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Flora Fedora 2.0
I have never been able to leave well enough alone. Last year I designed the Flora Fedora hat, a rather adorable hand dyed cotton canvas fedora that is perfect for traveling or for simply looking marvellous at the grocery store. While there was nothing wrong with last year’s version, I knew she could be even…
A New Flight Path
Of course there is a handmade hat to go with whatever random thought is passing through my brain. In this case it is about charting a new direction both in life and in business (one and the same, really.) Flight hats have been a constant theme in my hat making life. They represent strength, courage,…
A Woollen Spun Gal
I just can’t quit this squishy Canadian yarn. It’s not fancy, sophisticated or luxurious, but it’s my kind of perfect. Chances are, if I meet a yarn made from natural fibres, I’m going to love it. I fall in love easily. But of all the sweaters and shawls that I have made, the ones I…
Snow and Indigo
It’s been so beautiful and snowy in Lunenburg. I never feel quite safe confessing that I love winter, so please don’t tell anyone. I know that winter can be tough on many people and there’s nothing worse than that cheerful snow lover when you want to pull the blankets over your head until Spring, so…
Headbands, Halifax and Hat News
Hello! I have a new inanimate best friend. Meet my Minnie May headband. I made a batch of 12 and at 5:45 a.m, headbands in tow, I will be hitting the road for the Halifax Brewery Market, tomorrow (Saturday) from 8-1. Yes, I mentioned the time for the purposes of sympathy. Next week I will…
A Life of Flowers and a Class to Celebrate it.
As I approach one more rotation around the sun, it occurs to me that I have spent so much of it in the creation of fabric flowers. One of my earliest childhood memories is picking dandelions on the hillside of a busy Montreal street, certain that I had discovered gold. Seeing that yellow hill was…
Pretty Little Things For a Gentler World
Hello, my lovely hat junkies, Guess what I did? I ordered in beautiful sewing notions from Merchant and Mills and listed them in my WEBSHOP. I have had this long standing dream of having a millinery and notions shop. I decided that if you want a dream to come true you actually need to do…
A Pattern, a Podcast and PEI
Where to begin, where to begin? I have had a whirlwind month, summer….. season and I have so much to tell you, starting with my latest news. I finally published the knitting pattern for my Log Cabin Hat! I am so grateful to my friend, Micheline, who helped me with tech editing and graphic design.…
Successful Summering and So Many Hats
Hello from the middle of summer. I am happy to report that I have been doing a pretty good job at carpe dieming. (Hope you don’t mind if I make up a verb here or there.) On a very good day, I have a batch of morning glory muffins baked (I mean, what else does…
Seven Thousand Hats Later
Last month marked 30 years of making hats. That’s a whole lot of hats that I have put out there in the world. I don’t know the exact number, but I do know that I have used over 7000 labels. I’m just going to pause and think about that for a second….To celebrate, I will…