How to clean a hat from rice straws. How to clean a felt hat at home - effective ways and recommendations

Modern fashion considers a hat not just as an element of clothing that can warm in the cold season, or protect from the sun in summer. A modern headdress is a kind of accessory that can emphasize your personality, make the image more elegant or catchy, depending on your desires. If there are hats in your wardrobe, then our article is for you, because when you wear them you will need information on washing / cleaning and proper care of your favorite hats / hats / caps, etc.

What you need to know about hats?

Not only appearance and fashion is important when choosing hats, it is also important to correctly evaluate their practicality. The main characteristics of hats should be good air and vapor permeability, the ability (in winter and off-season models) to retain heat, hygroscopicity.

Both headgear material itself and various cushioning and lining materials must comply with these requirements.

For the manufacture of hats, a variety of materials are used, the most popular of them

• textiles, these are various caps and panama from cotton, linen, wool, silk and other fabrics;
• products from natural and artificial fur;
• leather (natural and artificial), suede;
• felt, these include velor, woolen caps and hats;
• other materials (straw, yarn, thread, feathers)

Like all garments, hats require constant thorough care. Only then will they look attractive. One of the most important points in caring for hats is their storage.

If the hat, whether it be a felt hat, a straw hat or a fur hat, is not stored correctly, then when the time comes to put on the hat, it may turn out to be irreparably damaged.

How to store hats so as not to buy them every new season?

1. Before hiding a hat, brush it off from dust, if necessary, brush it or wipe it with a soft cloth. Wash hats made from textile materials. Remove any stains or other dirt.
2. Felt hats, straw hats, fur products must be stored in closed boxes, and they should be well ventilated.
3. So that during storage hats  have not lost their shape, they must be put on a hard frame (it’s good if you saved a cardboard or plastic frame that came with the headgear when buying).
4. Beanie, takes, bandana  can be folded and placed in a fabric or paper bag.
5. Plastic Bag - Taboo  for storing hats.
6. Do not forget to put next to woolen or fur  a hat with a pouch of moth. Hats made of different materials should not be placed in one box.
7. If you are the owner of a spacious dressing room, then hats can be stored on special blanks (instead of blanks, you can use glass jars of various sizes).

When it is time to put on a hat, treat it with a water-repellent spray. Of course, this applies only to felt, suede and leather products. It is better to buy such a tool right away in the store where you purchased your headgear.

Understand the features of caring for
  headdresses of various
  materials

Felt

When you come home and take off your hat, shake it to get rid of dust that has settled on the street. If you are exposed to rain, brush off drops of water and leave to dry at room temperature. Using a hair dryer or other heating devices is strictly prohibited.

Felt hats are cleaned with fine sandpaper or a stiff brush, taking into account the direction of the pile. A slight deformation can be corrected by holding the hat over the steam and then letting it dry by putting it on a blank of the right size. To make the hat soaked with steam, boil water in a wide-necked bowl (basin or pan).

Are there small spots?  Try to get rid of them by wiping them with a woven cloth soaked in a mixture of two alcohols, taken in equal proportions: medical and ammonia. Blot the rest of moisture. Fat spots that form over time from contact with the hair are cleaned with a crust of brown bread.

The material can be updated by smoothing out small scuffs with fine sandpaper or table salt.. Light felt can be cleaned with a dried crust of white bread. The completely white felt should be cleaned if it is generously sprinkled with bran and then brushed. Finally, the hat needs to be shaken several times, the rest of the bran knock out by hand.

Has the brown felt hat lost its former gloss? Renew it with a decoction of one teaspoon of tobacco per liter of water. Moisten the brush in the solution and clean the hat in the direction of the pile. The disadvantage of this cleaning procedure is the strong smell of tobacco. It will weather in the fresh air for several days.

Suede leather

Hatmakers love to use suede for making their creations. This material looks very impressive and gives the image an elegance.

In order for the suede hat to last as long as possible, get a special rubber brush to care for it. With its help, not only dust and dirt are removed, but also the fibers, which are characteristic of this material, are straightened.

Suede products do not like water. Even light rain can leave stains on suede. Therefore, do not wear a suede hat if the weather forecast promises rain or sleet. If the suede is still wet, wipe the hat with a soft cloth and leave to dry on a special stand (blank, bank, cardboard lance). After the hat has dried, clean it with a rubber suede brush as the fibers grow.

