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The
Pachacuti Guide to Rolling a Panama Hat
The
genuine Panama Hat is famed for its supple weave and its flexibility.
Although Panamas are made from a type of straw, the preparation
and fineness of a Panama's weave is such that it can be rolled and
easily packed away for traveling. Below are a series of illustrated
step by step guides to rolling three different types of hats followed
by some useful general suggestions regarding the rolling of Panama
hats .
Rolling
a Colonial Style Panama Hat
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Hold
the hat in front of you with the distinctive crease running
from left to right.
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Carefully fold the hat along the crease so
that one side curves into the other forming a bowl like
shape which will begin to roll quite easily.
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Gently roll the hat into itself whilst placing
a finger on the inside of the crown to avoid the hat being
rolled too tight and damaged.
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A
rubber band may be placed around the rolled hat to hold it
in position before it is placed in one of Pachacuti's
balsa boxes or a suitable tube for transportation.
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Rolling
a Fedora Style Panama Hat
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Hold
the hat in front of you with the ridged crown running from
left to right.
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Carefully push out the indented crown taking
special care around the 'pinch' at the front.
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Now
you are able to carefully fold the hat in half so that one
side curves into the other forming a bowl like shape ready
to roll.
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The
hat may now be gently rolled into itself with a finger placed
on the inside of the crown to avoid the hat being rolled too
tight.
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Rolling
a Ladies Wide Brim Style Panama Hat
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Hold
the hat in front of you.
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Carefully fold the hat along its length so
that one side curves into the other forming a bowl like
shape which will begin to roll quite easily.
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Gently roll the hat into itself whilst placing
a finger on the inside of the crown to avoid the hat being
rolled too tight and damaged.
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A
rubber band may be placed around the rolled hat to hold it
in position before it is placed a suitable tube for transportation,
(wide brim hats will not fit our balsa boxes).
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Rolling
not folding:
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Although
Panamas are flexible and can be rolled without undue difficulty
they should not be folded, scrunched up or mistreated.
Such treatment will soon result in the straw cracking
and damage to the weave.
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Store
unrolled :
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Panamas
should only be rolled for traveling and should never
be stored rolled for long periods of time. The longer a hat
is left rolled the longer it will take
to return to its original shape. Steaming a misshapen hat
can help it regain its shape, see our Care
page for details.
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No
dry rolling:
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In
intense heat the straw the hat is made from can dry out and
become brittle, attempts to roll hats in such a condition
could result in them cracking! Humidify the hat by
steaming it over a boiling kettle or misting
with warm water.
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No
rolling Standard:
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Standard
grade hats with their courser weaves are less supple and flexible
and thus more prone to cracking. Pachacuti recommends that
our customers choose the more flexible superior or
fine grade hat for rolling.
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The
fiddley Fedora:
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The
fedora hat shape has a sharp 'pinch' at the front of
the crown and can be liable to crack. If care is taken
when rolling and the hat kept supple by humidifying one should
be able to roll both Superior and Fine grade Fedora's without
problem. The Borsalino without the pinched crown and
the Colonial with it's distinctive crease however are
more suitable hats for rolling.
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