TO STIFFEN HAT BRIMS
Straw hats, the brims of which have become soft, can be stiffened by soaking two sheets of gelatine in cold water all night. Next morning strain off the liquid and add sufficient boiling water to cover the gelatine. When the latter is dissolved, paint the brim of the lia.t and leave it to dry.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22320, 18 January 1936, Page 6 (Supplement)
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58TO STIFFEN HAT BRIMS New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22320, 18 January 1936, Page 6 (Supplement)
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