To give suede more fluffiness and clean it from dirt, hold the product over steam and then gently clean its surface with a brush.

Contaminated suede can be washed with soap and water.. Pay attention to the word “wash”. The suede product is not erased, but is washed. Make a soap solution from a neutral detergent, dampen a sponge or brush and rub the surface of the hat. Everything must be done very quickly so that water does not absorb into the material. Then rinse the sponge and remove the detergent. Remove water with a dry, well-absorbing cloth. Leave to dry on a stand.

Not afraid of experimentation?  Test the people's advice: wash the contaminated suede with milk, adding soda to it. For two hundred grams of milk you need to add a teaspoon of soda.

Clipped glossy places can be restored to their former appearance with ammonia diluted with water. In four parts of water, add one part of ammonia.

Even more caprices made of faux suede are capricious. They quickly get dirty, lose their velvety. Gentle suede products can be washed with delicate detergents. Then the headpiece should be wiped with a dry cloth, give it the desired shape and leave to dry. If suede has a pattern on the pile part, such a product cannot be soaked at all, and washing and washing will be detrimental to it.

Leather

Leather hats are worn well and with proper care will serve more than one season. It is necessary to clean a leather product even if there are no visible dirt on it. At the end of the season, before packing the hat for storage, it must be cleaned.

Soak a soft cloth in soapy water, wring it so that it is not very wet, and wipe the product. Do not rub the skin too much, moisturized skin may stretch under strong mechanical stress. Wash off the soap solution with a clean, damp cloth. Dry the headgear away from heating appliances.

To keep the skin soft and not lose its luster, wipe the product with a cotton pad or napkin, after applying castor oil to them.

The contact areas of the skin with the head get dirty in the first place and begin to shine with fat. You can remove these contaminants with medical alcohol. Moisten a cotton pad in alcohol and wipe the shiny areas. Very heavily soiled leather headgear can be cleaned with a mixture of turpentine and methylated spirit in equal parts. To soften the skin, add three to four drops of glycerin.

Straw hat

Straw hat dust freeblowing air with a hairdryer. It is convenient to wash the straw product with an old toothbrush.

Make a soapy foam, and rub the surface of the hat with a toothbrush dipped in soapy foam. You can wash off the foam directly under the shower. But do not wash the straw hat for too long. Wipe the hat thoroughly with a dry cloth.

Wipe light straw with a solution of baking soda, for a completely white straw hydrogen peroxide is suitable. If you want to restore the lost golden shine of straw - melt butter, apply on a soft cloth and rub it with the product.

Textile

Hats made of various fabrics can be washed if dirty. If the headpiece does not have solid elements (visors, inserts), it can be washed in a washing machine. Other hats should be washed by hand. Pay special attention to the inner rim, it gets dirty much more. You can wash it with a brush and laundry soap.

Dry hats made from natural fabrics by putting them on a rigid base. Panama needs to be positioned so that its fields do not hang, but lie on a hard surface.

Yarn

Knitted hat can be made of woolen, cotton, acrylic and other types of threads. Based on which thread was used, the washing mode is selected. In order not to make a mistake, it is better to wash any knitted hats with your hands, in water, the temperature of which does not exceed forty degrees. Choose a neutral or delicate detergent. It is impossible to twist the product, it can stretch and lose its shape.

You need to dry the knitted hat unfolded on a horizontal surface, laying a terry towel or other soft cloth under it.

Fur

First of all, fur products must be protected from harmful insects.such as a mole. The hat should be regularly ventilated, shake the fur.

The safest and easiest way to clean the fur is starch cleaning. The fur is covered with starch and rubbed thoroughly. Starch absorbs grease and removes dirt. All that remains is to shake out the fur hat from the starch.

If the cap is noticeably dirty and has lost its appearance, moisten a cloth with gasoline and wipe the product along the growth of the hairs.

Instead of gasoline, you can use an aqueous solution of ammonia  with the addition of salt. When making the solution, observe a certain proportion: add one tablespoon of ammonia and three tablespoons of sodium chloride to five hundred grams of water. Comb the fur with a thin comb.

