The Western Cowboy Hat is probably the definition of equipment in Western wear. Today, cowboy hats, for most people are simply a fashion statement. However, in the early days they were protecting a functional unit with a wide brim with cowboys from the sun and rain. They were also used to light a fire, other signal, swat a horse or be filled with water fan to your horse a drink.
There are many types and manufacturers of hats. The most famous isStetson. John Batterson Stetson was an Eastern man in a hat making family, who made his way westward born. He developed a reputation for producing durable, quality and hats made the ten-gallon hat in 1865. There are many other manufacturers of quality hats like Resistol, Bailey and others.
Hats are usually made of felt (Beaver and / or rabbit fur), wool or straw. Costs can run anywhere from $ 20 to $ 4000 The price is usually determined by the amount of beaver fur compared with the rabbit in the hat. This is called seen through the X-marking is usually on the inside of the crown. The higher the number X, the more expensive the hat. But it is also more durable and have a much smoother feel softer. A good quality can last for 20 years has to last a lifetime, because the durability of beaver fur. Straw hats have a much shorter life span.
To determine the size of a hat the size of the number of items to> Has, for example, size 7, times 3.145 (22). A head of 23 1 / 3 "in circumference is 23 1 / 3" divided by 3.145, which is 7.4. The next hat size is 7 3 / 8th Of course, this somewhat vary by manufacturer.
Hats should be stored accordingly, to ensure that they maintain their shape and durability. Avoid with the hat on the brim. If you need to fix it for a short time, always lay it on his head resting on the crown, or attach it to aHooks, so that it is not to touch the brim. For long term storage is the best way to keep it in a hat box or in a cardboard ring that fit inside the crown to make.
Keep your hat in a cool, dry environment. Heat and humidity will cause the hat to lose their shape. The worst place for a cowboy hat on the back window of a hot car or truck.
Hats were designed to be used in rain, that part was heroriginal function. Straw hats can handle a short amount of rain, but both species will be some maintenance needed to keep them from losing their shape.
If your felt hat gets wet, turn off the sweat band and put it on a flat surface right side up on the sweat band. Do not use heat to aid the drying process, as it will cause the leather sweatband to shrink. Make sure the edge does not affect a surface pressure of any kind on a wet hat to their brand, if the hat, let dry. Youwould do the same for a straw hat, except during a dry cloth to wipe off excess moisture first. A good idea is a hat out of the water damage, protect by using a non-silicone-based protector. Spray it on and then lightly brush into the felt before it dries.
If your hat does not get some rain spotting after drying, you can create a felt hat cleaning sponge to remove the stains. For keeping clean felt hats, work and brushes. Hats should be brushed regularly with aBrim brush to remove dust and dirt. When you get your hat really dirty and stained, it would be best as a professional must make clean and new. You can get a really hopeless search has back to life.
