Millinery

MILLINERY

Victorian Style Bonnet

Heavy buckram base with light-green velvet upholstery fabric on outside. Pink silk for interior lining and pleating on face of bonnet. Green velvet/ silk cord trim around edge, and a wide, double-faced green satin ribbon around the crown of the bonnet, continuing as the chin ties. Original pattern taken (and altered) from From the Neck Up: An Illustrated Guide to Hatmaking by Denise Dreher

"Renaissance Princess" Style Wire-Frame Headdress with Veil

Headdress base is 18 gauge, rayon-covered millinery wire with ivory, double-faced satin ribbon wound around, and synthetic, off-white, miniature pearl, decorative trim draped and hand-stitched to outside of ribbon. Veil is antique white tulle dotted with artificial crystals

Afternoon Tea at Downton Abbey

Buckram base with pale gold 100% silk outside, and a combination of a strip of 100% silk tulle, a double-faced white satin ribbon and a strip of beige lace around the crown. Inside is finished with white silk and a cream grosgrain headband.

Red Velvet Turban

Molded buckram base covered with baby-fleece lining and draped red velvet
Interior finished with 100% Dupioni Silk Lining and grosgrain headband

Restoration Project: Green Velvet Picture Hat

Tinkerbell's Crown: Peter Pan

A very special piece of work for a costume worn by a wonderful, lovely actress playing one of my favorite characters in the world in a very special production near and dear to my heart! I left a little bit of my heart and soul in this one.
And yes, I DO believe in fairies!

1920's Cloche

Black wool hood, trimmed, steamed and stiffened to shape: Black wool flower handmade from left-over fabric, with glass button in center, hand-stitched to brim