Hats, Hats and more hats!

So my hats are ticking along quite nicely at the moment. I've had a few sales, 2 of which are custom orders which I love doing. I had a lovely lady Clare come to see me the other day. She wanted a hat to go with an outfit she had picked out that she is wearing to the Cheltenham festival in a few weeks time. 

Her outfit was made from a lovely tweed fabric with a pop of purple velvet on the collar and cuffs. Originally she was looking at a cloche style hat in purple but as it happened I hat a fedora made up in a taupe wool felt with a purple felt bow around the brim. This went perfectly with the outfit so she decided to go for that instead. I love it when a customer finds something that's just right! I hope she enjoys wearing it and I look forward to seeing some pictures. 

Next I'm planning some new bridal hats ready for spring/summer. I've been making silk flowers and beading lots of pretty lace in preparation so I hope to have some photos to show very soon so stay tuned! 

Love Sally 

New Hat Style.

I've been playing around with a new style of mini top hat. It has a shorter crown and it's so cute! It's a much easier style to wear and seems to suit everyone. I can just see Victorian ladies swanning around with these perching on their up-do's and i have tried to use this as my inspiration for the decoration. Green is my favourite colour and I love the rich tones of the green velvet ribbon against this lovely brown felt. The soft hackle feathers have so much movement in them and sit perfectly behind the ribbon cockade. I want to make a range of these before I put them on my Etsy shop. Using Victorian influences with a hint of steampunk, I'm really excited to put together a collection of these little hats. All I need now is to come up with a name!

The shorter style is so adorable! The hat perches on the head and is held in place with elastic tucked behind the hair. 

I love making these ribbon cockades to decorate my hats. The pretty pewter button really finishes it off perfectly.

I would love to hear what you think of it! Will post more pics soon.

Love and Hattiness,

Sally x