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Wool Felt Unfinished Hat Bodies

Our wool hat bodies are made with Merino Wool.

Hats By Leko's wool capelines and hoods are made with a special ingredient to prevent shrinking in the manufacturing process.  Wool capelines and hoods made in China do not use this ingredient and therefore are more difficult to stretch and shrink since they do not use the special ingredient in their manufacturing process and they are preshrunk.  Also, the Chinese use 100% type 1 wool while we use a blended combo of wools that actually make the hat pliable and easier to pull in the blocking process.

Our hat bodies are already pounced.  Any additional pouncing would risk putting holes in the hats.

Unblocked Hat Bodies are not hats, they are not shaped yet.

Wool Felt Hoods Light Colored

Sale!  Buy a dozen and get 20% off!

Order #WOOL H L
Price: $16.00 USD ea. or $12.80 USD ea. per dz. min. (OK to mix colors)

Off White	Light Grey	Khaki (Beige)	Camel

Wool Felt Hoods Dark Colored

Sale!  Buy a dozen and get 20% off!

Order #WOOL H
Price: $16.00 USD ea. or $12.80 USD ea. per dz. min. (OK to mix colors)

Plum	Purple	Royal Blue	Navy	Merlot
Burgundy	Cherry	Red	Fuchsia	Dark Green
Sage	Loden	Dark Chocolate	Chocolate	Tobacco
Discontinued
Light Brown	Tan	Rust	Black	Avocado
Grape	Yellow	Medium Gray	Lime	Turquoise
	On Order
Orange	Kelly Green

How to Block a Felt Hat

How to Block a Felt Hat

How to Block a Hat

L'Art et la Manière - Une série documentaire sur les Maîtres d’Art - Ma-Tvideo France2

Wool Felt Capelines, 5-6 " Brim Light Colors

The “weight” of our #6 Flares is approximately 140 grams or 5 ounces.  The weight is not necessarily related to the thickness but generally the heavier the body the thicker the hat.

Order #WOOL 6 L

Sale!  Buy a dozen and get 20% off!

Price: $24.00 USD ea. or $19.20 USD ea. per dz. min.

Off White	Light Grey

Wool Felt Capelines, 5-6 " Brim Dark Colors

Sale!  Buy a dozen and get 20% off!

Order #Wool 6
Price: $24.00 USD ea. or $19.20 USD ea. per dz. min.  (OK to mix colors)

Plum	Purple	Navy	Merlot	Cherry
Red	Flame	Lipstick Pink	Dk Green	Avocado
Rust	Dark Chocolate	Light Chocolate	Tobacco	Gold
Wine	Burgundy	Black	Royal Blue	Yellow
				On Order
Medium Grey	Lime	Turquoise	Orange	Kelly Green

Capelines, 5-6" Brim Heather Colors

Order #Wool 6 H

Sale!  Buy a dozen and get 20% off!

Price: $24.00 USD ea. or $19.20 USD ea. per dz. min.  (OK to mix colors with the above 6" brims)

Heather Charcoal	Heather Grey

LEKO All Purpose Stiffener
(LEKO Felt Hat Stiffener)
MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet)

USA or Canada Only

Our Customers have found that our Felt Stiffener works for Stiffening Straw hats too! Try purchasing a quart and pouring it into a garden spray bottle that you get at your local grocery store. Spray it on your straw and let us know what you think. Most come back for the Gallon of Felt Stiffener, more aptly called All Purpose Stiffener.

Nobody in the women's hat industry has had a felt hat stiffener in decades that penetrates felt without leaving a residue, until now.

FYI. There has been an ongoing worldwide shortage of shellac raw material. As a result, our costs for the raw material have increased dramatically and there is very limited quantities available in the world supply. We have been unable to get our containers on order shipped from India recently. Shellac is a natural resin that is harvested twice a year and weather conditions in this part of the world have not been good and produced very poor yields.

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Canada Customers: You must supply us with your own UPS Ground # in order for us to ship this item.  We are sorry we have to institute this rule because too many customers are not paying their duty.

NOTE:  LEKO All Purpose Stiffener can only be shipped UPS Ground, therefore all your other items will also be shipped UPS Ground regardless of the shipping method you chose.  If you need other items sooner, please submit 2 orders.

$16.50 USD per quart (no flammable surcharge)
Order# SIZE Felt Stf Qt

$152.00 USD per case (no flammable surcharge)
Order # SIZE Felt Stf Case

$190.00 USD per 5 gallon pail
Order# SIZE Felt Stf Pail

$25.00 USD Flamable Shipping Charge

Out of Stock

We can ship Felt hat Stiffener to Canada as ORM-D (consumer commodity) by the quart or by the gallon or by the 4 gallon case.  All go ORM-D to Canada with no extra flammable charges.

This product, before mixed with 190 proof alcohol, is used in candy as confectioners glaze and on fruit to make them shine. Water Resistant! Many Customers are using this product for stiffening straw, too.

Directions Felt hat stiffener will restore an already stiffened hat or can be used  on a new felt hat body.  Felt hat stiffener will shower proof your felt hat and if used in a fuller degree water proof it.

1.) Please make sure that hat is clean and dry before applying LekoFelt Hat Stiffener.
2.) Pour a sufficient amount into a small dish and with a soft flat painters brush apply evenly on the inside of the crown first and thenon the upper and/or underside of the brim.
3.) After the application, wipe the hat with a soft cloth and then let dry.
4.) Then put it on the block and steam and finish in the usual way.

These directions are just a guide. Many milliners prefer to block their hat first and then when dry apply light applications of sizing letting itdry between applications until desired stiffness is achieved.NOTE: if the hat seems a little too stiff in some parts where the  stiffener has not been applied evenly, saturate a piece of soft cloth with ordinary alcohol and go over such parts smoothly. This will give an even effect.