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		<title>MR CHAN AND THE CHINESE OPERA</title>
		<description><![CDATA[While visiting the Honk Kong Academy of the Performing Arts earlier this year, I was invited to meet Mr Chan, a leading maker in Hong Kong of traditional Chinese Opera costumes and headwear.
 
Having made many elaborate headpieces over the years, I was aware that my approach has been from a western tradition, a fitted base [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rosieboylan.com/blog/archives/283</link>
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		<title>MAORI FLAX WEAVING</title>
		<description><![CDATA[PARRAMATARIKI
On a cold June evening,  I caught  a sunset  ferry from Circular Quay to Parramatta in Sydney to the opening of PARRAMATARIKI – Stories from Across the Sea, a flax weaving installation at the Parramatta Artists Studios.
Two weaving artists, Maureen Lander and Keren Ruki had been commissioned by the Parramatta Council to conduct community weaving [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rosieboylan.com/blog/archives/267</link>
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		<title>BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA &#8211; MAD ABOUT HATS</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hats: An Anthology By Stephen Jones has been on exhibit at the Queensland Art Gallery in Brisbane since 27th March.
This exhibition was first shown in March 2009 at the V&#38;A Museum in London.
Tony Elwood, Director of the Queensland Art Gallery showed great forsight in bringing this exhibition exclusively to Brisbane in Australia.
It will travel to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rosieboylan.com/blog/archives/252</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[HAT TAT SALE
I am hosting a sale of milliners tat this weekend.
Alex Panozzo and Tess Schofield are parting with their tat.
For sale are
Braids,tassels, veiling,ribbons,buckles,buttons,flowers,
Assorted felt and straw hoods,felt and straw pieces (idealfor trims), straw braid, collapsible hat boxes and assorted sundry items.
Cash sales only.
SAT 24TH- SUN 25TH APRIL 10AM TO 4PM or until sold out.
Come [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rosieboylan.com/blog/archives/247</link>
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		<title>Rosie speaks tonight at NIDA in Sydney</title>
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You can download the invite here
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		<link>http://rosieboylan.com/blog/archives/218</link>
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		<title>The shape of men&#8217;s heads</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Variations in head shapes exist amongst peoples of the world.
In my work as a bespoke hat maker I have found some general variations exist  in head shape. Asian heads tend to be round with fullness at the temples. African heads are elongated like Neferatiti. Anglo Australian heads tend to be oval.
When making hats for clients [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rosieboylan.com/blog/archives/192</link>
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		<title>Styling men&#8217;s fashion hats at Strand Hatter&#8217;s, Sydney Australia</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have been witnessing the trend in men&#8217;s hat wearing grow over the last few years and as a hat maker I am delighted to see people on the streets of Sydney wearing hats again.
It is a global trend and as more men rediscover the benefits  of the weather protection and dress styling that hats offer, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rosieboylan.com/blog/archives/155</link>
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		<title>Beneath the Southern Cross</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Passionate about industrial heritage and recently on a trip to Lithgow, NSW  I stumbled upon a wonderful collection of Union  banners at the State Mine Museum titled &#8221;Beneath the Southern Cross&#8221;.
The rise of industrialism  during the late ninteenth and early twentieth centuries was cause for pride within the union movement and these giant  banners were a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rosieboylan.com/blog/archives/139</link>
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		<title>forming a flat cap</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ 
 
Selecting  this old 5 piece block , I am currently making a 1930&#8217;s inspired flat cap from a waxy, open plait panama.
I aquired this block from a Sydney firm who, for 100 years made the military and aviation headwear for our men in uniform.
 
 
 
By wetting and gently moulding the hat body over the wooden form and leaving it [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rosieboylan.com/blog/archives/130</link>
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		<title>New York street styling</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A  spontaneous moment on my research trip in the pursuit of men&#8217;s headwear was stumbling across this dude on the streets of  New York painting custom made hats on the sidewalk.
He had a brisk trade in spraying   logos onto his blank truckie caps. Rap tags and New York skylines were his favorite themes. He was very adept with the spray [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rosieboylan.com/blog/archives/122</link>
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