Old Sew-n-Sew

For those of you out there who like to sew. Here is a link to a source for free vintage patterns. 

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Fascinated with Fascinators....

Last Autumn I went to a yard sale where I found several women's hats for sale. Now, I am normally not a hat person. Oh, I'll wear the occasional stocking hat in the winter. But that was about it. 
The hats that I found at the sale beckoned to me. I tried on a couple and Hubby said that the style really suited me. So the hats came home with me. And so began my adventure into the world of hats. I've spent some time researching the art of hat making - called millinery - looking and learning about the various styles of hats. 


My personal favorites are the cloche styles. But I was really intrigued by the hats popular in the 50s. And I knew just who to turn to for info on those. My DIL Tracy. 
She is fond of the 50s style of decorating - called Atomic Ranch. And so with her encouragement, I delved deeper into the making of Fascinators. 

A Fascinator is a term used to describe a delicate, slightly-to-very frivolous head decoration worn almost exclusively by women. A Fascinator may be worn instead of a hat to occasions where hats were traditionally worn — such as weddings — or as an evening accessory, when it may be called a cocktail hat. It is generally worn with fairly formal attire.

Here is the first Fascinator I made...

It is now on its way to its new home. I had a lot of fun making it and do believe there may be more "Fascinat-ion" in my future.