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HAT MAKING WORKSHOPS IN HISTORIC PAWTUCKET RI!! NO PRIOR EXPERIENCE NECESSARY. SCHEDULE AT YOUR CONVENIENCE!! EMAIL:
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NEW for Spring at THISTLE COTTAGE STUDIO on ETSY.COM
Pressed flowers in lucite with Czech glass beads!!

HAPPY CUSTOMER REVIEWS IN MY ETSY SHOP,
THISTLE COTTAGE STUDIO!!!
NEW DESIGNS COMING SOON IN THE
ITALIAN RENAISSANCE COLLECTION!!!
STAY TUNED!!
cmsgoodale on May 29, 2020
5 out of 5 stars
Great earrings! Fun to have after admiring the designs on the Medici series on Netflix!
cdavis Oct 12, 2019
5 out of 5 stars
I really think they are beautiful!

CLARICE ORSINI DE MEDICI/ ITALIAN RENAISSANCE EARRINGS

Clarice Orsini de Medici Italian RenaissanceEarrings This is the newest version of Italian Renaissance reproduction earrings, in our Orsini-Medici Embellishments collections!! Researched from the Renaissance family portraits of the Orsini and Medici families, (of which I am a direct descent of Clarice through my grandfather, Lorenzo Orsini), and from

NEW TODAY FROM ORSINI-MEDICI COUTURE MILLINERY FOR
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SILK BLOSSOMS BLOOM WITH WRECKLESS
ABANDON ON OUR NEW SPRING/SUMMER COLLECTION 2020!!

1920's Sinamay Cloche with Silk Ribbon Embroidery I dont think Ive every enjoyed and loved the spring so much as I do this year, with so much uncertainty, and a new normal forming!! Nature seems unaffected, and quite determined to thumb its nose at this global pandemic. Flowers are blooming with reckless abandon everywhere, and I have been feeling

NEW TODAY from Orsini-Medici Couture Millinery!!!
1920's Cloche Sinamay with Silk Ribbon Embroidery
More colors on the way in lavender, melon, corn flower blue,
mauve, and olive.
Custom orders welcome!!

Lady Violet and Sunflowers Sinamay Cloche with Silk Ribbon Embroidery This is a spring like no other, and STILL WE BLOOM!!! Nothing can contain creativity, and in spite of stay at home orders, we thrive here in our studio, and new ideas are non-stop!! The Lady Violet is the first of many new hats to be added to our Spring/Summer 2020 Collection. I have hand blocked

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Burgundy Mohair Trilby with Tapestry and Feathers With so many period films and television shows to enjoy these days, designers are offered limitless fashion inspiration, and this ladies trilby hat is one such example!! I have developed the pattern myself, for this cut and sew hat, and rendered it in a luscious burgundy mohair fabric. The brim is

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Wool Suiting Trilby Hat This very chic little topper can be made in any size for either men or women, in a lovely mens charcoal grey, black and brown windowpane suiting weight wool. It is a patterned, cut and sew hat, from the original pattern that I made for my customer, when he brought his favorite trilby to recreate for

NEW TODAY FROM ORSINI-MEDICI COUTURE MILLINERY!!
TIME FOR SOME NEW PERIOD HATS I THINK!!!
MORE TO COME!!!

Edwardian Brimmed Toque Hat Every now and then, I indulge my passion for period reproduction hats!! It has been some time since I made one, and Im sure there will be a few more to come with new this burst of inspiration. All of the elegance, refinement, and luxury are revisited in this entirely handmade buckram and wire

NEW TODAY FROM ORSINI-MEDICI COUTURE MILLINERY!!!
This is the fourth hat in the the Lady Rose Two-toned Cloche Collection
of 1920's unexpected color combinations!!
I hope you're as excited about them as I am!!
I'd LOVE to hear your comments!!!
WINTER SESSION MILLINERY CLASSES ARE NOW ENROLLING!!
EMAIL ME AT: [email protected] for details.

