Millinery

Vintage crafting treasure

December 16, 2007 at 11:34 am | In Crafts, Millinery, Sewing, Vintage | 8 Comments

I am so excited to finally write about this. I recently received a package in the mail from my aunt Marie, who runs an online vintage clothing business. To thank me for letting her use some photos for a brochure, she sent me what I can only describe as the ultimate score for [...]

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Handmade Wedding: The Hat

September 6, 2007 at 6:56 am | In Crafts, Handmade Wedding, Millinery | 6 Comments

At our wedding, we’re asking our guests to wear hats. I adore hats, and it just seemed fun and silly and utterly appropriate for our wedding.
So I decided to make a small headband-style hat, in the same fabric as my wedding dress, and with plenty of feathers.

I started by making this feather flower. [...]

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Lacis

July 4, 2007 at 6:19 pm | In Millinery, Sewing, Shops | 2 Comments

Last weekend, I stopped by Lacis in Berkeley to pick up a few things. Lacis is something of a dream store for me. Part of it is dedicated to their lace and textile museum, while the rest of the site offers all manner of tools and supplies for textile arts, as well as [...]

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