about/millinery

Delight Worthyn is a self taught artist, seamstress and milliner. Her work has been featured in ALTERED COUTURE MAGAZINE and HAUTE HANDBAG MAGAZINE as well as shown in many galleries around the United States.She showed at London Fashion Week 2011 and will be showing there 2012.

Her work has been featured on the Wearable Art Blog

Born in the Midwest she has lived in California, New Jersey and the United Kingdom. She currently resides in New Haven CT.

When not working on her own projects she teaches sewing and embroidery to youngsters at a local school.

She lives with her cat, Igor in an otherwise empty nest. She goes to the thrift store once a week, at least.Visit my blog for musings (not too self indulgent) and info (without giving away all my secrets).Leave me a comment too.

→The art of Millinery

milliner [ˈmɪlɪnə]

n

(Clothing & Fashion) a person who makes or sells women’s hats

[originally Milaner, a native of Milan, at that time famous for its fancy goods]

Hats are often referred to as “built” and the traditional processes are much like sculpture.A form is constructed using millinery wire and buckram and covered with fabrics and trims.Strong hands are needed for this work as well as an eye for detail.

My mission has been to forge ahead with new techniques in millinery while honoring the tradition.A delightworthyn ART/wares hat is fashioned from post consumer fabrics and trims,some fancy,some not always with an eye to the historical/vintage styles.

“A hat is a shameless flatterer, calling attention to an escaping curl, a tawny braid, a sprinkling of freckles over a pert nose, directing the eye to what is most unique about a face.  Its curves emphasize a shining pair of eyes, a lofty forehead; its deep brim accentuates the pale tint of a cheek, creates an aura of prettiness, suggests a mystery that awakens curiosity in the onlooker.” (Jeanine Larmoth)

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