The lining in the fur hat can also be washed independently. Gently open the lining, mark the thread where it was sewn. Stretch the lining and steam it off, then sew it into place.

  If you are not ready to spend time and effort cleaning your hats or you are unsure of your skills, contact a dry cleaner. Professional craftsmen will gladly do everything for you, and most importantly it will be completely safe for the headgear.

Timely and proper care of the hat allows for a long time to maintain the external attractiveness of such an accessory. In this article, we suggest finding out how to properly clean the straw yourself on your own.

Every woman’s wardrobe has at least one hat - a straw hat, which is simply indispensable in the summer on the beach. And real fashionistas collect entire collections of stylish hats for walking, parties and even special occasions. In winter, a knitted hat can be successfully replaced by an elegant felt hat, and a sports cap in hot weather with a textile panama hat. Many of the hats cannot be washed even by hand, so as not to spoil the thing. But how to clean the hat, if it is time to refresh the look of the accessory? Consider the features of home care products from different materials.

How to clean a straw hat

Hat care begins with a choice of how to store it. Headgear, which is in demand only in the summer, all other seasons should be in a closed, but well-ventilated box. It’s great if each accessory has a separate box. Before you say goodbye to the thing until your next vacation, you need to thoroughly clean it. Remove dust from the hat using a regular hair dryer. Then take a woolen cloth and use this rag to wipe the entire hat with melted butter. This method is great for restoring the shine of a product made of straw of dark shades. Light caps can be wiped with a soda solution.

White straw hat? First, take a small brush (an old toothbrush will do) and wipe the headpiece with soapy water. Remove soap residues with a shower, wipe the surface with a dry white cloth. Now gently soak the hat with hydrogen peroxide, dry it at room temperature and iron the wide fields with an iron through a white cloth. If the thing turns yellow, treat it with lemon juice or liquid ammonia, leave for half an hour, then wash with soap and water, then with clean water, let it dry and iron it through a cloth.

How to clean a felt hat

If a felt hat is worn and lost its luster, you can save it with water vapor. Boil water in a wide basin and hold the hat over the container. When the fabric is well saturated with steam, clean the product with a soft brush to comb the pile. If you are exposed to rain, droplets can also be removed with a brush. Wet the brush in clean water and move in the direction of the pile. Then dry the hat by putting it on a three-liter jar or other waterproof object of a similar shape. If you accidentally took a felt hat with fat fingers, you need to act immediately - take the bread crust and rub the stain on it, and then brush off the crumbs.

How to clean a white felt hat? Try to rub bran into the material, and then shake the product and carefully knock it out with your hand. You can also use a crust of white bread to clean light felt. A brown hat can be freshened with a decoction of tobacco, take 1 tsp. dried tobacco per liter of water. Wet the brush in this solution and comb the fabric in the direction of the pile. Be prepared for the fact that after this procedure the headgear will exude a strong smell, so it needs to be ventilated on the street for several days before putting it on.

Panama and caps

Textile panama can be washed even in a typewriter, but only manually, trying not to deform the visor. The most vulnerable places to contamination are the inner circumference of the product. These areas can be wiped with a brush or sponge dipped in soapy water. It is possible to dry products from synthetic fabrics by hanging them on a clothespin, and natural ones should be handled more carefully. To make the fields look attractive, put a hat on a five-liter plastic bottle, cutting it so that the fields do not sag, but lie on the surface of the table, floor or shelf on which you are going to dry your hat.

Stylish hats look spectacular only if they look neat. Keep your clothes clean and impress others with fashionable looks.

In addition to a white shirt, stylists call a vest a full participant in the basic wardrobe. This thing not only does not go out of fashion, but also looks youthful and refreshing.

The hat is a fashionable and stylish accessory that complements the style and completes the look. Products from felt will save from cold and wind in the fall or spring, and from straws they will protect from hot sunlight in the summer season. But over time, the hat may lose its presentable appearance and fade, and spots may appear on the material.

To prevent this from happening, you must follow the rules for caring for accessories. Let's look at how to clean a straw hat and felt hat at home.

