Here’s the latest news from Silverhill Creative Millinery — along with any other hat or fashion related blog posts. Everything from celebrating hats in my favorite movies and TV shows (*cough* Downton Abbey *cough*), to articles about how to care for your hats, to showcasing the different types of materials used in millinery.
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I completed probably fewer than 10 pieces this year, which is shocking and sad. I’ll call 2022 an unintended hiatus. It was a break from my creative pursuits to focus on fixing myself and … training a new puppy.
You may have heard about small businesses with Etsy shops going on "strike." I have a lot of thoughts on this issue, and the more I dig into it, the more new thoughts occur to me. It's far more complex than the narrative of big, corporate Etsy taking advantage of...
Making a happy, spring hat was an amusing contrast in snowy winter. The juxtaposition turned sadder when my dog got cancer. I turned to creativity to help me through grief.
In May 2020, I officially joined the Milliners Guild. I wanted to write about my membership — but I wasn't sure what to say beyond "Hey, I've joined this organization." Is it a designation most people care about? No. I've never been asked if I'm a member. Probably...
I am a passionately political person — and I keep my millinery business almost entirely apolitical. That has always been a deliberate choice, and as a general thing, that's going to continue. However, I feel compelled today to write about the intersection of...
With few people wearing hats, probably even fewer people know that hat contests are a thing! From "fashions on the field" contests to straight-up hat-making competitions, milliners get to vie for accolades and prizes. Every year, HATalk Magazine (an e-magazine)...
The year in review for Silverhill Creative Millinery: online learning, joining the Milliners Guild, participating in online exhibitions, buying new blocks and making new hats.
Tomorrow is Election Day in the U.S. To mark the occasion, here's my post about a hat inspired by U.S. Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins. Back in May, I joined the Milliners Guild as a professional-level member. (More about that in future posts.) Since COVID was...
With a brand-new Silverhill Creative Millinery website, there's not a full archive of blog posts and news ... yet. So here's a collection of past features, interviews and social media links. Interviews and Features I was selected for a profile interview on Hat Academy...
April 20-26 is "Fashion Revolution Week." It's held every year on the anniversary of the Rana Plaza factory collapse. As a general thing, I choose not to bring politics into my business. But it simply doesn't make sense to be any part of the fashion industry without...
Welcome to my website and my first blog post! Let's get this party started... Launching my website has me nervous and excited. I've done it all myself. In part because I can't afford a top-notch web designer. And, in part, because I've always been that type of person:...
