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Looking for a Speaker for your Club or Luncheon?
“HOLD ON TO YOUR
HAT”
A Presentation of Hat Sayings and Their Origins
Penny presents an amusing and informative talk revealing the
origins behind the many “hat-isms” found in our language
today. Discover how much a “10 gallon” hat actually holds.
Why you might be considered “mad as a hatter” or why you
might just need to “keep it under your hat”. During the
program, volunteers will model both novelty and couture hats
depicting the “hat-isms” being discussed. This 30 to 45
minute presentation will surely add to any club or meeting
agenda.
“AND THEY’RE OFF”
A Presentation of the History and Traditions of Churchill Downs
How the cherished and honored rituals surrounding the “most exciting two
minutes in sports” came to be. Discover how, by accident, design or
legend, the beloved customs of Churchill Downs and the “Run for the
Roses” came into being. Mint Juleps, the roses, the hats, the song, My
Old Kentucky Home, and many more. Accompanying the talk, will be a
sampling of the types of hats worn at Churchill Downs, from the height
of haute couture to the wacky creations worn on the infamous Infield.
This is also a 30 to 45-minute presentation guaranteed to enlighten and
entertain.
Try a “Hands On” experience for the program at your next meeting.
“Make It – Take It”
A mini-clinic on how to make your own trims
Penny will demonstrate and instruct you and your fellow “designers” how
to fashion embellishments from feathers, laces, and various items to
adorn your hats, hair clips or the tiny “fascinator” toppers we see on
the peerage in Europe. This 60 minute informative mini-class will not
only delight your group, but send them on their way having made a
couture creation fashioned by their own hand. (No sewing or craft
experience necessary).
“Top” Yourself”
A mini-clinic on how to cover & decorate your own cocktail hat
Learn the couture method of “draping” to create elegant cocktail
chapeaux to be worn to your next evening engagement. During this
two-hour seminar, Penny will guide you step-by-step as you fashion your
hat using European-style millinery techniques. When you are finished,
you will be off to dazzle the crowds in your own stylish design. (know
how to thread a needle and do a simple baste stitch)
Hats by Penny
Penny Rieck, Milliner
Phone Number: 216-314-6666
Fax Number: 440-461-4397
Email Addresses: larryrieck@sbcglobal.net
www.hatsbypenny.com
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