Hat Care Rules

• A straw hat is regularly cleaned in the summer and thoroughly cleaned before prolonged storage in the cold season;
• A felt hat is not recommended to be worn in the rain, as the material loses shape and becomes deformed due to getting wet. If you fall in the rain, dampen the brush in water and wipe the surface of the product in the direction of the pile and leave to dry. If the hat has already begun to lose shape, you can first hold the hat over a container of boiling water for several minutes;
• To dry a felt hat, put the accessory on a three-liter jar or a special stand for hats;
• After rain or wet cleaning, the straw hat is dried with a white soft cloth or towel and then worn on a semicircular stand. Then she will retain her form;
• Try not to bend the hat, otherwise it will lose its shape, and the salty headdress can completely break;
• When traveling, put the accessory in a separate cardboard box so that it does not wrinkle, break or lose its attractive appearance;
• If the edge of the hat is wrapped, carefully iron the area on the back with an iron through a damp white cloth. Avoid direct contact of felt or straw with an iron !;
• Do not hang the hat on a hook, otherwise it will lose shape;
• The straw and felt hat must not be washed !;
• Do not use hot water to clean felt and straw hats;
• Do not use stain removers for dark hats, as they leave light streaks and marks.

How to clean a straw hat

Straw is a natural material that breathes and perfectly reflects the effects of ultraviolet radiation. In the summer, the straw hat is comfortable and not hot. However, this material attracts dust and dirt well, so it needs regular cleaning.

To do this, clean the hats with a dry, soft brush after each use. You can take an old toothbrush. Carefully walk around the straw plexus, but do not rub hard!

To clean the straw hat with heavier soiling, take a soap solution from liquid soap and water. Either grate the solid baby soap and mix with water until a foam forms. Do not use hot water!

Dampen a soft cloth in the resulting composition and gently wipe the product. Difficult dirt is cleaned with a brush and soapy water. After processing, the hat is wiped with a cloth moistened with clean cool water and dried with a white cloth or towel.

Pay special attention to the care of a dark straw hat. First remove the dust with a dry brush. Then mix half a teaspoon of ammonia with 1⁄3 cup of water and rinse the headpiece with a damp cloth.

Also, a dark hat can be wiped with a steamed piece of velvet or a sponge dipped in vegetable oil. After procedures, dry the product with a dry white cloth.

Before long-term storage, the hat must be cleaned and dried. Ribbons and jewelry are removed, washed and stored separately. The straw hat is stored only in a straightened form. To do this, put the product on a special stand, a plastic bottle or a glass jar and leave it in a dark cool form.

What to do if the straw hat turns yellow

Over time, due to frequent wear or prolonged storage in the closet, the straw hat begins to turn yellow. To wash the white hat, return the whiteness and get rid of yellowness, use hydrogen peroxide 3%. To do this, take a teaspoon of the product and warm water, mix.

First wipe the surface of the cap with a dry soft brush, and then evenly moisten the material with the prepared mixture. When the product dries slightly, iron the hat with a damp gauze.

Effectively eliminates yellowness of lemon juice. Take the juice of one lemon and spray from the spray bottle on the surface of the product. Leave to dry in vivo. In addition, you can cut the lemon into halves, peel and evenly rub the hat with lemon slices.

The accessory is left for 40-45 minutes and then washed with a brush with warm water, avoiding excessive wetting. Then the hat is dried with a cloth and ironed through a damp white cloth.

Instead of lemon, you can use hydrogen peroxide 3% and ammonia. Take two tablespoons of the ingredients and mix. Wipe the cap with the compound and iron it with a very hot iron through a damp gauze or cloth.

How to clean a felt hat

A felt hat will perfectly replace a hat in the cold season, make the image stylish and elegant. However, the felt begins to shine over time. In addition, stains and dirt may appear on the material. To clean a felt hat, use simple methods:

• You can clean the felt from dust and traces with a solution of salt, ammonia and table vinegar. Mix the ingredients in a ratio of 1: 2 and wipe the contaminated places;
• A greasy place will be eliminated by a mixture of ammonia and water taken in equal parts. Moisten a cloth made of coarse cloth in the resulting composition and wipe the greasy areas;
• If the light felt hat begins to turn yellow, take bran or semolina and rub it on the outside. Then whip the product on the back side, and it will take on a new fresh look;
• Grease stains with a crust of dried rye bread or ordinary table salt. You can wet the contaminated area with purified gasoline;
• Effectively removes greasy stains a mixture of refined gasoline and potato starch. Apply to contaminated areas and leave to dry. Then brush off;
• If streaks and white marks appear on a felt hat, mix lemon juice with water. Moisten a soft cloth in the solution and wipe the desired areas.

