[Madhatters] my brown felt tophat

[David Stainton]

Hi Folks!

Last night I sewed the grosgrain into my hat and Nan steamed and
pressed the brim so that it is curved upward on the sides...
I was surprised to discover that the felt hardened after it was pressed.
Ideally I'd process the entire hat in a similar fashion to harden the felt...
I'm not sure how to accomplish this; perhaps Nan's industrial iron
could sufficiently steam the felt so that it hardens.

I'm going to tack stitch the black ribbon onto the outside just above the brim.
The black ribbon I purchased for 50 cents at Discount Fabric Outlet
might not work well since
the bottom circumference might be greater than the top
circumference... I might have to use
grosgrain instead of the ribbon.

I was thinking to go to this so called excellent fabric store in the
SF downtown:
http://www.britexfabrics.com/

But according to their online store they do not have wool or silk
grosgrain; only rayon ;-(


David