Fabulous Fascinators: 14 Fantastic Projects from Simple to Advanced - Softcover

Kerry Aston

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1907615083 ISBN 13: 9781907615085

Publisher: Morse-Brown Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

Fascinators have never been more popular. And making fascinators is one of those delightful crafts where it's surprisingly easy to make something that looks very complicated, and will get you lots of compliments. It's also the easiest and most satisfying way to start down the road of making hats. Making fascinators is not about hard and fast rules - it's about learning a handful of simple techniques and then, once you've got these under your belt, starting to experiment and make your own designs. This detailed and beautifully photographed book will show you how to create 14 fabulous fascinators from scratch, from basic through to advanced. The author, award-winning milliner Kerry Aston, also talks about where she gets her inspiration from, so that even if you make all 14 of the projects in the book, you'll know how to come up with totally original designs yourself. Each project starts with a gorgeous photo of the fascinator being worn, and then lists the tools and materials you'll need to make it. This is then followed by a complete set of step-by-step instructions, illustrated with detailed photos taken along the way. And finally, Kerry shows a handful of other similar-but-different fascinators, where she's just tweaked some of the methods, sizes or embellishments to give a fascinator with a very different feel.

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Review

Fabulous Fascinators by Kerry Aston is a wonderful, enjoyable introduction for anyone learning to create headpieces. The book opens by giving the reader a clear understanding of fascinators, materials and equipment used, and develops into a detailed step-by-step guide to creating 14 different pieces, each illustrated with photographs, and includes patterns to guide you through. All the basic millinery techniques are covered. Kerry has created a lovely book packed with lots of information for any budding milliner. --Davina Lynch, Davina Lynch Millinery, Ireland

Fabulous Fascinators is truly an amazing and fun paperback, packed with substance and detail. Kerry Aston, an award winning milliner whose work has graced Royal Ascot and the pages of Vogue, has created a step-by-step how-to introduction to designing beautiful fascinators. Whether you are a novice or experienced when it comes to creating headpieces, Kerry delivers techniques for feather dying, forming chic bows and flowers, to advanced moulding of fascinator hat block forms. All demonstrated through photographic documentation and patterns, simplifying the process. Although extensive direction is given, she encourages individualism and creativity for out-of-the-box thinking, to ensure the reader adds their own personal taste to their creation. This book provides not just an addictive manual for a hat making hobbyist, but also an insight to the history and forward thinking approach of where the future of millinery is heading --Mandi Kingsbury. Fashion Director & Stylist. Judge, Jaguar Style Stakes 2013, Dubai World Cup

This is a lovely book to get you started and excited with fascinator making. Easy to follow steps and a variety of ideas accompany each project. Judy Bentinck Millinery. What a wonderful clear and concise book on Fascinators! The instructions are easy to follow. The photos are attractive and colorful. I believe this book will not only be inspirational for hobbyists and beginners but also a great reference book for any milliner. It will be a great addition to my library. Well done Kerry Aston and How2hats. --Louise Green, Louise Green Millinery, USA

About the Author

Kerry's love of fascinators began with a visit, many years ago, to Royal Ascot in the UK. The array of fabulous, intricate and wonderful hats and fascinators on display was just too tempting, and she just had to learn how to create her own. From day one she was hooked - after just two lessons she had created her very first fascinator (that's how easy fascinators can be!) But if you'd told her back then that she'd be a nationally recognised award-winning milliner running a business making hats and fascinators that were featured in Vogue and worn at Royal Ascot, she'd have said you were out of your mind!

Edition details

• Publisher: Morse-Brown Publishing
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1907615083
• ISBN 13: 9781907615085
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 104
• Editor: John Morse-Brown