After wet cleaning, wipe the hat with a dry soft cloth. Keep the hat in a dry and clean place. A dense cardboard box is perfect for storage. Before prolonged storage, the hat is stuffed with soft paper from the inside and wrapped in cloth, and then put into a box.

Felt is a unique material that is not washable. During prolonged wear or, conversely, long-term storage in a closet, hats lose their original attractiveness. Felt is one of the easily soiled materials. Therefore, everyone should know how to clean a felt hat at home. Consider the most effective methods.

How to clean a felt hat at home

They always differed from ordinary hats in their original and bright appearance. However, like regular clothes, they become dirty. Of course, you can pass in dry cleaning. However, you can learn to clean your felt hat yourself. This will save your finances.

It should be understood that felt things cannot be washed. If there are spots, then you must first determine: where could they come from? Only then can the appropriate detergent be selected.

Cleaning felt hats at home begins with dust removal. Using a clothes brush or a vacuum cleaner with a small nozzle, carefully remove dust from the surface of the hat.

A simple mixture also helps. It is necessary to take table salt, ammonia and vinegar. Ratios are easy to remember: 1: 2: 2. This mixture must be wiped off the dirtiest places.

How to clean a felt hat? The methods described below are the most effective:

Method 1  In order to completely remove dust from a felt hat, it is necessary to mix ammonia and vinegar (equal) in equal proportions. Add part of table salt to the resulting mixture (the proportions are indicated above).

Method 2  If there are scuffs on the hat that sparkle, you will need sandpaper. If this is not the case, then the brush and salt will be able to replace it. The problem area must be handled using any of the above items.

Method 3  Many use another easy method. To do this, mix normal water and ammonia in 1: 1 proportions. In the solution, wet a small piece of coarse cloth and wipe the contaminated area on the hat. Remember that it is not worth wetting a felt hat. She may lose shape.

How to bleach?

How to clean a felt hat if it is white? On light or white things, yellowness appears over time. The hat immediately loses its attractive appearance. In order to permanently get rid of yellow spots, it is necessary to prepare a mixture: hydrogen peroxide - 3 tbsp. l., ammonia - 1 tsp. Dip the brush into the resulting mixture and carefully clean the yellow spots.

It happens that yellowness spread to a large area of \u200b\u200bthe hat. In this case, semolina will come to the rescue. You can use ordinary bran. It is necessary to rub the croup from the outside, and from the back - it is good to knock it out. Be sure that after this rescue procedure, the hat will be as if new.

How to remove raindrops?

Rainy weather for a felt hat is not the best friend. Typically, characteristic marks may remain on the product. How to clean a felt hat at home so that the shape does not get lost?

Method 1  Stuff your hat tightly with newspapers. Dry in a dry place, but not very close to a battery or other heating appliance.

Method 2. The following method effectively helps from raindrops: you need to hold the hat over boiling water, and then smooth the pile with a soft brush. You can use a conventional household steamer. However, bringing it too close to the hat is not recommended.

Method 3  Brush your hat with a medium degree of hardness, after wetting it in cool clear water.

This method will not only help get rid of raindrops, but also return the original shine to the hat.

Fighting traces of fat

Traces of fat are the most dangerous that can harm a felt hat. How to clean a felt hat at home? The crust of dried rye bread will help. If such a product was not at home at hand, then you can fill in oily stains with ordinary salt.

With the old spot, which managed to eat into felt, you have to fight the old-fashioned way - refined gasoline. In it it is necessary to moisten a napkin or a rag and gently wet the place of contamination. Caution: do not wet, but get wet. Otherwise, the pile in this place will be caked.

Another effective way to fight against oily stains: refined gasoline and potato starch. The resulting slurry must be applied to oily areas. After drying completely, simply brush off. In case of stain residue, moisten the brush in water with added citric acid (juice).

Color matters

Dark felt felt must be cleaned with a decoction of tobacco: 1 tbsp. l leaves per 1 liter of water. In the formed liquid, moisten a rag and gently wipe the stains. The only drawback is the smell of tobacco. For several days you will have to ventilate the hat.

