[Artemisia] Best way to wash a felt hat

[ravenmacleod at comcast.net]

One thing that I have found helps withthis process is to let the had dry stretched over a ball or bowl. 

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-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: Syeira <ladysyeira at yahoo.com> 

> Thank you for the directions. 
> The only one I will not be following is having my lord shape it to his head. 
> Alas, the mundane Air Force has stolen his head and the rest of him until 
> sometime in the middle of our Raptor War. 
> I'll just have to be very careful and hope I do not shrink it. Maybe I'll mold 
> it around the outside of my straw hat........ 
> 
> Many Thanks, 
> Lady Syeira 
> 
> Sondra Gibson wrote: 
> Well, hot water and scrubbing could easily cause it to shrink... Handle it 
> gently, use warm water and soap, but try not to 'scrub' it too much. I'd 
> probably let it soak a while, and then rinse and see how it looked... Repeat 
> if necessary. Perhaps use a *soft* brush on any spots. Before setting it 
> aside to dry I'd make sure it still fit. Have your lord try it on, and 
> shape it the way he wants while it's still wet. 
> 
> Gefjon 
> 
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> > [mailto:artemisia-bounces at lists.gallowglass.org]On Behalf Of Syeira 
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2006 11:54 AM 
> > To: Artemisia 
> > Subject: [Artemisia] Best way to wash a felt hat 
> > 
> > 
> > Greetings, 
> > I am searching for the best way to wash my lords white felt 
> > hat....well it WAS white..... 
> > I know hand washing but I didn't know if there were any 
> > really big do's or don't's I should know before doing this. 
> > 
> > Thank you for your time. 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Lady Syeira of Schattentor 
> > Barony of Arnhold 
> > 
> > 
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