Petersham Hair Bows

Just finished some petersham hair bows for the shop and thought I would let you see the end result.

Winter 2009

For the Races and beyond, nice little cloche shape for a windy day. I have made this from the most beautiful soft velour fur felt. Also looks fab with red stitching.

New Bridal Flowers

Our new stock of bridal flowers are here and here is a sneak preview. Log onto the website for details.

How to Line a Hat

This is a vintage style faux fur beret that I made recently - I have photographed the stages in making a lining for a soft shape hat. Here I have used a bright pink silk satin as a lining which makes for a pretty dramatic finished effect. Best to hand sew a lining in I find as the end result is always nicer. Petersham headband has a canvas layer to help keep it stiff and stay put. To make the lining just cut (using the same pattern as the hat) from thin fabric as if the fabric lining is too heavy it will alter the size of the hat. I usually use a thin silk as I have here. Keep all the seams together, pin into place and hand sew as illustrated.

Vintage Paper Patterns

Found these little gems at a Church Fair - classic little girls dress patterns.

Marie Antoinette

I think this bodice might be where I got the idea for my 'Hollywood Glam' Hair clip now that I look at this photo. Just love the effect of these velvet flowers on this bodice.



Loved this movie 'Marie Atoinette' although as with the trend these days, the camera moved so quickly you never get the chance to dwell on the costumes and I know I am but one 'maker' who finds this extremely frustrating. So here are some photo's so we can look at the detail - the costumes were amazing and I loved the mix of candy pastel colours - just stunning - the whole thing !

Mature Bride Option

A Velvet Headband with bling that I recently made for a lovely lady getting married at 60. I love the mixture of the two colours and think that to offset all the black it's nice to add the buff colour to add some contrast especially on black hair. This is a good way to add interest to your wedding day without the hassel of a full hat on head situation. My design gives you the look of a small 1940's hat without the hat! The bling is swarovski crystals added for the wow factor - in this case an opalised buff colour to match the buff velvet.