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Here's how to fix the elastic. It's quite easy to do by hand - just need a needle, thread and a sharp pair of scissors.
The elastic feeds through the band round the back of the cap - you should be able to see where it is (or was) sewn in at each end.
You'll probably find that it is still secured at one side, if you sew over that end again it should make it more secure. The other end is a bit more fiddly. You'll need to undo some of the stitching of the band (the stitching that is away from the edge of the cap) so that you can feed the elastic through so you can make it gather up again. Once you get the free end of the elastic to where it should be, then stitch the end of the elastic to the hat. Then stretch the elastic and the hat so the elastic slips into the band where it should be, and while it is taut, stitch the band back down again - don't sew the elastic at this point, the elastic should be free within the band, just fixed at either end.