November 2023
Happy November! I'm adding a quick note to welcome you to another cool autumn or soon-to-be Canadian winter!! Although I "hate" November (it gets cold, dark, and the fun stuff...snow...hasn't arrived yet), I'm not [...]
Resonance
Resonance – March 2021 I want to share with you what I have been doing so far in 2021. Continuing to stay put under Covid-19 restrictions, I have been taking a lot of online courses [...]
In these new times…June 2020
Hi All, I thought I would touch base here and update you as to how things have been going for Trish Raine hats. With the arrival of Covid-19 and the world changing every few days, [...]
Looking Ahead – Trish Raine, 2020
I don't know about you, but I am a goal-setter. I don't make New Year resolutions per se, as I feel like they are typically vague, unreasonable, and frankly...they are socially acceptable to renege upon. [...]
Trish Raine in Fall 2019…
Hi All, I am sorry to have not written this post sooner, to let you know when and where I'll be selling my hats this season! Somehow, like most of us it seems, summer disappeared [...]
Launch of Gossamer Felt line of hats – Fredericton and Rothesay, Nov 3-4th 2018
I am thrilled to finally debut a line of hats I've been working on since Spring. The Gossamer Hat. I have a customer with alopecia, who wears my hats year-round. We had been in touch [...]
“Does Opera Kill?”, Australiana Theme
The 2016 MMU (Millinery Meet-up) hosted a hat competition that had about 60 participants. It was sponsored by Hat Blocks Australia, and yes, they did in fact show up with hat blocks all the way from Australia to [...]
Millinery Meet-up 2016
I'm remiss in not writing this blog in the fall. After attending the Millinery Meet-up, in Gatlinburg, TN, my life included visitors, holidays, and more travel. With a show at CraftBoston in December, let's just [...]
…And here’s the truth!
I've been bad at keeping this blog up to date. Apologies! Summer has been quite incredible. I've not taken holiday since Spring, instead opting for staying local, working hard as an Occupational Therapist, and hatting [...]
Spectrum 2016 – A New Brunswick Craft Council Exhibition
Each Christmas season and into the new year, I spend about a month thinking about what I'd like to accomplish during the year, be it new skills, or direction in selling my wares. This year [...]
Happy New Year!
In fact, it should be Happy Last-Day-of-2015"!!! This has been a fabulous month of felting, sales, getting the website online (no small feat), and then having family visit for the last few weeks. I have [...]
What a week!!
It has been a whirlwind for sure. This time of year is typically pretty busy with Christmas parties and trying to fit in shopping, cleaning, and well...work! I was extremely fortunate this week to be [...]
NSDCC Christmas Show, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Tis the night before Hali, and I'm quite calm at the moment. I wanted to write about my "process" when it comes to preparing for a show. I take my hat off to those who [...]
Photo Shoots
It is early November and I'm squeezing in a shoot before the shows in two weeks and a month's time. This is when I call on my "team". These are friends who model, my [...]
Happy Thanksgiving 2015 (Canada)
We are one week away from Canadian Thanksgiving, and my thoughts are turning from the change in the weather and preparing for upcoming shows, to preparing for our family's arrival and regional visit. Since moving to [...]
New Trish Raine website!!
As summer recedes and fall starts to show its colors, it is time we start to think of cooler weather and covering up. Despite the warm late summer temperatures, I have been getting the urge to [...]