Lady Rose Two-toned Cloche with Czech Glass Button The fourth addition to the Lady Rose two-toned cloche collection makes its debut today! The 1920s were an exciting time to be alive, as everything changed so fast between the turn of the century and the 20s!! In keeping with all that was indulgent, sensual, and elegant, this version of our iconic

The 1920's two-toned cloches are coming!!!
Orsini-Medici Couture Millinery is excited to debut this delectable
collection of cloches, based on color combinations of the Roaring Twenties!!
Subtle, seductive, and so unexpected are these color combinations, we wonder why we didn't think of recreating them sooner!!
Two more coming very soon!!!
Stay tuned!!
WINTER SESSION MILLINERY CLASSES ARE NOW ENROLLING!!
For details, please email us at: [email protected]

Lady Rose Asymmetrical Cloche The Downton Abbey influence continues with the release the new full length movie this fall!!! It did not disappoint, and as ever, inspires my design aesthetic. Romantic, elegant, and a collectible addition to your hat wardrobe this season, is the latest member of our two-toned cloche collection!! I

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Lady Rose Asymmetrical Cloche The Downton Abbey influence continues with the release the new full length movie this fall!!! It did not disappoint, and as ever, inspires my design aesthetic. Romantic, elegant, and a collectible addition to your hat wardrobe this season, is the latest member of our two-toned cloche collection!! I

NEW from Orsini-Medici Couture Millinery on Etsy!!
Fall/Winter 2019 Millinery Workshops are NOW ENROLLING!!
Email us @: [email protected] for details!!

Lady Edith Cloche with Czech Glass Button/French Lavender Our romantic Lady Edith Cloche is evolving!! Like baking cakes, our hats often go through recipe evolutions, with color schemes, star details, and luscious fabrics that emerge to create new and exciting shapes and textures!! The Lady Edith Cloche has gone through such a transformation!! The original

NEW today from Orsini-Medici Couture Millinery on Etsy!!!

Lady Edith Cloche with Czech Glass Button/French Lavender Our romantic Lady Edith Cloche is evolving!! Like baking cakes, our hats often go through recipe evolutions, with color schemes, star details, and luscious fabrics that emerge to create new and exciting shapes and textures!! The Lady Edith Cloche has gone through such a transformation!! The original

NEW TODAY FROM ORSINI-MEDICI COUTURE MILLINERY!!
This lovely lady in luscious butter cream, is headed to
Mount Vernon, NY to her new forever home!!
Custom orders can be in any color scheme you choose!!!

PS---Fall/Winter Session Hat Making Workshops
are NOW ENROLLING!!!
Email me for details at: [email protected]

Lady Edith Cloche/ Butter Cream Our summer version of the Lady Edith Cloche is now here, making its second color debut in a warm, delicious buttercream sinamay straw. Hand blocked over a vintage wooden hat block, and entirely hand sewn. No glue is ever used! Attention to every romantic detail is meticulously attended to, to create

NEW today from Orsini-Medici Couture Millinery
for Thistle Cottage Studio on Etsy!!

Demelza's Victorian Riding Hat If you are as much a lover of great PBS programming and story telling as I am, this adaption of a Victorian Riding hat worn by Winston Grahams irrepressible character, Demelza, in the Poldark series of Season 5, was just too much of an inspiration to resist!! Ive taken the liberty of glamming it up

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Burnished Russet Country Cloche with Striped Silk Sash As promised, this seasons collections are drenched in luscious, warm earthy shades as I pay homage to my beloved New England roots!! The trees are peaking in their glorious display of color, and that refreshing snap of cool air revives all of my senses, after a sweltering hot summer!! Here, I offer

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English Country Cloche/ Heather Grey with Burgundy Tapestry English Country Cloche/ Grey Heather with Burgundy Tapestry New for fall/winter, I have created a very special collection of fine, handblocked wool velour cloches, inspired by the 1920s, Downton Abbey and one of my favorite designers, Ralph Lauren. I have hand blocked this beauty on a vintage wooden

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A classic with guaranteed "HATITUDE"!!!
Come see our NEW Spring Collections from
Orsini-Medici Couture Millinery!!!

New Look Polka Dot Dish Hat NEW this season from Orsini-Medici Couture Millinery, is this Christian Dior inspired 1950s New Look dish hat. It has been hand blocked over vintage wooden hat blocks, and is wired in the crown and brim for durability. The natural color sinamay is printed in black polka dots, with an added solid

Just maybe the prefect packable vacation chapeaux from
Orsini-Medici Couture Millinery!!

