Storing Straw Hats Between Summers
Clean, tissue-stuffed and boxed in the cool and dark - the ten-minute autumn ritual that saves next summer's straw.
Blocked by hand, banded in grosgrain
A hat for every horizon.
Felt, straw and knit hats shaped on beech blocks and finished with stitched ribbon bands - fitted for real weather, real travel and long wear.
- Bench rest before a blocked crown is trimmed
- 16 hrs
- Brim sweep on our widest felt block
- 80 mm
- Fiber families blocked in-house - felt, straw, knit
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The Blocking Room
Shaped on blocks, not stamped
Steam softens the felt; the beech block decides what it becomes. Every crown is worked down by hand, rested overnight and banded with stitched grosgrain before it earns its box. That is why a Brimline brim holds its sweep years after a pressed hat has given up.
See how hats are madeFrom our regulars
Worn daily, reviewed honestly
The wide brim survived a whole rainy harvest season and still looks better than the day it arrived - one brushing a week is all it asks.
I came in convinced I did not have a hat face. They handed me three to try, told me which cheaper one suited me best, and now I own four.
The gift box made my sister cry a little - the tissue, the brush, the handwritten card. The beanie has not left her head since October.
Blocked By Hand
Felt and straw crowns shaped with steam over beech blocks, rested overnight.
Banded In Grosgrain
Ribbon bands folded and stitched flat - never glued.
Free Shipping Over $60
Brims travel in crush-proof hat boxes, tracked to the door.
Lifetime Reshaping
Mail-in re-blocking at cost, for as long as you own the hat.
How it works
Steamed, blocked, banded, boxed
What happens on the bench between the Blocking Room and your doorstep.
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Blocked and steamed
Crowns shaped by hand over beech blocks, rested overnight to set.
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Banded and stitched
Grosgrain ribbon folded into a flat bow and sewn through, never glued.
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Brushed and checked
Every brim sighted for symmetry, every seam and sweatband checked.
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Boxed and shipped
Crush-proof hat boxes, tracked dispatch within two business days.
Shopkeeper picks
The hat rack four
One felt, one straw, one knit, one beret - the four our shop team reaches for first.
Find yours
A wall of brims, waiting
Wide felts for long faces, boaters for bold ones, caps for every day in between - the right hat is mostly a matter of meeting it. Start with the silhouette you already reach for, then let the rack talk you one step braver.
Shop Wide Brim Hats
Every good story starts with a hat.
Free tracked shipping over $60 - hand-blocked brims at your door this week.
