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hatband migration
- Thread starter deanzat
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RBH
Bartender
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Do all the hats fit you proper? The only time I have had such a problem was when the hat was a little too small.
jec
One of the Regulars
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Z - Do you notice this with ribbons, as well as leather bands?
I'll be curious to see what response you get from others on the Lounge.
I have an older Stetson with exactly this problem: the ribbon up front is nearly 1/4" above the brim, but still flush along the sides and back. I had been thinking of sending the hat out for a reblock and asking for the ribbon to be adjusted, too.
I'll be curious to see what response you get from others on the Lounge.
I have an older Stetson with exactly this problem: the ribbon up front is nearly 1/4" above the brim, but still flush along the sides and back. I had been thinking of sending the hat out for a reblock and asking for the ribbon to be adjusted, too.
Wil Tam
Practically Family
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tack it down
I have one hat .. a Cavanagh that is one size too small that I have been training on my head a few hours a day and the ribbon rides up .. I just tacked it down with a needle & thread at three points -- right, center & left -- on the bottom against the brim. That stopped the problem... if that helps.
I have one hat .. a Cavanagh that is one size too small that I have been training on my head a few hours a day and the ribbon rides up .. I just tacked it down with a needle & thread at three points -- right, center & left -- on the bottom against the brim. That stopped the problem... if that helps.
Not-Bogart13
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I see this often, even with hats that are correctly sized or a little large. It depends how it's held in place, and how much the ribbon or band gets touched by you or something else. When I see it, I gently push it down. If that fails, I have clean needle nose pliers that work smashingly. It's no big deal. [huh]
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deanzat said:
Deanzat - same issue with me and my newish Banjo. Things didn't get any better after I put the stretcher on the hat and the front and back brim curved downward even more. Learning my lesson with the Akubras and go a little larger.
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I find this is a result of removing your hat with one hand grabbing the brim in front. It shoves the ribbon up. I just push it back down, and try to remember to take the at off by grabbing both sides of the brim and pulling upward - or just grab the pinch like every other guy does when no one's looking. 
