There are a number of ways you can achieve the look you want with your hat.If you want to shape a felt or straw hat, use steam to loosen the fibers in the hat and shape it with your hands.To bend a baseball cap, use your hands, hot water, or even a coffee mug.
Step 1: The steam can be created using a steamer or kettle.
You will need a steady stream of steam to loosen the fibers in the hat.It is possible to use a hot kettle or iron.Keep your hands out of the steam's path when using it and be careful not to burn yourself.To avoid burning the hat on the hot iron, work carefully.
Step 2: If you hold the hat over the steam, the fabric will open up.
Pick up the felt or straw hat and hold it away from the steam coming out of it.Slowly move the hat around in the steam for a few seconds so that it loosens up and you can make a new hat.Make sure the hat is close to the steam.
Step 3: Use your hands to shape the hat.
You can use your hands to create the creases you want by removing the steam from the hat.To make a crease in the crown, you can either roll the brim up on each side or press down with your fingers.If you want to shape different sections such as adding a crease to the crown and rolling up the brim, steam and work the hat in separate steps.A felt cowboy hat with indents in the crown looks better than a straw sun hat that has rolled up sides.
Step 4: You can shape the hat by steam.
Continue steaming the hat and then shaping it using your hands, if you don't get your hat exactly how you want it after the first steam.As needed, you can do this many times.After several seconds of shaping, stick the hat back in the steam so you get it just right.Don't hold the hat in the steam for a long time.
Step 5: The shape will hold if the hat is dry.
When you are happy with how your hat looks, turn off the steam and set it in a warm spot.You can place it in a warm room or in the shade if you put it on a flat table.Setting anything on top of the hat will cause it to dry out.It takes about an hour or two to dry the hat in a warm environment.As the hat is drying, you can place it on your head for a few seconds to check the shape, repeating the steaming process if needed.
Step 6: The crown of the hat should be soaked in hot water.
You can put the crown of the hat in the water for a short time by filling a tub or sink with hot water.You can mold the hat to your head by wearing it until it dries.Don't use the hot water on your hands.If you want to shape the bill, avoid getting water on it.You can shape the bill before or after shaping the crown.Wait a few minutes for the hat to cool.
Step 7: You can bend the bill of the hat with your hands.
The best way to control the shape of your hat is to bend the bill while it's still wet.You can either bend the bill while you are wearing the hat or while holding it.You will need to bend the hat with your hands frequently to get it to the shape you want.
Step 8: Wrap the dry bill around the softball.
Put a softball under the bill of the hat and use a rubber band to tie it up.The bill needs to be wrapped tightly around the softball to make it curve.The softball should be wrapped in a hat for a day or two.The rubber band should be removed whenever you want to check on the bill of your hat.
Step 9: You can fix the bill of the hat by putting it in a mug.
It's a good way to bend the bill without a lot of work.If you want to fit the bill of the hat in a semicircle, you have to get out an empty, clean coffee mug.If you don't like the shape of the hat, leave it in the mug overnight.Pick out a coffee mug with a perfect circle so that the bill of the cap will form a semicircle.