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Window Shopping

18/8/2013

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Well, I've done it! Thanks to some excellent networking and encouragement by clients and friends of friends (or both!), my hats are in the windows of three of Warwick's most beautiful shops! First of all, I made a deep crimson version of Rose Between Two Thorns for the ever chic Coco Rose (but failed to take a picture in the ensuing excitement!). Lady Rachael is currently residing in the understated but uber cool Fascino Style, and Circus and Elton are showing off the in the Hollywood window display at the beautiful MOTB boutique, I Do (to celebrate Warwick Rocks Film & Food Festival).
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Fascino and I Do are also going to help by offering a hiring service for the more extravagant designs - It Takes All Sorts and Three For A Wedding are also sunning themselves on the front counter in a nest of business cards and post cards! Huge thanks to Mary and Eleri for the introductions, and of course to the shop owners for their support too!

The shops are of course looking forward to Autumn / Winter trends already, and so must I... Grey is set to feature significantly this season, and I remembered a 1940's style bubble beret I blocked with Rose earlier this year but hadn't got around to dressing  yet. I've been dying to use the silk ties from my charity shop haul a couple of months ago, and this art deco print lent itself to a pleated plume perfectly. As always, I want to keep it (at least I'm consistent!), but it's hopefully destined for a Warwick window in the next couple of weeks (fingers crossed!!!)
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(With Bessie in Coco Rose and Norah at Susan Graley's, I'm headless this week! Dad's woodworking skills saved the day yet again with his hand turned hat stands - thanks Dad!)
All Tied Up: Grey fur felt Forties style
perching beret with pleated tie dressing

I've also started a British racing green felt hat on my favourite big bubble block and dipped brim. I've been inspired by a deep East to West brim straw hat from my mood boards, so I'm trying a similar style in luxorious felt. The brim block hasn't been used for a while and the results were fairly predictable...! Still, it'll all be worth it in the end - updates to follow next week!
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As always, it's also been a fortnight of multitasking, and I finished off the white beaded sinamay button from the last post. I've so pleased with how it turned out - a shell edged lining takes a little longer, but I think it's always worth it, and the stitch is my favourite in my millinery arsenal :)
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Champagne: White sinamay button with bead bubbles,
lined in white silk dupion
Back to a temp's life tomorrow, so if like me, you'll need a morning coffee break, head over to Handmade Monday and indulge yourself :) See you in a couple of weeks!
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Tis The Season To Be Busy !

5/8/2013

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It's wedding season! I know this because my Facebook newsfeed is full of photos of friends of friends' weddings, and more importantly because I have had TWO orders in the last fortnight! Woop! I've also been working on the beginnings of a bridal collection...

Swift (Com)missions !

I thought I'd left my deadline days back in The City, but it turns out I still get a kick out of a rapid turnaround, and frankly it's a lot more fun working under pressure when it's something you enjoy doing! Thank goodness for the S/S Collection - not only does it help customers to choose if they're not sure exactly what they're after, but it's so much faster to complete a new order when the design element of the hat is complete and it's just a matter of tweaking the existing template!

Laced Up #1


The first commission was a five day turnaround - Becky wanted Laced Up #1 in cream tangled sinamay with some additional feathers to style into her outfits for two separate weddings.

The second wedding is in the States, so those photos to follow next time, but for those of you flying to weddings in fairer plains wondering whether or not to hat, it would seem that carrying a chic hat box may significantly increase your chances of an upgrade ;) (And I suspect a baby bump probably also helps!!) ;)

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Becky looking bloomin' marvellous in her hat at Wedding Number 1...
Two feather mounts (natural guinea fowl and cerise stripped hackle) sit under another wire, mounted within the hat, so that they're interchangeable.

Blackberry Sorbet

The next commission was also 5 days but this time I managed to make it from consultation to delivery in two days flat!! Mary had a gorgeous floral dress and wanted something bright and fun to top off her look.
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She chose Strawberries and Cream in acid green with a purple tangled sinamay bow.
Blackberry Sorbet: Strawberries & Cream in acid green sinamay button and curls, with purple tangled sinamay bow (colour matched to dress)
And the icing on the cake is that she was so pleased with the finished article that she's very kindly helped to set up a meeting for me with the shop responsible for the dress (and her fabulous shoes!) - I'm visiting the beautiful Coco Rose in Warwick on Friday - (purple) fingers crossed...! ;)
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Bridal Beginnings

I'm hoping to exhibit at Perfect Brides' Wedding Fair at St Johns Hotel, Solihull, on 8th September, so it's all about bridal for the next month!

This white sinamay button is still a work in progress, but I love how the irridescent beads catch the light like tiny bubbles :)
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The subtle sparkle makes it pretty versatile season-wise I think, I can imagine this little hat being just as at home on a winter bride as a summer one. Just the silk lining to do and it's ready for its close up! Completed photos to follow next time!

Daisy Daisy has been on display in Susan Graley's gorgeous bridal boutique for 6 weeks, so it was time to ring the changes. This nude silk and white sinamay button is simple but chic, and is currently in pride of place in the window :)

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Cupid: Nude silk and white sinamay button with
nude arrow quills and pearl bead wire brooch


Finally, if you're stuck inside in this rather unwelcome rain this evening, why not pop over to Handmade Monday and see what everyone else is up to.

See you in a fortnight kids, who knows what colour my fingers will be by then..!!
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