Eiffel Tower Parisian Vacation Hat Planning a trip to Paris? Well, dont close your suitcase just yet!! For your consideration is our latest travel hat!! This soft crown vacation hat packs easily without damaging it! Our latest creation is a travel friendly sunhat, with a sash of black grosgrain ribbon, held in place by five Eiffel

Our SPRING CLEARANCE SALE is going on now!!
Generous reductions on selected
Orsini-Medici Couture Millinery
IN STOCK hats, PLUS FREE SHIPPING!!!
This is THE BEST SALE of the year, and the hat you've had your on, just might be apart of the sale, with more than
25 hats markdown from 15% to 40%off!!
WHAT are you waiting for?!!!

ON SALE/Printed English Sinamay Dish Hat ON SALE/ ORIGINAL PRICE: $258.00 In the 1950s, designer Christian Dior created the New Look, with the wasp waisted silhouette, and a full skirt. The New Look also brought a new shape in millinery. Thus the dish hat was born. The perfect topper to the curvaceous lines of his collection. I have hand

OUR SEMI-ANNUAL SPRING CLEARANCE SALE IS GOING ON NOW,
ON SELECTED IN STOCK, ONE OF A KIND HATS!!
GENEROUS MARKDOWNS!!!
SAVE 10% TO 40 % OFF,
PLUS FREE SHIPPING!!
TO SEE ALL OF THE IN STOCK, DISCOUNTED HATS,
JUST CLICK ON "SPRING CLEARANCE SALE" IN THE LEFT HAND SIDEBAR.
PLEASE CONVO ME IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT HAT SIZES!

ON SALE/Cherries On Top Fascinator ON SALE/ ORIGINALPRICE: $225.00 PLUS FREE SHIPPING!! Ill let you in on a little secret! Im hooked on making fascinators!!! Theyre chic, sexy, and as much fun to make as they are to wear! Ive decided to pull out all the stops, and have now started using my very BEST vintage trimming, applique,

NEW this season from Orsini-Medici Couture Millinery,
is this Christian Dior inspired 1950's New Look dish hat.

New Look Polka Dot Dish Hat NEW this season from Orsini-Medici Couture Millinery, is this Christian Dior inspired 1950s New Look dish hat. It has been hand blocked over vintage wooden hat blocks, and is wired in the crown and brim for durability. The natural color sinamay is printed in black polka dots, with an added solid

Winner will be announced on September 1st!! Fingers crossed!!
The lucky winner will win the Grand Prize of $15,000.00
and the coveted Etsy Trophy for excellence in design!!

RESERVED for Etsy Awards Competition/Balinese Dancer's Headdress NOTE: This piece is RESERVED for the Estie Awards Competition. Please DO NOT purchase until September 30, 2019. The Balinese Dancers Headdress is a result of an international millinery competition, that was themed, recycled. As my favorite pair of summer sandals were in their last season, I decided

NEW TODAY FROM ORSINI-MEDICI COUTURE MILLINERY!!!

Also, SUMMER HAT MAKING CLASSES ARE NOW ENROLLING!!
COME LEARN TO MAKE A SINAMAY HAT!!!
EMAIL US AT: [email protected] for details

Celadon Sinamay Cloche with Hat Pin Orsini-Medici Couture Millinery hats are in bloom all over our studio!! Bursting forth with our new Spring Collection 2019, are some of the prettiest hats weve ever done!! Lighter colors, exquisite fabrications, and of course, plenty of flowers, feathers, and hatitude!! This sweet confection is hand

Sometimes reviving a classic is a very good idea!!!
I've decided to bring back some of my earliest, and most favorite designs, and offer them now, as custom order hats!!!

Pink and Brown Handblocked Sinamay Cloche Spring is in the air, and summer cant be far behind. Here, is a romantic rendition of another Downton Abbey ca. 1920s inspired cloche, perfect for those steamy summer days. I have lovingly handblocked sinamay (straw fabric), over vintage wooden hat blocks, and free form steamed the brims to fit the

Sometimes reviving a classic is a very good idea!!!
I've decided to bring back some of my earliest, and most favorite designs, and offer them now, as custom order hats!!!

