Panama Hat Repair

Damage to a quality straw Panama hat can be repaired. In this video, the Fix-it Guy demonstrates a simple method.
Chapters
0.0 Introduction
0.34 The Panama Hat
1:33 Straw hat repair method described
2:15 Making a pattern
3:05 Preparing the patch material
4:12 Adhering the patch
7:05 The final result

[@kirareginato7875]

Great job; seems smart that you reinforced both sides. You're so clever!

[@jeannehickey7081]

Looks great, but how would you repair it if it were the brim, including the bias edge?

[@ItsFixable]

I've done brim repair by binding the fibers with CA glue (super glue). There are different viscosities available; medium is good. Put a few drops of CA on a piece of wax paper (CA doesn't activate on wax paper), then use a very fine piece of wire as an applicator to dab tiny bits onto the cracked straw. If it's badly broken you'll need to first weave in little pieces of straw, or some other type of fiber, that'll hold across the damaged area.

[@randelbrooks]

I have a Stetson brand Panama hat which has their usual white coating or finish on it which has worn off on the underside of the front brim. It had gotten smudgy and dirty with handling and I washed it off gently with detergent and warm water dried it off very quickly and that took off the white stiffener that they apply to their hats is there a way to put something like that back on there? The Stetson hat company does not tell you on their website.

[@ItsFixable]

I'm sorry but I have not seen that nor am familiar with that product.

[@Forestfoolio]

Can you list the materials you used?

[@ItsFixable]

It's in the video within the first 2 minutes; aida cloth and fabric glue.