Early Access // This Week's Video (My hat collection!)
I didn't count them up, but I'm not sure I want to know 😅 This week on the channel I'm going through my entire hat collection as I move things into upgraded archival storage materials. This was only possible thanks to your help here on Patreon, so thank you!
And yes, this video is only part one, as otherwise the video would have been well over an hour long and I don't think the algorithm could handle a full length documentary film of a gal sorting her hats, so I split it in two. The rest will be coming out on Friday.
Thank you so much for your support ❤ I have been away writing, but I also took a few days this weekend to sew a few things off camera just for myself, which was a nice little break from routine as well. I ended up making a dress yesterday out of a fabric I had in my stash for over a year and I am really happy with how it came out. Today I have got to get back to the next chapter though instead that I may have been procrastinating...
My Vintage Hat Collection // Upgrading To Archival Storage (YouTube)
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On this Mother’s Day, I thought I would share a little vintage tidbit from my Mom. This reminded me of the silk taffeta flower video you made a few weeks ago. Anyway, my Mom told me that she remembers people used to wear a paper carnation on Mother’s Day, a red or pink one if your Mom was still alive and a white one if she had passed. We are from Ontario, Canada and my Mom grew up in the 1950’s. I thought that was a nice image, people making and wearing carnations.
I was crazy in love with your show & tell hat vids...pt 1 & 2. Yes plz for tutorial making a placemat hat. (made one for my Easter hat...covered with silk flowers.) Also would love a tutorial on how you make a boater style (low brim) hat. Or any hat for that matter!
Thank you Victoria! More hat making coming to the channel soon!
Hi again, That was definitely worth staying up for. And there is another one. I'm naturally going to watch it now. Anything millinery is more than fine with me, re: the place mat hat experiment. Thank you for treating us/me with these wonderful creations. Yours, Ann
Thanks Ann! I feel the same hat love so I get it!
Hi, Be still my hart. It's very late and I've just read through the comments. It's hats! Should I watch this tomorrow or should I love the hats too much for sleep. It's rhetorical. Of course the hats wins. Yours, Ann
Watching this on YouTube now and jumped in to say, please show us at least an attempt to make a hat with a placemat, that would be super interesting. Even if it goes horribly awry, we will have learned something!
I'm convinced. You could make a video of a burlap sack and I would love it. Your hat collection is spectacular!
Thank you Josie!
Defo mix up the vintage. I predominantly love the 30's androgynous assetic but due to height etc I mix up with other eras and make a lot of items to wear. I love a strong bold hat to and add touches of femininity. Your hat collection is epic.
Thank you! I mostly admire deco things from afar, as I'm just naturally too curvy for it to look as sleek as it "should", not that I always let that stop me!
I love hats and multiple hats in the same color or material doesn't mean duplicates. I tell my husband all the time my 20 black hats have there own personality with a specific tone.
Exaaaactly! 20 black hats, 20 different vibes ✨
You don’t have to justify yourself to me! You should see my fabric collection. Every time I decide that I have more than enough for the projects planbb be Ed I see yet more yardage that I just ‘have’ to have
I absolutely love that the ruffle hat looks like a block of ramen noodles. Hats could really be anything in the 1940s!
The 1940's were truly an anything goes time for hats 😂 and Bes Ben hats are always good for a laugh!
Hear hear little luffa and wee fruit hat!
Ah you have shamed me. I will be investing in acid free boxes to store my hats. I have waaaaay too many just piled on each other in hat boxes. At least I have the tissue and could work on that right away. How do you keep inventory of your collection?
I have been meaning to do this for years so no shame here! I used to keep a document with photos of all of my hats funny enough, but I lost it in a laptop crash and have never made a new one. I just do it by memory currently!
You are one of the lucky ones who look fabulous in hats. I love all of these hats, even the shower luffa hat. Looking forward to the next thrilling instalment! 🥰
Thank you Rhonda! I'll be making some hats on the channel soon ❤
I also love those straw hats, and just hats in general.. If you do decide you want to sell that smaller black one, I'd gladly buy it from you :P
Thank you Eleonora!
I wish i suited hats! you suit all of the styles, and i dream of them looking as glam on my mop as i love hair accessories.
Thank you Niccy!
I don't even wear hats, but now I really want to go hat shopping...
So many beautiful hats!
Thank you Flynn!
Don't ever worry about having to store things together. Even museums often can afford the space to store everything separately. As long as everything is supported and protected with the tissue, that is enough. It's great to understand best practices, but even the pros can only do good enough.
I work in a museum, I couldn't possibly comment ;-)