Pink Tea Rose and Eyelet Cloche What could be prettier, on a sultry hot afternoon in July, than this lighter than air, Pink Tea Rose and Eyelet Cloche hat? Maybe paired with a 1920s style, organdy dress? And a very long strand of pearls, with white cotton crocheted gloves. This lovely hat is trimmed with vintage cotton embroidered

Sometimes reviving a classic is a very good idea!!!
I've decided to bring back some of my earliest, and most favorite designs, and offer them now, as custom order hats!!!

Chantilly Cartwheel Cocktail Hat Graceful, elegant, and as light as the feathers on this chantilly cartwheel cocktail hat, are just a few words that describe this delicate confection, that will have heads turning anytime you wear it! In this case, a light gauzy woven straw in light brown, with an overlay of black vintage lace.

This lovely lady is heading to Hong Kong in a few weeks!!
This time, in black and white!! Many thanks to Tiffany!!

1920's Flapper Wedding Cloche 1920s Flapper Wedding Cloche After months of research, inspiration, and incubation, I have finally added a 1920s Flapper Wedding Cloche to this summers collection of hand blocked sinamay hats. The style, also known as a Pamela, originated in France during the later part of the 1770s, and evolved

NEW today from Orsini-Medici Couture Millinery
Spring Collections 2019 are blooming as we speak!!!
Come see the new Le Petit Jardin Collection,
and the charming and so very proper, Mary Poppins inspired
collection!!

Also, Spring/Summer 2019 Hat making classes are now enrolling!!!
Email us at: [email protected]
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Vintage Floral Pillbox with Floral Collage Brooch Spring is still weeks away, but my collection of vintage floral fabric is inspiring me to begin my Spring Collections for 2019. This season, the pillbox makes its renaissance in rich satin brocades, 50s floral drapery fabrics, chenille matelaisse, and even up cycled Japanese embroideries!! All one

NEW today from Orsini-Medici Couture Millinery!!
Our Spring 2019 Collections are in full bloom!!
Come see our garden of new hats and jewelry lines!!

Rustic Spring Berry Hat For your consideration is this very rustic, hat, draped in creeping wild blueberry vines. Hand blocked in Japanese toyo, which is a finely twisted paper cording, then dyed in a warm rustic brown, creates the perfect foil for the vines of wild blueberries. At the apex of the crown, is a vintage hand

New today from Orsini-Medici Couture Millinery!!
Spring Collections 2019, is all about the flowers!!!

Vintage Floral Pillbox Hat with Floral Collage Brooch Spring is still weeks away, but my collection of vintage floral fabric is inspiring me to begin my Spring Collections for 2019. This season, the pillbox makes its renaissance in rich satin brocades, 50s floral drapery fabrics, chenille matelaisse, and even up cycled Japanese embroideries!! All one

New today from Orsini-Medici Couture Millinery!!
Spring Collections 2019, is all about the flowers!!!

Turquoise Floral Cabochon Earrings With 60 mile an hour winds blowing outside my window today, Im dreaming of spring and working in my garden, but for now, egging spring on with a new line of floral earrings and floral pillboxes, will have to do!! This pair of charming drop dangles, are suspended from hypo-allergenic, lead and nickel

New today from Orsini-Medici Couture Millinery!!
Spring Collections 2019, is all about the flowers!!!

Vintage Floral Pillbox with Floral Collage Brooch Spring is still weeks away, but my collection of vintage floral fabric is inspiring me to begin my Spring Collections for 2019. This season, the pillbox makes its renaissance in rich satin brocades, 50s floral drapery fabrics, chenille matelaisse, and even up cycled Japanese embroideries!! All one

Spring is beginning to sprout here at
Orsini-Medici Couture Millinery!!
OMCM Spring Collection 2019 has just begun to blossom!!!
And it's ALL about florals!!!

Vintage Brocade Pillbox with Floral Collage Brooch Spring is still weeks away, but my collection of vintage floral fabric is inspiring me to begin my Spring Collections for 2019. This season, the pillbox makes its renaissance in rich satin brocades, 50s floral drapery fabrics, chenille matelaisse, and even up cycled Japanese embroideries!! All one