March in a minute! Revamping a vintage hat.

How I tranformed a simple vintage fur-felt hat design and fit using ribbon flowers and a new lining.

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Year-end UPDATES!

Chinatown in Three Acts, currently on exhibition at Austin’s Asian American Resource Center until April 5, 2025.

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New Hat Shapes

Introducing some of the new hat shapes in the studio, including hats created for the next exhibition: Chinatown in Three Acts.

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Chinatown In Three Acts

Announcing my next hat show in Austin 2024-25.

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My Little Top Hat - Obsession

A blog about my recent journey making mini top hats consecutively using different textiles, and how each piece found its own personality.

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Top Hat Crazy

The making of a wired mini top hat using lace and feathers. Updates on my art shows, and shenanigans.

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A Trip to NYC and New Hat Ideas

A visit to NYC and fabric shopping. A discussion about using traditional millinery techniques in new ways for the modern and younger hat wearer. Ideas on keeping millinery techniques alive.

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The Craft Clutter Crisis

There is no managing of clutter. It involves some real culling of stash and dead stock. Read about habits I have instilled, and how building more storage means corralling what I own into a finite amount of space, and getting rid of the rest that does not fit.

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Kanzashi nights, and days, and nights again

Updates on what I am doing in my studio.

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Straw Crowns

Recreating a beloved crown with new flowers and trims.

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Summer Vibes

Some news announcement and what I did in July.

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Dyeing Straw

Easy straw dyeing project for a warm Summer’s day.

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Millinery Flower Making

Millinery flowers, and some of the creative textiles and methods.

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Queen of the White Oaks - Texas Trees

A blog about how I made my Queen of the White Oaks crown.

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Winter is here & a look at some vintage hats

A quick overview of my new vintage hats.

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Fall & Winter projects on my work bench.

End of the year projects.

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Summer Hat Inspiration

Romantic vintage style straw hats with scarves inspired by iconic movies like “Giant.”

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Goodbye But Not Forgotten

Pandamonium is getting archived!

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Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam

Read about my journey, and how I created a theatrical but practical version of the Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam’s headpiece worn during the scene she was testing Paul Atreides in the 2021 HBO version of the film Dune.

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Honey! Beehive Yourself!

A blog about the long-awaited beehive hat.

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