I  came across a video by Threadbanger the other day, which has milliner Victor Osborne (that’s some of his lovely hats up above) showing how to make a quick  hat block using an old hat and foam gap filler, see it on here on Youtube. I think it is quite an interesting idea, I wonder [...]

I’ve been working on this straw cloche, the photos aren’t that great sorry (it’s all grey and cloudy outside today). I’m still working on the trimming, need to move that flower over a bit I think. The lace and ribbon are actually not as white as on the photos, more a yellow-y ivory color, it goes great [...]

I’m really happy to see that Etsy have launched two new blogs this week – one german and one french! I  think it’s a great idea. Obviously, most Etsy users are from the USA but it’s great that they’re not forgetting their foreign users (especially us europeans). Etsy is practically unknown here in France, so maybe the blog will help it [...]

I was going through a note pad and found a quote that I had jotted down while at the Vionnet exhibition, here is what she says on design/creativity : “In truth, can one create easily? In my opinion, I think not, and I believe that the creative process is arduous and almost always thankless. A true [...]

With Spring sort of here, I thought it would be best to make some straw hats instead of felts. So, last night I got a batch blocked! I bought about a dozen straw hoods really cheap on ebay a while back – of course, they were for sale as finished hats, even though it’s so [...]

  When I want to get down to some hat making  (or cleaning the bathroom!) I always have to put some music on, it helps me get motivated and all. So, obviously, there are a  few CDs that I find most effective. Here are my fav three (in no particualr order), a Genesis compilation album (’Turn it [...]

Finally got round to finishing this small fascinator (it’s amazing how I can let projects lie about for ages sometimes). It was the first time that I used this hat block and I must admit it wasn’t that easy! I not used to doing such small felt hats, but I’m sure next time I’ll do better! [...]

I am 23 years old and among the many quirky things I love, there are playmobil toy figures! What can I say? They’re great! Ok, maybe a pain to dust but, eitherwise, they rock! At the moment, at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs (in Paris), is being held a small playmobil exhibition, so I popped in to take [...]

Here’s a post about these cool documentaries I picked up the other day. It’s a set of four DVDs by a french guy called Loïc Pringent, who followed the work going on in four different fashion houses (Sonia Rykiel, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Proenza Schouler, Fendi) the day before their fashion shows. I found them really interesting, [...]