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It’s been a pretty crazy week here in the U.S. And my life feels torn between political issues and millinery, which is largely focused just
It’s been a pretty crazy week here in the U.S. And my life feels torn between political issues and millinery, which is largely focused just
Finding a niche as a hat-maker can be tricky. My personal style — and the ideas for hats I can’t wait to make — is
Happy third Thursday of September! Wow! Where has this year gone? Anyhow, my post this month kind of relates tangentially to time passing so quickly.
Several months ago, I went on a bit of a rant about using the wrong words for hat shapes. Recently, I saw a wonderful piece by The New
Sometimes it’s hard to figure out what I’m going to write about. But two days after my last “Millinery Operations” post, I knew what this
I’m thinking about two recent events, and how they pertain to hats: Ascot and the Tonys. First let’s ogle some hats from Royal Ascot: This
I don’t know whether anyone noticed, but there was no “Millinery Operations” post last month. My grandfather died right around the time I would usually
When I became a milliner, I became something else, too: an addict. I am addicted to … buying vintage ribbons, trims and millinery supplies. In
It’s tax time, which means a lot of us are thinking about numbers and budgets and costs. Money is the elephant in the studio room
I’ve been thinking about wearability of hats. Outside of racing fashions and other fancy events, many people are nervous about wearing hats. I recently acquired
I’m just going to say it: Lately reading Facebook has been making me depressed. Really depressed. Every day there’s more to read about people being
More than a year ago, Emily, who used to write the “Millinery Operations” column, made several posts about the category problem on Etsy. Many months