dying sinamay

Inspired Millinery will be dying some sinamay straw today to make embellishments for a sinamay hat. The straw for the hat was dyed a few months ago, then when I blocked the hat I found that there would not be enough straw left over to make the embellishments I had in mind. 

Inspired Millinery has to start working toward a spring/summer line to show at the Eiteljorg Museum's Women's Art Market in March. Working with lightweight materials and pretty summery colors will help pass these gray winter days!