is arguably what I do best. But even I didn't expect to make hats...or anything to do with fashion. Though one of the few memories of my childhood I have is making 'clothes' for my sister's Cindy doll, using tissues (the only 'material' I had access to) and endlessly 'designing' clothes for badly drawn mannequins. It's funny, the things you remember. And of course, when Andrew was little (he'll be thirty this year, how time flies...), I made quilted waistcoats and jackets to sell, which were quite popular at the time. Unlike my friend Sandy, though, I don't have a fashion training, so I thought no more of it. But here I am, learning to make hats. This is my first fascinator, nearly finished (but not quite). I can't imagine anything more joyful to do. On Friday, I met with my friends Jill and Clare, who are learning with me, and compared notes with them. Jill took lots of photographs, so I'll let you see some more when I get the images.
This one is quite straightforward, really, but I'm planning to work with lutradur and evolon, silk and felt, and lots and lots of stitch, to create art to go to your head...as it were! Watch this space!
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