As the November chill sets in the Late:Create group make fabulous fascinators
November 25, 2008 Community, Late:Create
Late:Create is an exciting monthly workshop where members get creative using our collections for inspiration.
This month milliner Isabel Benavides facilitated some divine fashion creations suitable for the most stylish of you out there. I was impressed that such hats could be made in a two hour workshop!
Isabel tells us more about the session:
‘I was invited to make hats with the participants at my very first Late Create on 6 November. Before we began creating our gorgeous pieces, we talked about the museum’s hat collection and how it is stored. In particular we focused on the teaching resources of a milliner who taught hat making in London during the 1950s and 60s.
I showed participants a few quick folding and curling techniques using sinamey (a straw-like fabric made from banana plant fibres) to get everyone started. Then everyone began to design and make their own fascinators using a range of materials including feathers, sinamey, veiling, ribbons and beads.
The results were impressive and all the designs ideas were really unique and original. We finished off the session by taking photos of the completed pieces. And then, of course, I had the chance to try on a few…!!’
Click on this link to have a look at some of the great hats.
Late: Create is free and takes place 6 – 8pm on the 1st Thursday of every month and is for people who are currently out of work. Future workshops include creative writing and sculpture. The sessions are coordinated by the Museum’s Inclusion Officer, Lucie Fitton. To find out more contact community@museumoflondon.org.uk