Monthly Archives: June 2011

Hat for Henley Regatta!

Posted on 28/06/2011 by

oops, its Tuesday already and as I am going to Henley on Friday I had better find time to make myself a hat……Jane Corbett must wear a Jane Corbett Hat!!

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the summer season……

Posted on 21/06/2011 by

This time of year is just lovely, a rolling calendar of quintessentially English events that started early this year with the Royal Wedding. Then in the blink of an eye it was Chelsea Flower Show, the Derby and Ascot, closely … Continue reading →

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Ascot highlights!

Posted on 20/06/2011 by

So thrilled to see Mrs Middleton in the Royal procession on Ladies Day wearing one of my hats, and hugely relieved that the rain stayed away long enough for the carriages to be open! Likewise on Friday when Lady Warren … Continue reading →

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dawn chorus!

Posted on 13/06/2011 by

A grey wet morning, but the birds are singing their hearts out in the garden and I am on the home straight, piles of organdie petals and the last hat to be finished!

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Ascot hats, the finishing line is in sight!

Posted on 12/06/2011 by

With less than 1o hours to go before the studio opens in the morning for the last collections for Ascot I still have hats to finish! A predictably busy week has become a creative marathon! Thank goodness it’s a buzz … Continue reading →

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Ascot is coming!

Posted on 03/06/2011 by

Why does it seem that the number of hours in the day get fewer as Ascot approaches?! Every year I say “this year will be different”, I will sleep, take vitamins and take a break to walk across the marsh … Continue reading →

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