Figure 8 Easy 2* & My Beautiful Poupée

She's cute OK.

This is my beautiful poupée! I haven't named her yet.  Cristina de Prada who writes the fantastic blog "The Rantings of a Mad Hatter Wannabe" sent her to me along with her brother Joaquin. I love both of them!! What a treat a beautiful poupée and a dude with swag. Who could ask for more? Oh yeah, I could ask for more.. Cristina and Peter here too. Luv!!!

Here's how to make a fast and simple Figure 8 clamp style hat.  The Photos are what they are I used my iPhone. 

List of supplies: 
32" of spring wire,  1 wire joiner,  32 1/2" of  Fabric Tubing ( or I made felt tubing from a felt rounding),  Trim.

I measured 32"spring wire and attached the joiner on one end

I sewed a tube from an old felt rounding using the guide.

The wire was threaded through the felt tubing. The wire was joined with the joiner and the ends sewn together. 

Twist the round covered wire into an 8 shape. It will make a clicking noise. Pin where you want the Hinge to the clamp to be.

Sew the connection together

I added a 1 1/2"x 1" piece of felt to cover the connection

Bad Photo..Deal

Finished and........

clamped on my Beautiful Poupée

I trimmed it with a vintage berry vine

Done.

Yeah, She's Cute.

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Daily Candy did a Feature on My Shop "The Millinery Guild"!

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Los Angeles | September 7, 2011 The Rad Hatter The Millinery Guild Opens on Beverly | | There are many words to describe Susan Murphy’s hats, but “dull” is not one of them. Her new Beverly Boulevard boutique, The Millinery Guild, specializes in eccentric, over-the-top headwear (an all-too- raresight outside British aristocracy and Munchkinland). Inside the all-white jewel box space, you’ll find handcrafted toppers that range from whimsical (felt fedoras with bird appliques) to WTF? (a mousetrap headband with a wedge of rhinestoned cheese) by established labels such as Cristina de Prada, Su WeHa, and Carpe Diem. Then there’s Murphy’s own line, Montez, with avant-garde creations like a mouth-shaped straw beret dangling a cigarette. She often uses wooden hat blocks from the 1930s and 1940s, so even custom orders have a vintage twist. Want to flex your own millinery muscle? Murphy plans to teach beginners’ workshops at Hands-On 3rd. We’re brimming with excitement. The Millinery Guild, 7767 Beverly Boulevard, between North Ogden Drive and  North Genesee Avenue, Fairfax District (213-985-4784 or themillineryguild.com), $65 and up. Photo: Courtesy of The Millinery Guild How YaLike me nao?

In Barcelona.. May 8th

Come to Barcelona and wear your hat!

Next May 8th 2011 (Sunday) at noon we will wear our hats and take a stroll down Barcelona’s emblematic street, Rambla Catalunya. This will be the seventh edition of the “Passejada amb Barret” (Hat Stroll), our version of the Easter Parade that takes place every year on the Sunday after Easter (although this year it will be delayed one week to avoid clashing with any 1st of May events). We will be meeting in Rambla Catalunya / Diagonal (where the sculpture of the giraffe is). This year we will have people coming from far and wide, so why not plan your trip and join us on this wonderful event. It’s the excuse you need to get (or make) a new hat, and visit Barcelona ¡See you!