Archive for the ‘Headpieces’ Category

When someone asked me about designing a head scarf for someone who is going through chemotherapy treatments I first looked at what was available on the market already. Then I began thinking about how to make it to fit varying head sizes, be comfortable on the scalp without hair and how to have a little [...]

I don’t think there is a woman out there who hasn’t watched the Victoria Secrets Fashion show and thought to herself I would love to dress like that. So, my inspiration for these wings, halo and neck cuff is all about what a woman would love to wear for a photography shoot or to wear [...]

If you love hats but find yourself being afraid to wear them, then take a look at my new design called Hat Bands. They are elegant and can be dressed up or down to fit the occasion and you will always feel beautiful. . I actually designed this band at the start of my millinery [...]

I spent the last two days working on this Juliet cap and although it is tedious and a lot of hand sewing, I love the style of Juliet caps and so do many brides. Juliet caps have been around for many years and were the most fashionable in the 1950′s. Now I have brought this [...]

Happy Valentine Day! Get ready for Ascot, your wedding, church next Sunday or just wear one for fun. I had this idea for a fascinator when I was mathematically working out a regular hat brim, so I played around and made these three fascinators showing the same pattern and different looks. This one I made [...]

I was recently asked about making a Grace Kelly headpiece for a wedding so I sat down and began drafting the pattern pieces.  It turned out to be quite a complicated piece, but I am quite happy with the outcome.  Now I am offering this pattern with full photographed tutorial for sale. I studied photographs [...]

Let’s Play Nurse Let me take care of you! A great bedside manner. This nurse’s hat is based on hats worn by European nurses.  While in England on a visit in 2009, I went to a local hospital and there I saw a ‘sister’ dressed the way I knew nurses to dress when I grew up [...]

This is my interpretation of a Medieval Headdress. I think the reason in this modern age that we are still drawn to the Renaissance/Medieval period is because this style of fashion was all about wearing the most extravagant fabrics available. Of course during those times it was only for the rich.  These days it is all about dressing [...]

I have been wanting to design a wedding set of Juliet Cap, necklace and earrings for some time, but I had to go through my supplies and think about it for awhile before deciding on a concept. I usually make a big mess while working on my creations so when I was clearing up one [...]

This is the second Juliet Cap I have made from the design of this frame. The first you will find on my blog, Passionate for pink-A Juliet Cap on March 3rd 2010. I designed this cap to sit forward on the front of the head to frame the face so as to leave the entire [...]