  The majority of our hats are made of Raffia. Raffia is one of our favorite straws because of it's durability and life long flexibility. It will not crack, split or break. We guarantee our hats for a year and if we can guarantee it for a year, it's going to last a whole lot longer.
 One of the first steps in the sewing process is to sew the very edge of the brim to give the hat a very fine crease. This is the size seaming process.
 Next we sew a galvanized steel wire into the brim to help retain it's custom shape. Then it's dried and dipped into a solution which makes the hat both hard and it's also water proofs the hat. This does not mean its going to keep a head dry. Shady Brady hats can stand up to rain just fine, but you really don't want to wear a straw hat for rain protection, unless you have a plastic sleeve for it. A good felt on the other hand, it's okay to get caught in the rain with.
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