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Nicky Miller

United Kingdom

• EVA Foam Orchid Project by Galina Kofod
• Classic Hat Styles: The Top Hat (HATalk Blog)

My inspiration comes from 2 ideas.

- The timeless top hat / back to racing fashion / events which we have missed dearly over the pandemic.

- I took inspiration from the EVA foam tutorial and used a few tips in creating my own unique flowers.

• Millinery wool felt
• Millinery wire
• Petersham ribbon
• Satin lining
• EVA foam
• Silk for flowers
• Dried flowers
• Copper covered wire
• Waffle veiling
• Twigs

• Traditional millinery method of blocking crown and brim using felt and felt stiffener
• Wired and edged brim with petersham / crown brim attachment
• Handmade EVA foam/ silk flowers and fronds.
• Individually sewed on each flower / twig
• Finished with veiling and copper covered wire
• Lining insertion