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00:00 Introduction
Hats are a wardrobe staple because it serves both functional and aesthetic purposes that make outfits all the more stylish. Sometimes, however, crown shapes may not flatter you best or would look better with a different blocking, but you can re-shape them using the right techniques!
01:00 Hat Crown Shapes: A Brief Refresher
We have covered crown shapes before in our guide to the anatomy of men’s hats, but let’s have a brief refresher. Of course, the crown is the part of the hat that covers and conforms to the head.
02:48 What You’ll Need In Shaping A Hat At Home: Hat
03:26 Source of Steam
04:37 Source of Misted Water
05:11 A Round Form
06:46 A Basin of Water (If necessary)
The Hat Re-blocking Process
If your hat has a liner tipping inside of it, you’ll probably want to remove this before attempting reshaping so that the liner doesn’t stretch or tear in the process. This can typically be done fairly easily by flipping out the sweatband and cutting the threads that hold the liner in place with scissors or a seam ripper.
Liners can be reinserted if you choose, but personally, I find them to be a bit of a nuisance. So, I just leave them out of my hats after taking them out for reshaping.
07:59 Step 1: Boil Your Source of Steam
08:04 Step 2: Introduce Moisture to the Hat
08:15 Step 3: Place Your Damp Hat in the Path of the Steam
08:30 Step 4: Stretch the Hat on Your Round Form
08:56 Step 5: Place a Center Crease in Your Hat
09:23 Step 6: Place Your Center Crease
09:50 Step 7: Pinch the Front of Your Hat
10:13 Step 8: Begin Flattening Out the Crown
10:38 Step 9: Use Your Hands to Shape
10:58 Step 10: Add a Bubble Shape to Your Crown
11:22 Step 11: Hand-shape a Point in the Front
11:42 Step 12: Leave Your Hat Undisturbed for a Few Days
11:58 Additional Pointers for Hat Reblocking
Using these methods, hopefully, you’ll be confident and or curious enough to attempt reshaping your felt hats at home. It may sound and seem difficult at first, but trust me, it’s actually a relatively simple process. I was actually somewhat shocked at how easy the process was when I first attempted it and I was pleased with the results I got that first time. Of course, like anything else, it might just involve a bit of trial and error. If at first, you don’t succeed, try, try again.
16:42 Outfit Rundown