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WatchI’ve just started working as one of the milliners in Barbara Feinman’s team in East Village, Manhattan, this little vid shows a bit about what she does
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February 2012
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Knox Hats Revisited
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My friend and fellow mom Julia Knox creates custom hats for kids and adults alike. Her hats are absolutely amazing, so I was really excited when she asked me to photograph her latest kids collection. With our little ones as the models we had a play date and took some fun photos. To see her full hat collection please visit knoxhatsrevisted.com or check out her...
January 2012
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November 2010
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Devastating drapery
We’ve reached the draping stage of my millinery course at FIT, I’ve been looking forward to it for ages. It means we are creating hats directly onto a head block, rather than following simply the form of the block the idea is to fold, mold and wind the felt or straw around the form creating a flowing, spontaneous sculptural piece.
There is so much you can do in this way, and I...
October 2010
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A head for hats
From the most famous milliner to a face that could make any milliner famous.
Audrey Hepburn, in my opinion the most beautiful woman ever to be photographed, could make any hat look good by positioning her elfin little face beneath it.
Famous in a time when hats were still a part of any well put together ensemble, she wore a miriad of different styles, some almost bigger than her.
From...
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All about hats
My latest obsession, well that’s not quite right as I’ve always been a hat gal, but it’s come to a bit of a head of late, is hats.
I’ve started a millinery course at FIT, here in New York and I’ve just made my second hat - a prohibition style fedora for my man. We’re starting at the beginning with the basic skills of hat making, blocking and constructing...
August 2010
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art for pitties
My mother was surprised when I expressed a desire to support a charity working towards the care and rehabilitation of pit bulls. Since a friendly lick from an enormous dog as a toddler nearly knocked me off my feet and left me with a rash that looked like 3rd degree burns I’ve been verging on petrified of large dogs. But as I pointed out to her my fear of the animals is all the more reason...
July 2010
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A cool breeze in a heatwave by juliaemily on Etsy →
It’s crazy hot here in New York and Ella and I have been hiding in the air conditioning all day dreaming of a day in the mountains. So of course I’ve spent most of the day wandering online.
This treasury on etsy is made up of items which evoke for me the idea of a fresh breeze - the one we don’t have flowing through this steamy city!
May 2010
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Crafts in Chelsea
One of my favorite things about spring is it means the beginning of the season of outdoor markets, mooching around the stalls in the sun, searching for that unique purchase, or perfect gift. We’ve already enjoyed a few but this weekend is Crafts in Chelsea, a market comprising entirely of etsians should be the best yet. A unique chance to see them and their products in person, with 100...
April 2010
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Miss Ella Louise
Since I was a little girl I’ve always loved making things, cooking, crafting, writing. I’ve been able to turn my hand to alot of different things and make some pretty cool stuff over the years - but on the 1st of April I made the best thing ever!
She is perfectly crafted - ideal in every way, and impossible to part with! May I introduce Miss Ella Louise. As you can see she is already...
March 2010
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My new new new york team
I want to introduce you to my new new new york etsy street team - what is this thing I imagine you ask. Well let me explain, etsy, lively little community that it is encourages us crafty people to join together to promote ourselves both on and off the site. Teams tend to group either by product or location. I’ve been a member of the etsyhookers team for some time now - a group of lovely...
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Swapsies!
The sun has returned to New York and about time too - it felt like winter was going to drag on forever - I know it’s not over yet and that we have spring showers in our near future, but the sun has got his hat on and New York is coming out to play.
So lovely is it outside that my team mate from the Newnewteam. Anne of Muppetloon and I were tempted into central park, to chat while her 2...
