Wheat Wide
USD 78
Wheat · brim 11 cm
Tight braid — light shows as a fine line along each seam.
C-03 · Rye straw
Rye Wide
USD 108USD only · tax shown at checkout
An amber-brown straw with a stiffer stalk than wheat. It survives handling that would mark a raffia hat and it will not fold under any circumstances. The heaviest hat in the catalogue at just under two hundred grams.
How open the weave is
Dense braid in a dark straw — narrow bright lines under direct light.
Braid woven in Tuscany, Italy · hand-blocked in Gata de Gorgos, Spain.
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This hat does not fold or roll. It needs to travel keeping its shape — a hat box is the reliable way to do that, and it is not added automatically.
Ships in 1–2 business days. Standard 5–8 business days, free over USD 99. Shipping and returns in full
Fourteen days to withdraw, tag unclipped and no signs of wear. How withdrawal works
Three-year legal guarantee on conformity defects under Spanish law. What the guarantee covers
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
The stiffest straw here. It will not fold at all without breaking, and a hard knock to the brim edge can split a stalk.
Fading
Amber goes to a lighter honey brown. The change is slower than wheat but it happens.
Reshaping
Steam and patience. Rye returns to its blocked shape better than any other straw we use, but it takes several passes.
Weave gaps
A dense braid in a dark straw, so the gaps read as narrow bright lines under direct light rather than as openings.
Specification
- Straw
- Rye straw
- Weaving origin
- Braid woven in Tuscany, Italy · hand-blocked in Gata de Gorgos, Spain
- Construction
- Machine-woven straw braid, hand-blocked
- Brim width
- 12 cm
- Crown height
- 9.5 cm
- Weight
- 192 g
- Packing
- Neither folds nor 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
Hold it in kettle steam for a few seconds, then press gently into shape and let it cool before wearing.
Storage
Store it upside down on its crown, or in a hat box. Never stack anything on the brim.
