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My Encore Excursions

  • Paper Into Flowers

    Paper Into Flowers

     It was a rainy Sunday in Seattle so I attended a “Paper Bouquet” class at Packaging Specialties.  In 2 hours I learned some basics for crepe paper and tissue flowers.  This annotation gives some basic steps that I can refer back to when I forget!

    MSRitzman

    March 22, 2015
    Projects
    crepe paper flowers, Paper flowers
  • A Felt Hat

    I have continued with hat making and have completed a felt hat. The process for making a felt hat starts with selecting a felt base.  Izzie has a selection of wool, wool fur blend and beaver felt bases.  I selected a wool fur blend in a deep caramel tone for a cloche style chapeau.  Then I selected […]

    MSRitzman

    December 2, 2014
    Hat Making
    cloche hat, Hat Making Seattle, Izzie Lewis, Millinery
  • Hat Making Lesson Four

        Lining We made a 2 piece lining to fit the crown by cutting a top piece and a bias strip for the side band. I used a scarf as my fabric and added light weight interfacing on the top piece to help the lining stay in place. The center front and back were […]

    MSRitzman

    November 6, 2014
    Hat Making
    Hat Making Seattle, Izzie Lewis, Millinery
  • Hat Making Lesson Three

      This week we learned about customizing and fitting the hat. Crown We marked center front & back on the crown, removed the tacks and popped the buckram off the block. The crown block I used was in two pieces since it was slightly flared. We then trimmed the buckram to our desired height, cut flannel with grain aligned front/back, […]

    MSRitzman

    November 3, 2014
    Hat Making
    Hat Making Seattle, Izzie Lewis, Millinery
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