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I know I say it every time….but I love this fascinator. I have a bit of a love affair with polka dots (shhh, don’t tell leopard print, it’ll get jealous!) and I saw this material a while ago. I know that I had to have it! I had no plans of what I was going to …
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Sometimes I really dislike my job. Making this visor was one of those times. The reason being….that I want to keep it! And I can’t! If I keep everything I like, I would be a poor woman sat alone in a house full of hats. And that’s not going to help anyone. I was on …
Ok, so I know this is a pretty unusual design. I was going abstract….but actually it’s the technique that I love about this one! Ok, so the base of this is a red tartan fascinator base; and the design is then covered in straw spirals that vary in thickness. This starts as a big reel of thin straw that I’ve then sewn …
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This hat has very tradtional, yet modern elements to it. I think I need to explain a bit more about how this was made too! So the rust straw of this hat is a beautiful vintage straw. I got it so it was all rolled up like a reel of ribbon; but it is quite stiff & …
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This is my most popular design to date. Usually I design & make a fascinator, then sell it. I might replicate parts of it or add a different colour to it, but this fascinator has been made another 5 times now…..each in a different colour. And it’s tried on most in my studio too! This fascinator started life, …
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This is possibly my most famous fascinator, as I wear this all the time and it’s on my profile picture on my twitter feed. 🙂 A heart is my favourite shape; so I love the simplicity of this fascinator yet but also it’s wearability! I made this block myself using buckram and clay to create the perfect shape. …
This is my next hat to appear in this blog series. This hat has a real autumnal feel to it. It’s base is a rich green velvet, and it is topped with a large bright orange and green chiffon flower. There are also some green velvet leaves coming from the base of the flower too. …
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A few months ago I was lucky enough to have the amazing Saffron Sprackling from Republica come to visit me in my studio. Saffron & I had chatted on the phone before she came in, so I had a rough idea of what she wanted. As you are all aware red & black are her …
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I got the material for this and pondered on what design I wanted to do with it for a while. Then I had a bit of an Eureka moment. This was the result. This hat is a large inverted hat made of a pink fish net ramie. I didn’t want to complicate this hat by adding …
As usual I started out with an idea in my mind….and it turned out a lot better 🙂 I had wanted to do a lilac assymetrical disc and I wanted a mixture of flowers on both the top side and underside of the hat. I wasn’t sure how many flowers and if I would do just …