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Good evening, I’m new to this hat making business. I’ve ordered 6 western weight 210G hat bodies(rabbit fur I think), brim cutter, brim cutler and a 58 hat block. I admire a lot of hatters yet finding resources to create and see how these are made is rather difficult. I really like the...

Hi there, (First time poster here) I have what is probably an "average" quality panama hat that is "natural" in color. My preference is for a darker "caramel" kind of color. Anybody have any thoughts on how one might achieve this? I'm under the impression that the hat can be wetted (dyed?)...