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Panama hat is made from a Palm like plant. It provides the supple yet resistant fiber called Toquilla. Ecuador's coastal lowlands provide ideal conditions for the growth and regeneration of this plant. The Ecuadorian hat artisans are considered to be among the world's finest weavers. It can take them six months or more to weave the high-quality Montecristi superfino hat. The length of each fiber in the hat is quite short, but in a genuine Panama hat, one can hardly tell where one strand ends and the next one begins. Furthermore, the strands are so tightly woven that even water will not seep through.
The town of Montecristi is renowned for its excellent hand woven hats. The masters of the Montecristi area weave in the early morning or late afternoon so that the equatorial heat does not effect the pliancy of the fiber. They begin the crown by meticulosly weaving circle upon circle of complex laced fiber until the desire diameter is achieved. Then the crown is placed on a cylindrical wood block so that the artisan's hands can deftly spiral downward as he weaves the sides. After many weeks his weaving proceeds at a right angle to form the brim. A thorough trimming, washing, and bleaching along with sundry finishing techniques produce the famed Panama Hat.
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