Archive for February, 2010

This hat could also be worn with a Victorian outfit for a festival. My design.  I designed and made this buckram frame about a month ago but had so many hats to complete I decided it had to be laid aside for awhile. Two days ago I decided it was time to finish it and [...]

Victorian perch hats are aptly named because they are designed to perch on the front of the head. A woman’s hair is usually swept upwards, with the hair piled up on top of her head.  This gives the hat something to perch on to. Ribbons were tied either under the chin or pulled back and [...]

I designed this hat with the era of the 1930′s and 40′s in mind. This Pillbox hat came about by staring at the half finished frame of hat number one. I’m sure the era of the pillbox hats came about accidently while a milliner was making hats and set half a hat on her head while [...]

A Wedding Fascinator Wild and Daring.  Everyone will be fascinated with this fascinator. Definition of a fascinator. A fascinator is a headpiece worn in/on the hair and commonly made with feathers, flowers and/or beads.  It attaches to the hair by a hair band or comb. I took a couple of days off after an appointment with [...]

I made this Juliet Cap so that a bride could wear it with or without a veil. When I began researching into Juliet Caps, I realized there aren’t many out there for sale, and yet they are so romantic to wear. I decided that I would make some to fill the void and hope there [...]

My twenty five year old sewing machine and serger are real work horses.  My daughter Kim and I began our new house project in 2004, the year my husband Hugh died. We have worked almost non-stop except for the many challenges of set backs that have occurred. From 2008 until now things have moved much [...]

A hat that states “I’m having a baby girl and I am thrilled.” Or, “It’s a sweet baby boy”. My inspiration. Years ago when I gave birth to Kim, most of the women friends I had around the world had small children and were often pregnant. When I was pregnant with Kim, we were living [...]

Romance for a wedding, or renewal ceremony. Wedding news from England.  My sister Norma told me while I was on the telephone with her today that Weddings in England have gone colored. The timing of weddings have changed worldwide as many couples choose to buy a house, live together, often have children and then marry. [...]

  This Headpiece is designed with a modern bride in mind.  It would also be wonderful for a Wedding Renewal ceremony. Where the inspiration came from.  Twenty years ago in 1990, my daughter Kim graduated High School in Burnet Texas. I owned a shop called The Heart of Texas in the small town of Burnet, [...]

This fascinator is unique in as much as the top part which has all the design can be removed from the band.  This makes storage easier to stop the French veiling from being messed up and keeps the dust off the flower.  Designing this fascinator with this idea in mind was challenging, but I came up [...]