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Hold onto your hats folks, The Hat Stand is back! Sheffield's only dedicated hat shop in the city centre is back for another stint at the Winter Garden Pop-up shop between March 16th and 30th. With 3 resident milliners and 2 award-winning guest milliners, the shop wiill be a treat for those looking for headwear for weddings, race days, christenings or those just coming for a nosy! The shop will be open Monday to Saturday 10.30 to 5.30 and between 10.30-4.30 on Sundays. There will be a launch evening on Monday 16th with a little bit of fizz between 5-7pm for you to come and explore the collections out of hours. The Hat Stand is also very proud to be supporting Brain Tumour Research and their nationwide fundraising campaign #WearAHatDay on Friday 27th March. However, the shop will be extending that celebration of hats and fun through into Saturday 28th March in addition to selling wristbands and pin badges to raise funds for this incredibly worthwhile charity. For more information, please visit The Hat Stand website, Facebook or Twitter pages.

i know this is now a VERY old post, but i finally got round to publishing the research i did about sheffield's old hat shops on our website! thank you so, so much for all your help and input, it was super useful. i hope you enjoy reading and will maybe come and see us in the winter gardens next month when we re-launch The Hat Stand http://thehatstand.weebly.com/news-and-updates/looking-back-sheffields-hat-shops

there is more info about the Pop-up shop on Facebook too....please do feel free to invite a friend or 3 x

myself and two other milliners took on the pop-up shop under the banner of The Hat Stand earlier this year and we have just had confirmation that we have a tenancy again next spring too. split between a few businesses, the rent is far less of a risk, however, staffing the shop is possibly the biggest consideration, as you do need to have cover all the time you are open. the ambassadors are super helpful and you will get to know them during your tenancy. they are happy to help with set-up/pack down, if the furntiture (all provided) is too heavy for you to move on your own...and to keep an eye out so you can take a necessary loo break! we didnt make it easy for ourselves, we decided that is we were going to have a shop space we had to make a big splash...so we had workshops, a mad hatters tea party (catered by zoobys) and a full fashion day with a team of over 20 people and live entertainment! we all made our rent back (and plenty more!) during the 2 weeks and were still getting press from the event, thanks to our photos from the fashion day, last month. we set out that for us, promotion of our businesses, building our networks and generally raising our profiles was the aim of the project...these will factor next year, but we will be taking a different tack. but no spoilers! x

eeep! sorry for the delay in replying yup, i have made samples showing the headpiece designs on metal and elastic headbands as well as a comb. all the samples for both workshops can be found in the gallery on my website here i will be running this workshop again next year and *may* be doing it again at an alternative location before christmas...but i dont want to say to much in case i jinx those potential plans! hope this helps x

Exchange Place Studios hosts their second Pop-up Shop between 2nd and 5th October. The shop will showcase work from a wide range of artists, makers and designers, all of whom are studio holders at this iconic City Centre location. Join us for tea and cake at the preview evening between 5-8pm on Thursday 2nd October and meet the artists whose work will be for sale. The shop will be open between 10am and 4pm daily between Friday 3rd October and Sunday 5th October For more further info and a glimpse of what was on offer at the inaugural pop-up shop last month, please visit our Facebook Page Event To find out more about all the artists who work from the studios, please visit the Facebook page or follow us on Twitter Exchange Place Studios, Exchange Street, Sheffield, S2 5TR- Map

Create a Corsage: Fabric Roses £15.00 Saturday 25th October 10.30am to 12.30pm Exchange Place Studios, Exchange Street, Sheffield, S2 5TR In this workshop you will design and create your own unique fabric rose flower corsage. With autumn in full swing and thoughts turning to Christmas presents and decorations, get ahead of the pack with this versatile technique which can be used with a wide range of materials. There will be the opportunity to play with a variety of additional materials and experiment with this technique when your corsage is finished. All materials will be provided, but if you would like to bring your own fabrics, please do feel free. Maximum of 8 spaces available To see examples of the workshop makes, click here or check out my Facebook Page Click here to book your space or if you have any queries, please contact me via email at [email protected]

Create a Headpiece: An Introduction to Millinery Felt £30.00 Saturday 20th September 10.30am to 12.30pm Exchange Place Studios, Exchange Street, Sheffield, S2 5TR In this workshop you will design and create your own unique felt headpiece. This workshop is perfect if you are not confident with sewing as only a small amount will be required. The techniques to be used include; creating a template, a variety of cutting methods and a small amount of sewing. This workshop is also perfect for learning a millinery skill that you can develop and recreate at home. All materials and equipment will be provided and you will require only basic sewing skills, although you will be using craft knives. There is a certain amount of fluff involved in this project, so you may want to bring an apron with you too. ***Please note that this workshop is NOT suitable for people with wool allergies. Millinery felt is made with 100% wool and therefore there is the risk of a reaction*** Maximum of 8 spaces available To see examples of the workshop makes, click here or check out my Facebook Page Click here to book your space or if you have any queries, please contact me via email at [email protected]

