Studio

 

Hi, I’m Fee — and this is me trying to pose without getting run over by cars flying down the road to the local golf course.
This photo was taken around 7am by my wonderful husband (who very optimistically suggested I sit in the middle of the road to “get the trees in the background”). Thankfully, makeup does wonders for tired eyes!!!!!!

 

I started sewing long before I knew I’d call it a profession — holding scraps, threading needles, making mistakes, and slowly learning what felt right and what didn’t. My grandmother, my mum, their mum before them — sewing is in the blood, not just on the mannequin.

In 2012 I came back to millinery and realised why I’d always loved it — the way shape and balance work together, the quiet satisfaction of something sitting just right. I haven’t looked back since.

I’ve made hats in many places over the years — from home corners to rented spaces, from Bushmills to now my own studio here in Ballymoney Co.Antrim. Each move has been about carving out room to make better work, not bigger work. 

Why hand-crafted matters? Because balance matters. Proportion matters. Comfort matters. And that only comes from experience and care - not assembly lines.