Hat Repair Tag

The delightful Jimmy arrived at my studio with 2 hats that desperately needed some repair and attention! His favorite old Akubra felt hat was VERY out of shape and had shrunk in size. I gave it a new life by re-blocking it into shape, stretching the crown and adding hat ties so he can...

A delightful young couple came to my studio with a new Akubra hat. They had been shopping and returned home to find that their new puppy had climbed onto the kitchen table and chewed a large chunk out of the hat. There were also a few little teeth marks around the...

As I grew up in England, I was thrilled to see Gloria's 1947 New Zealand policeman's hat, as it was similar to the English "Bobby" hats worn by the British policeman. The hat was worn by Gloria's husband when he was in the New Zealand Police force.                        It was very dusty and needed...