Job Description:

• 1) Moistens, folds, wraps, and places unfinished felt hat bodies in machine that agitates bodies to harden and shrink fur fibers to specified size: Sprinkles hat bodies with hot water or immerses bodies to shrink them.

• 2) Wrings bodies to remove excess water, using hands.

• 3) Folds hat bodies in prescribed manner and wraps burlap around folded bodies to protect fur fibers.

• 4) Places bundle of bodies between machine rollers that agitate bodies, causing further shrinking and matting together of interlocking fibers.

• 5) Measures bodies, using ruler.

• 6) Continues refolding and passing hat bodies between rollers until bodies have become firm and have shrunk to specified size.