How to Take Care of Felt Hat Blanks

Buy and store a felt hat blank for a future hat-making project.

If you like to make felt hats, then you probably buy felt hat blanks. These are professionally stretched and blocked felt pieces that you can use to make a felt hat. You can order felt hat blanks from online vendors specializing in hats. Taking care of felt hat blanks requires a few simple steps that take only a few minutes. With proper care, your felt hat blanks will remain in good shape.

Things You'll Need

• Hat box
• Soft brush

Instructions

1. Place your felt hat blanks in a clean storage space -- such as a hat box. Make sure there is enough room in the hat box to lay down the blank without scrunching it. Also, do not lay the brim on a flat surface. Instead, lay the blank on its crown so that the hat will keep its shape.

2. Store your hat box in a cool place. Hot temperatures can damage the felt. Hot temperatures can cause the felt to shrink.

3. Remove dirt from a fur felt hat with a soft hat brush or with painter's tape that you apply to the felt like you would a lint brush.

References

• Jas Townsend & Sons, Inc.: Felt Hat Blanks
• Felt Hats: Taking Care of Felt Hats