Thanks to milliners

Inspired wants to thank all the milliners out there who have posted the winners of the JudithM contest, including myself!

Millinery in commercials

In the last two days, Inspired has seen two commercials with hats being worn by the women in them. Yesterday it was a Toyota commercial with two women wearing styles similar to those of the 1940s. Today it was a Subway restaurant commercial with a woman wearing a red cloche trimmed in black.

This is certainly encouraging to those of us who love hats!

Inspired mIllinery runner-up in hat competition

Mostly Millinery (aka Inspired) recently received notice that a hat she had made had won runner-up in the pattern division of a competition using felt fabric. The competition was sponsored by a millinery supply store (www.judithm.com) along with a manufacturer of felt fabric.

Her hat entry was inspired by an illustration on a sewing pattern envelope from the 1940s. The hat was sewn entirely by hand using felt fabric, was decorated with top stitching and beads, and lined in silk. 

See www.mostlymillinery.com for more hats.

1940s felt hat

Inspired totally hand created this hat from felt. The girl is a professional model and nothing is known about her. 

Mostly Hats by Mostly MIllinery

Inspired is please to report that the Women's Market at the Eiteljorg museum in Indianapolis went well. Several of my hats found new homes and will now be loved! Inspired creates the hats that go to homes where they are loved!

Also found a home for a sweet little girl hat. A doting grandmother bought it for her adorable granddaughter.