other hat as a mold, but as it did make the fabric stiff it still returned to its original shape.

I've been having a spot of trouble shaping my own Belfry Gangster (I have a thread on this here) and I was wondering if you could tell me what you did to yours to get it like that.

Note: Swing Motorman posted a very well-shaped Belfry Gangster in this thread here. His is the fourth response, so you'll have to scroll down a ways, but it proves that it is possible. It just so happens that this is the style I'm shooting for as well.

I recently purchased a Belfry Gangster wool crushable to replace my old crushable. The one I recieved came with a flat brim, so I needed to shape it myself. Unfortunately, this has proven extremely difficult, even more so than any other wool hat I've owned (and I own quite a few crushables)...