Learn simple tips to give a brand-new baseball cap a comfortable, well-worn, broken-in look.
Unlike most things, a baseball cap looks good when it looks tattered, used, and bent.This shows that the wearer has used the cap so often that he is considered a true baseball fan. The problem is that when you have just bought a cap, it obviously looks new, stiff, unworn, and uncool. Here are some tips to help you achieve a worn-out look that you will surely love:
- Pick a cap that is a size larger than your head.Why? Not because you want your head to look bigger than it is, or because you would like it to fall off every time you spot a baseball on the ground.It is because the things you are going to do to the cap next will shrink it a little. If you start with a cap that fits you perfectly, you won't be able to wear it anymore after breaking it in.
- Plunge your cap into a bowl of water heated to a temperature that will not cause too much damage to it.This will soften the fabric and make it easier to mold to the shape you desire.
- You could also try washing it in the dishwasher or washing machine.Just make sure not to run too many cycles, or the cap will fall to pieces.Let it dry a bit.
- Put it on your head.Yes, put it on even if some water splashes all over your face.Showering with your cap on will also do the trick.Wear it constantly, especially on hot summer days when you sweat a lot.The moisture will seep into the fabric and make molding it easier.Don't like getting your head wet?Place an object that is roughly the size and shape of your head inside the cap.
- When it dries, the cap will shrink, and it will take on the shape of whatever is occupying it.
- If you don't want to get it wet, you could try roughing your hat up a bit. You could tie it into a bundle and repeatedly do things to it, like hitting it, throwing it against a wall, letting a pet play with it, and other things you can think of.Make sure you don't damage your hat, or you might end up having to buy a new one.
- Don't want your hat getting dirty?Then fraying it could do the trick. Get a sharp object and cut along the sides of your hat to make it look like it has been worn for a long, long time. You could also remove the mesh inside the cap to make it look old: make a slit in the cap, pull out the mesh, and sew the hole back up again.Be careful with this, as you might end up destroying it altogether.
- Bend the brim into the shape you desire. You can do this in the following ways: manually bending it so that the ends of the brim touch each other, tying a can to the brim to make it curve, or using brim curlers available online.
An old baseball cap is better than a new one.Thank goodness that turning a new baseball cap into an old-looking one takes no time at all!
Break in Your Baseball Cap
Learn simple tips to give a brand-new baseball cap a comfortable, well-worn, broken-in look.
Unlike most things, a baseball cap looks good when it looks tattered, used, and bent.This shows that the wearer has used the cap so often that he is considered a true baseball fan. The problem is that when you have just bought a cap, it obviously looks new, stiff, unworn, and uncool. Here are some tips to help you achieve a worn-out look that you will surely love:
- Pick a cap that is a size larger than your head.Why? Not because you want your head to look bigger than it is, or because you would like it to fall off every time you spot a baseball on the ground.It is because the things you are going to do to the cap next will shrink it a little. If you start with a cap that fits you perfectly, you won't be able to wear it anymore after breaking it in.
- Plunge your cap into a bowl of water heated to a temperature that will not cause too much damage to it.This will soften the fabric and make it easier to mold to the shape you desire.
- You could also try washing it in the dishwasher or washing machine.Just make sure not to run too many cycles, or the cap will fall to pieces.Let it dry a bit.
- Put it on your head.Yes, put it on even if some water splashes all over your face.Showering with your cap on will also do the trick.Wear it constantly, especially on hot summer days when you sweat a lot.The moisture will seep into the fabric and make molding it easier.Don't like getting your head wet?Place an object that is roughly the size and shape of your head inside the cap.
- When it dries, the cap will shrink, and it will take on the shape of whatever is occupying it.
- If you don't want to get it wet, you could try roughing your hat up a bit. You could tie it into a bundle and repeatedly do things to it, like hitting it, throwing it against a wall, letting a pet play with it, and other things you can think of.Make sure you don't damage your hat, or you might end up having to buy a new one.
- Don't want your hat getting dirty?Then fraying it could do the trick. Get a sharp object and cut along the sides of your hat to make it look like it has been worn for a long, long time. You could also remove the mesh inside the cap to make it look old: make a slit in the cap, pull out the mesh, and sew the hole back up again.Be careful with this, as you might end up destroying it altogether.
- Bend the brim into the shape you desire. You can do this in the following ways: manually bending it so that the ends of the brim touch each other, tying a can to the brim to make it curve, or using brim curlers available online.
An old baseball cap is better than a new one.Thank goodness that turning a new baseball cap into an old-looking one takes no time at all!
Break in Your Baseball Cap
By Howtodotips
Learn simple tips to give a brand-new baseball cap a comfortable, well-worn, broken-in look.