Light-colored felt products must be cleaned with bran. They must be rubbed into the fabric, and shake from the back, tapping.

Do not use products that are designed to remove stains from white felt on a colored product. The stain remover should match the color of the hat.

Store correctly - use for a long time

Proper storage is the key to long-term wear. An ideal place to store felt products is a cardboard box. It is recommended to fill the hat with paper inside and wrap it in a cloth.

Basic rules for wearing felt hats:

1. For a long time, hanging a felt hat on a hook is not worth it. Otherwise, it will simply lose its shape.
2. Do not wear felt hats in the rain and snow.
3. Wipe with a brush in the direction of the pile, and then pull to dry on a glass jar.
4. If the hat has become shabby and has lost its appearance, then steam will help revive youth. After that, you should definitely brush the pile.

If the above methods did not help, then chemical special agents come to the rescue. Stain removers are presented in a large assortment. Read the conditions of use beforehand and be sure to follow them. Remember that according to the state of the headgear, you can immediately assess a person. Therefore, take care of your hats. The main thing is to know how to clean a felt hat at home.

In the wardrobe of any fashionista, there are always several hats of your favorite styles. This accessory, which is relevant for all times, allows you to create a variety of images - from flirty and romantic to laconic business and exquisitely elegant. Whatever material your stylish headdress is made of, it needs to be handled with care, proper storage and regular care.

Our cute hats are not safe from dust and the appearance of various impurities. Over time, they get dirty, losing their original novelty, attractiveness and chic.

Is it really impossible to restore their presentability without the help of professionals? Try to improve the appearance of the product with home remedies that are affordable and effective.

How to clean your hat at home

1. Systematically clean your hats of dust particles, even if you do not wear a fashionable thing for a long time. Enough moisture is enough for the dust accumulated on the fabric to turn into terrible dirty stains and stains - it will be more difficult to remove them.

Handle a hat of any material once a week with a clothes brush or shake it vigorously while at the same time knocking down dust with your hands.

2. If the item is wet (you are exposed to rain), stuff it tightly with crumpled wax paper or absorbent wipes. Then hold it over a boiling teapot or pot with boiling water, facing the steam.

After the procedure, walk along the surface with a stiff brush, periodically rinsing its bristles under a stream of clean cold water. It should be cleaned in the direction of the pile, and not from it.

Fill the hat again with dry paper, you can use newspapers, but more tightly, then shake it to shape. Leave for a day at room temperature in a dry room.

3. Crumpled and out of shape fields will be saved by steaming through gauze or a cotton towel. While the hat is hot, bend the fields in the desired shape. Be aware that velor products are not suitable for ironing.

4. If your favorite wardrobe item is made in bright colors, it can be cleaned with a mixture of coarse salt (1 tbsp.), Ammonia (50 ml) and table vinegar (40 ml of 9%). Quickly (until the salt crystals have completely dissolved) soak the gauze or a piece of white cloth in the composition - vigorously wipe the front side of the headgear. Blot the fields with a waffle towel.

5. With white hats from light tissues, the dirt is well cleaned with bran and salt. The ingredients are taken in a ratio of 2: 1, generously sprinkle the mixture with a dirty mark or grease stain, after 10 minutes, clean the product with a brush.

With the same bran, you can prepare a solution with laundry soap, stir to the consistency of the cream and clean the stains from the rain. The remnants of the product itself are easily removed with dry bran.

6. An excellent remedy for stains on clothes, including on a headdress - ammonia. It is enough to dilute it with water to process the desired area. A ready stain remover will save you from grease spots and gloss. You can use the popular paste-like cleaners such as "Vanisha".

7. That's just with hats made of wool, and even with down berets should be careful. Such things are best cleaned with a mixture of pharmacy magnesia (in powder) and refined gasoline. Once dry - be sure to shake the product.

8. Hats made of genuine leather can be treated with half onions, and a suede thing is best cleaned with corn starch in half with fine salt.

9. How to clean a straw hat? Make a paste of baking soda, clean cold water and citric acid (1: 1: 3). Hold the composition for 10 minutes, remove with a damp cloth and pat dry with a dry cloth. Suitable for cleaning straw accessories and a regular soap solution, as well as shampoo for animal hair.