How Do You Soften a Hat

Soak your hat in hot water. If you want to break in the entire hat, then soak the entire hat in a bowl of hot water. If you want to keep the bill of the hat firm, only soak the crown of the hat in the bowl. Soak the cap for 30 minutes to 1 hour, and then remove it from the water.

What is a distressed hat?

Simply put, a distressed dad hat is a dad hat that has been “distressed”, meaning that cloth fibers have been strategically removed from the hat creating a pretty cool pattern on the hat!

How do you fix a hat that lost its shape?

Put your pot or tea kettle on the stove and heat up some water. Once steam is being produced, in the path of that steam, place your misshapen hat. The steam should permeate the outside and inside. Soon your hat will be soft and warm, and you can start reshaping it.