How to Clean Felt Hats, Including Cowboy Hats. Cleaning a felt hat, including felt cowboy hats, involves three steps, though ...

Felt or straw. Felt hats are made from varying gradations of beaver and rabbit furs, 100 percent beaver being the best quality; high-caliber straw hats are woven from Mexican palm leaves.

Felt. The most ideal Western hats are made from fur felt crafted from pure beaver. Felt hats prove capable of protecting the wear from wind, rain and snow, both because it’s warm and water resistant.

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