Fall Collection Avaliable!
My new Etsy page is up and I am moving forward with my name change and bold plans to take my hatmaking to the next level. Readers (who I thank gratefully for your interest), there will me many changes and redirects within the next month but I hope you will see it through to the … Read more
More Treats
Leather bow and found material fascinator for my fall collection available at the end of September.
Blast from the Past
I was looking through photos of some old Emily Carr projects I documented and came upon my first attempt at blocking felts hats! I named all of the hats after women from classic movies that I liked, and did a photo shoot with my best friend and photographer Lindsay Dakin for a textile class. Linds … Read more
1940′s Tilt
I began this hat six months ago and only recently put in the lining, a tag and deemed it worthy to be shown off. The choice to make this hat was with mixed emotions because of the material; fur felt. The majority of my hats are made with 100% wool felt, a material that conjures … Read more
How to make a Fabric Flower!
Hello! This post I have a nice sewing tutorial for you. This semester I’m taking a textile based flexible sculpture class and for our first assignment we’re required to create our own instructional project. So! I thought I’d finally put my pattern-making down on paper as opposed to just wing it like I’ve been doing … Read more
20′s inspired fall collection prototypes are here!
The Talented Ms. Lindsay Dakin photographed my prototype hats made for an Emily Carr University textiles class project. The proposal for this class was to create hats with a 1920′s silhouette- the deep crowned low brimmed bell cloche- with modern details. The hats are “prototypes” because they are my first experiments in mastering the blocking … Read more
Muppets a la Jean-Charles de Castelbajac’s
Well, I guess this is what happens when designers run out of new ideas. JC/DC’s Fall 2009 collection of, and I quote, “Ready to wear” clothing bowls me over. Designer Jean-Charles has also given us collections full of Disney characters, royals, rock-and-rollers and anything else he can scoop out from the big vat of pop … Read more