ive been going to leeds college of art for all my training and will be back there in a few weeks. they offer x2 beginners sessions, intermediate and advanced evening classes monday to friday. but if you would like something closer to home, i have just released details of my first millinery workshop on my website Create a Headpiece: An Introduction to Millinery Felt i will also be offering private tuition from next year, unfortunately, my diary is so packed for the rest of this year i simply cant squeeze it in x

yup, we will have lots on colours available, but we will also be able to point you in the direction of some good suppliers if you'd like to make another design at home. we are good, but as most of the suppliers carry at least 20-30 colours we wont have every single one! x ---------- Post added 24-06-2014 at 07:58 ---------- oh thats a shame, but im sure you will have a fab holiday! yes, our team are planning more workshops for september onwards...keep an eye on our website, or sign up to our newsletter to make sure you get advance notice of these: http://thehatstand.weebly.com/ x ---------- Post added 24-06-2014 at 08:00 ---------- im certain we could incorporate it in some way, what a fabulous addition! depending how much there is will depend on what we can help you achieve, but between us, we have a pretty wide knowledge base! x

The Hat Stand is back! Saturday 28th June 10am-12.30pm Hangingwater Studio, Fultons Yard, 49 Nethergreen Road, Sheffield, S11 7EH Price: £25 In this workshop you will learn how to create curls of sinamay to design and make your own bespoke fascinator to take home at the end of the session. Minimal sewing skills are required, but you will learn to use dry heat and steam to manipulate the materials. In addition to this, you will learn how to trim your fascinator with a range of feather types. We will cover how to cut, curl and create feather mounts to personalise and perfect your sinamay creations. All equipment, materials and light refreshment will be provided during the session as part of the workshop costs. However, should you have a little something at home, a flower, a brooch or even some feathers that you would like to include in your design, please do bring them with you. To book your spot, simply email [email protected]

Due to cancellation, the Hat Stand Sheffield urgently need two photographers for their fashion shoots and show between 1-5pm on Sunday 18th May. The fashion shoots will be a round robin with 3 experienced models using the backdrop of the Winter Gardens for this unique location shoot. The Fashion Show will be preceded by performances by the cabaret troupe Marmalade Inspired and music for the show itself will be provided by Ryan Young. Please note, this is an unpaid project for all the 30+ participants on the day and the entire Hat Stand Project is being run on a zero budget with the only profit to be made from individual sales via the shop. The entire project is all about mutual benefit, co-operation between local makers, performers and independant businesses. we have also lined up industry and local press retrospective cover for the event for which you will be credited should the images be used with your consent. For more info please visit our website or follow us on FB or Twitter. If you are interested in being involved in the project, please email [email protected] asap with your details and a link to your portfolio.

great, thanks folks x

folks, please can i get a bit of advice. where is best for cheap parking in the city centre? looking at full days parking in the vicinity of the winter gardens ideally for weekdays and weekends...all suggestions gratefully received thanks in advance x

if you can collect from hillsborough, i may have a couple of metres of fleece you can have. i bought it thinking i would use it, never have and now its just taking up valuable space. pm me if you are interested x

we are rather excited! x

the elegant baking company do the THE most fabulous chocolate...i wonder if this is something they could do? amy also does wedding cakes if you arent sorted for that yet x

"trash the dress" shoots have been popular in the past- i dont know if they still are google image search "trash the dress" for a bit of inspiration. i confess, im not sure how i feel about them, a wedding dress is quite a pricey purchase and i dont know that i would feel comfortable wrecking it. traditionally, the wedding dress was kept to make a christening gown...maybe a seamstress recommendation could be in order instead x

not at all! its really interesting! we are focussing more on milliners rather than hatters- like dunns- but its all good stuff! for all the reading through trade directories and yellow pages ive done at the library, nothing compares to what people experienced and remember- good and bad! thank you to all of you who have replied...keep it coming! x

yup...we still have spots available, just drop us an email to [email protected] for the payment details look forward to seeing you soon! x

im not surprised you cried! x

thanks hillsbro, i chanced across that yesterday and am waiting for my permissions so i can post to the site i didnt know what the d stood for but once i had doreen i did another google search and that was the first thing that popped up...love the photo! bullerboy...are you the same mel i was talking to on FB yesterday! if so, 'tis a small world and thank you for your help there! thanks again to both of you x

super, thank you so much. its been so hard to find out anything about the lady behind the name or the shop itself and you have been a huge help. x

just the one? was it always the same one? did anne actually sell hats or was she an outfitters? im interested because it was advertised under milliner and millinery shop which would suggest a more hatty than clothes slant. curious. thank you so much for replying x

here's the perfect opportunity! our workshop leader Sue Carter is not only a milliner but also a millinery tutor at Leeds College of Art. She also runs workshops at her studio at Radiant Works in Huddersfield, so she has plenty of teaching experience. you can find out more about Sue here hope you can make it x