Hello Rosie,
I love Vintage and costume too You are the first writer that has an interest with Millinery too.
My daughter is a dancer so I get to make her costumes. I am a Dental Tech by trade and work in my home. Candice is the 'Fife' character and dances Scottish Highland Choreography. It is a hoppie kind of dance and children love to participate, good exercise. We have been working on this children show for the past 2 years. I have made the costumes for most of the other characters along face prosthesis and teeth. One of the characters is a enchanted Wolf/Man that teaches children about animals care. We haven't done any filming yet there is still so much to do with sets and props. We are making all this ourselves. In the hope we will be able to get picked up by a production company.
Any way i love making hats and am just starting. My husband bought me some great Millinery books. Now I am looking for the outlets to supply things.
Hope you put more of your things up on Threads. i love to see what other seamstresses are designing.
Slainte
K.L.Taylor
The Jesters Mother

Savory and Fred have the same hat. They take forever to stitch the side 'horns?'on. My next one will look like Fife herself. I have been looking for the tiny hat instruction on Youtube to get more knowledge on construction.
Look on Flicker and Myspace's Jestersmother name and see more of her costumes. Wish I know how to link them for you. Sorry
I am just learning the computer.
Slainte`

WOW
Oh my goodness,,, Look at that collar! I just love your detailing.
I don't have pictures here of my costumes but my daughter put some up on Flicker under the Jestersmother name. Wish I could contact you and ask questions about construction. I think you can write them right on the flicker site. I will ask her to help me put some of them here but maybe you could give me some pointers.
I have a Swallow tail coat that is driving me nuts with the back seam. I had to make it from Ultra Swede(sp)Too thick!
I just want to run screaming from the house sometimes.

Do you have the machine that makes this hole pattern in the material? I had a old friend that had one of them. She has since passed and I wonder what happened to it. Do you know what I am talking about? She used it to attach her crochet laces to napkins and other table cloths. I have found tablecloths and bought and used the material for costumes. I do this with Curtains too.

They are all right. Construction concept extraordinaire.
You amaze me over and over.

I was wondering if there is any wiring in the cords that help keep the curls in it or does it just naturally curve that way from the bias cut of the fabric. I am a fan of yours now after seeing your other creations. I have so much to learn.

Superb, Very fine. Love it in every aspect.
You go girl!

I have done the Plaster cast type of molding on my daughter for a costume piece of armor. I had to mix it and spread it on her. I had forgotten that you can buy the plaster impregnated gauze from medical supply stores. I would have been so much easier.
Using the Duct tape alone would be hard cause it doesn't hold its shape after cutting the front from the back. Using the plaster gauze strips make a "Mother Mold" to support it while the Papier-Mache drys. you still have to use the paper towels as a separator.

Weezie2 the paper tape is found at Staples or Office suppilys. It is for sending packages in the mail that need to be stamped with red ink. Sometimes you can get it at the Post office. But mostly at the office suppilys.