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Packable Paper, The cheapest way to arrive with a hat that still looks like a hat.
Paper straw braid photographed backlit — Even braid, unstiffened — regular slivers of light between the twists.
The braid against the light. What you see is what gets through.
The inside of the crown, showing the sweatband stitched to the weave
Inside the crown: the sweatband and the underside of the weave.

E-02 · Paper straw

Packable Paper

USD 68USD only · tax shown at checkout

Unstiffened paper braid, a hundred and two grams, folds to roughly the size of a paperback. Paper keeps a crease longer than raffia does, so the fold lines will still be faintly visible on day two.

How open the weave is

Even braid, unstiffened — regular slivers of light between the twists.

Braid woven in Zhejiang, China · hand-blocked in Gata de Gorgos, Spain.

Head circumference

Measure just above the ears, level across the forehead. Between two ranges, take the larger.

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Straw is a plant

Four things
this hat does.

Printed before you buy, not after you complain. A hat that cannot carry all four lines does not go on sale here.

  • Cracking

    Paper straw does not so much crack as crease. A hard fold leaves a permanent line down the twist.

  • Fading

    It pales noticeably after a full summer outdoors, faster than wheat or rye.

  • Reshaping

    Humidity softens it. Once soft it takes a new shape easily and keeps it — including shapes you did not want.

  • Weave gaps

    Even, regular gaps run between the twists. Backlit, they read as thin bright lines across the whole crown.

Specification

Straw
Paper straw
Weaving origin
Braid woven in Zhejiang, China · hand-blocked in Gata de Gorgos, Spain
Construction
Machine-woven straw braid, hand-blocked
Brim width
10 cm
Crown height
9 cm
Weight
102 g
Packing
Folds and rolls
Sweatband
Cotton twill sweatband
Sizes
55–56 cm · 57–58 cm · 59–60 cm · 61–62 cm — head circumference ranges, never a single universal size.

Care

  • Keep it out of dry heat

    Never leave it in a parked car or against a radiator. Dry heat is what makes straw crack.

  • Mist, do not soak

    A light mist of water two or three times a season keeps the fibres supple. Do not soak it.

  • Reshaping

    Mist lightly, press flat between two cloths and leave it on a flat surface overnight.

  • Storage

    Store it flat or coiled loosely — never leave it coiled tight for weeks at a time.

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