Fine Sewn Braid Hats
  I am a one person studio, specializing in hats constructed on an antique straw machine.  Most of my hats are created from strands of braid 5 to 12 mm wide.   This requires a specialized antique chainstitch sewing machine.         I am also doing a new line of winter hats out of pieces of wool or fur felt sewn together (raw edges out), just messing around with different materials.        My pieces range from the basic sun or cap style hat to abstract or representational  sculptural cocktail hat. I approach each hat as I sculpture as I do not use any blocks or forms to create the shape as I stitch.  This gives each hat a uniqueness and vitality.

I market my hats through fine craft shows across the country, not much wholesale.  See “show schedule”  for that info. 

I have a small studio that is waiting for walk-in shopping traffic - it’s open by appointment or if you catch me in there stitching up hats.   Call 970-390-7592 if you’d like an appointment. 

WHERE & HOW to FIND my HATS

teapots I have been doing a few years now, have evolved into tea sets