Black is Back

 

Two different styles of bows. The top one is made from crin a synthetic mesh,  the bottom one vintage gross grain ribbon.The crin bow is sat on a black sinamay base edged with black raw silk with a small vintage petersham ribbon bow to secure it into place. The black gross grain ribbon has been wired so that it can be twisted into position and anchored with two buttons one sitting on top of the other. There are lots of black tie weddings at the moment so theses pieces are now in the shop waiting to be whisked away.

Busy in the workroom

 

Nappa Leather Cocktail Hat

 

 

Last week a lovely lady called Helen came to join in all the sewing activity in the workroom. She was keen to make something with a vintage feel and so I set her to work with some lovely nappa leather, veiling, freshwater pearls and silk.
Although a little challenging at times, she soon got the hang of some millinery trickery and here is the finished piece. Great job don't you think.? Next week it will be a different set of ingredients.! Then she will be back to university to finish her BA but intends to visit us again when she has more time.

Citrus twist

There's lots of colour around this season so I have made a simple black cocktail hat but edged it in orange cotton and piped it with a green braid. The patterned silk makes a great contrast to the simple orange and the black corded lace gives it a little height,which sits nestled in the silk trim, secured with a green bead.

I have also made a neck scarf and head band in the same fabric as a well as a clutch bag in the orange cotton. It's very striking and would be perfect with a black dress.

It's just been put on display in the shop and I really love the vibrancy it brings to the top of my teak desk.