Question for the sartorially wise

[pegkerr]

pameladean once said all knowledge is contained on LiveJournal, so I am asking for advice.

I have a lovely straw hat that got caught in the rain. It is no longer stiff, but comically droopy. How do I restiffen and block it? Do I use liquid starch, or . . . ? Ideas?

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[misia.livejournal.com]

I have never had great success with steam blocking straw that has been badly bent and/or water damaged, it's needed something with a little more oomph. I know some folks who swear by it, I've just never gotten it to work the way I wanted it to. Still, it might be worth trying steam first, especially if you have blocking wires or some other means of forming it available and can block the brim to your desired shape so that it'll stay that way while it dries.