Some Recent Millinery Creations
Hats for the Tokyo Doll Show Jan. 2016
2015 Creations
Hats for Tokyo Doll Show Jan. 2015
2013 - 2014 Creations
2012 Commissioned Millinery
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2011 Millinery & Accessories *** Slideshow
Hats, Fascinators, Accessories and Handbags - for Silkstone® and Fashion Royalty® Dolls
These unique designs for fashion doll hats are influenced by childhood memories of the wonderful hats worn by my mother, her friends and other fashionable ladies. Their elegant and often whimsical millinery, from the middle decades of the 20th century, added individual flair to their fashions. In those days a trip to a millinery shop was both an exciting experience and as well as an essential one. You were not properly dressed without a stylish chapeau.
My hat forms are individually molded, then hand sewn with silk or invisible thread. The materials and findings used are either new or repurposed from deconstructed vintage hats: wool felt, fur felt, braided straw. Whenever possible vintage fabric, netting, flowers, beads, ribbon, cord and other embellishments are utilized.
The miniature millinery for Silkstone® and Fashion Royalty® dolls may be sold with its own handmade hatbox or hatstand, which are also hand made from repurposed and new materials.
I will happily share my hat making instructions if requested. Also I will consider doing special orders depending on available time and materials. Just email me.
My hat forms are individually molded, then hand sewn with silk or invisible thread. The materials and findings used are either new or repurposed from deconstructed vintage hats: wool felt, fur felt, braided straw. Whenever possible vintage fabric, netting, flowers, beads, ribbon, cord and other embellishments are utilized.
The miniature millinery for Silkstone® and Fashion Royalty® dolls may be sold with its own handmade hatbox or hatstand, which are also hand made from repurposed and new materials.
I will happily share my hat making instructions if requested. Also I will consider doing special orders depending on available time and materials. Just email me.