Millinery musings

Adventures in hat making,sewing and crafts

Tuesday, 17 November 2015

Homemade saucer block update and making my own blocking springs

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Further to my last post, I am really pleased with how the block turned out. Having blocked some red sinamay on it, I stitched brim reed and...
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Monday, 16 November 2015

Necessity is the mother of invention - making a hat block

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The last year or so has held a lot of tears and heartache for myself and my family, hence no posts on my blog....but hat making keeps me goi...
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Friday, 4 July 2014

Handpainting a straw hat and using Shellac

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A lot of interest was generated on Facebook as to how I stiffened and painted this parasisal straw hat. So I thought I would do a few p...
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Sunday, 15 September 2013

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A rainy autumn day has led me to stay in my workroom and sew, which has been such a treat! I spent a happy hour yesterday at 'Rose Tint...
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Wednesday, 11 September 2013

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Apologies for not keeping up to date with my blog. There has been so much happening what with family weddings, house remodelling, and helpin...
Friday, 8 February 2013

Half hat progress

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Well, further to my last post, the half hat has changed tack entirely. I was never happy with the size of the pattern or the sewn hat. Havin...
Monday, 21 January 2013

Making a half hat pattern

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For me the last few weeks have been somewhat of a disaster. My eldest spent the entire Christmas week in hospital, and myself and the rest o...
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I am an avid collector of vintage everything, including sewing patterns. My favourite pastime is sewing and creating hats whilst drinking red wine!
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