Tissu "Francine"

Another in the Tissu Collection: "Francine"

Too much making the flowers/pins. More pics can be seen here:

Cuprum Riding Hat - Cloche Series

I love this color... it is one of my favorites. In fact, I have a whole stash of fabrics, pieces of clothing from thrift stores, etc, stored under my bed. They have been there for years.... Someday they will become something else. I always remember them whenever I am working on something else in the color Copper.

This is "Cuprum", (which is Latin for copper). These cloche style hats arecharming, don't make me sweat in this hot weather and are just plan fun to play with.

More pictures can be seen here

The paintings in the background of the pics are ©WB Eckert 2009 whose work can be found here and here

"Ringley" - Another in the Cloche Series

And here is "Ringley"... a take off of a vintage riding hat, but she does double duty as a cloche too. For more pics: HERE

Cloche Series - "Junie" Hat

Still playing with the Cloche Series of hats. This one is in a beautiful, vintage appeal cotton.

About 8 or 9 years (or more) ago, I worked for an interior design store. When I left, I left with an obscene amount of fabric samples and fabric books etc. I did finally get rid of some of the fabric books, but the larger sample pieces I kept. I have a goodly size batch of some Martha Stewart Home collection cottons. Nice weight, vintage patterns, beautiful weave and soil/oil repellent as well! I keep things forever, or at least it feels that way, but I know that if I keep something long enough because I like/love it or because there is value in it, I eventually will wind up using it. This is the case with these fabrics.

I had forgotten what a pain in the butt lining things was, but I had a bolt of some fine muslin also laying around (I told you, I keep everything!) and it worked perfectly for the lining.

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# 2 in the Cloche Series

Yes... not only am I enjoying how these are coming out... I am thoroughly enjoying making them. I love embellishing and the side embellishment on this piece as well as the last one ("Mandy Cloche")were so much fun putting together...

Here is "Loretta" from the Cloche Series:
I love that she can be worn in a variety of ways (tassel in back, pulled low over the eyes, high on the head).

More pics can be seen at 1000 Markets Shop

A Cloche by any Other Name

I feel like its been awhile since I made a hat. Whether that is true or not doesn't really matter. It is that I feel like that, that is important. So.... i've been playing.

On one of my other blogs, Just Hats, I recently did a piece entitled "The Cloche and its Charm". I truly am enamored of the Cloche. Any woman can wear one and the styles are innumerable.

Here is a new one: I had a lot of fun making it and even more fun embellishing it. There are a lot more pics here.

The hat is currently for sale in my shop at 1000 Markets - http://DreamWoven.1000Markets.com

Meet Art For Your Head "Coquette"

I am very pleased with this hat...incredibly versatile.......
Meet Art For Your Head "Coquette"


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Art for your Head "Forest Flowers" Hat

Here is another of my hats.... it was inspired by the small forest flowers that
can be seen when the light filters through the tall trees of the forest. Llama & Merino fulled fleece, and i handspun some merino and locks for the embellishment and added bronze freshwater pearls.

It is a bit more conservative than most of my hats.... so it really WAS a
challenge for me to finish it. I almost ditched it until my daughter looked at
it and said, "I want one like that!".....

More pics can be seen at http://dreamwoven.com/AFYHForest.htm

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Inca “Healing” Hat

During the course of the year, she would travel through many villages. There she would offer her healing techniques to those in need. She was always gentle in her teachings. She was the daughter of a Shaman and understood that living in balance with life, from the sky to the earth to the wind and to the mountain, was the basis of all healing. To learn to live without fear and take responsibility for life in all forms allowed those that needed help, to help themselves. As she stopped at each village, she was always humbled by seeing the faces again, of those she had previously helped.

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