Job Description:

• 1) Kneads fur felt hat cones to mat together interlocking fibers and harden cones for shaping into hats: Wraps wet cones in burlap, squeezes wrapped cones to extract water, and removes cones from burlap.

• 2) Rolls cones in blanket and kneads to interlock fibers and harden cones.

• 3) Unrolls blanket, refolds and repositions cones in blanket, and repeats kneading until cones are sufficiently hardened to withstand subsequent handling and shaping into hats.