Canaan Hat Studio Welcomes Visitors of NH Open Doors 2009
4 November 2009 at 8:05 pm | In Exhibits, Fashion, Felt Hat, Fine Craft, Handmade, Home, Travel, Upper Valley | 4 CommentsTags: Carrie Cahill Mulligan, League of NH Craftsmen, lnhc, nh open doors
Curious to see the mayhem behind the felting magic?
Felt hats line the walls of my home fiber studio in Canaan, NH
Come visit my home fiber studio at 693 Canaan Street, in beautiful historic Canaan, New Hampshire this weekend!
Hours:
9am – 3pm Saturday, November 7
10am – 5pm Sunday, November 8, 2009.
See how my hats are made, and custom design your own embroidery to match your favorite winter coat.
Andy's gorgeous shaker-style cherry cabinets for our 1840's kitchen renovation.
I’ll have some warm apple cider on the stove, and we can talk gardens, too, as well as admire the new cherry cabinets Andy made for our kitchen remodel (gorgeous, eh?).
For printable maps & more information about other artists in the Dartmouth area, visit the NH Open Doors website.
I hope you can visit!
CCM Felt Hat Fan Club Moves to Facebook
21 October 2009 at 9:37 pm | In Fan Club, Fashion, Felt Hat, Fine Craft, Handmade, Travel--Alaska | Leave a CommentTags: winter, facebook, Denali National Park, Wonder Lake, Carmen Adamyk, dog mushing, patrol, photos, sled dogs, park ranger, nps
For as long as I’ve been making and selling my warm felt hats, I’ve been asking Happy Hat Folks to send me photos in their hats.
Denali Park Ranger, Carmen Adamyk wears her felt hat on mushing patrol at Wonder Lake, Alaska, March 2008
The idea was that I’d post your photos to the Fan Club section of this site, so that others could see how great these hats look on all sorts of people.
The only glitch: I’m sometimes glacially slow to post the lovely photos I’ve received.
No more! Now you can upload photos directly to the Facebook Fan Page for my felt hats.
How about it? Do you have a fun photo of yourself wearing your CCM felt hat?
I’d be delighted if you’d be willing share it!
Visiting Artist at Sandwich Home Industries Cancelled
16 October 2009 at 4:38 pm | In Art-to-wear, Craftsmen--Fiber, Demonstration, Embroidery, Fashion, Felt Hat, Fine Craft, Fine Craft Galleries, Handmade, Knitting, Travel | Leave a CommentTags: cancelled, Center Sandwich, fall foliage, hike, League of NH Craftsmen, lnhc, mount chocorua, new hampshire, nh, nh open doors, pneumonia, Sandwich Home Industries
Felt Hat Demonstration at Sandwich Home Industries, October 2008.
For the past several years, I’ve had the pleasure of demonstrating how to make embroidered felt hats from oversized hand knits at one of the oldest craft galleries in the country.
Located in bucolic Center Sandwich, New Hampshire, Sandwich Home Industries is a flagship gallery of one of the country’s oldest crafts organizations, the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen.
Peak Fall Colors Along the Middle Sister Trail, Mt. Chocorua, NH, October 2008.
This year, as last, we timed my visit to coincide with the Sandwich Fair, and possibly a nice hike up nearby Mount Chocorua.
Unfortunately, this year I was diagnosed my first-ever case of pneumonia just days before the demonstration.
So, I apologize for the last-minute cancellation.
Embroidery Demonstration on Llama & Wool Felt Hats, Center Sandwich, NH, 2007.
But I hope to see you for a felt hat embroidery demonstration in Center Sandwich next year!
(If you can’t wait that long, consider a visit to my home studio in Canaan, NH during the Veteran’s Day NH Open Doors Event 2009.)
Happy (belated) Felt Hat Day!
16 September 2009 at 2:08 pm | In Art-to-wear, Fashion, Felt Hat, Fine Craft, Holidays, Travel | 2 CommentsTags: achill island, Carrie Cahill Mulligan, felt hat day, fun, ireland, twitter
A felt hat is the perfect accessory for exploring the rainy ruins of Achill Island, Ireland.
Apparently, yesterday was Felt Hat Day… who knew?
(FYI: Two days ago was Cream-filled Doughnut Day, while today is Collect Rocks Day.)
I hope yours was happy… I spent the better part of the day signing myself up for a Twitter account: @CCMFeltHats, if you like to tweet!
Moments in Glass: Nicholas Kekic of Tsuga Studios
4 September 2009 at 5:31 pm | In Fine Craft, Handmade, Home | 7 CommentsTags: american glass artists, Blog Triage Class, Carrie Cahill Mulligan, Chester, hand-blown, Harry Bessett, Jordana Korsen, League of New Hampshire Craftsmen, League of NH Craftsmen, lnhc, Nathan Macomber, Nicholas Kekic, stemless wine glasses, tree goblets, Tsuga Studios, vases, Vermont, vt
Miniature bud vases by 3rd generation American Glass Artist, Nicholas Kekic of Tsuga Studios
My Blog Triage classmate, Jackie Jacobson recently wrote about glass artists she knows from the Pacific Northwest.
Which got me thinking about some of my favorite League of New Hampshire Craftsmen glass artists:
Hand-blown Spring Tree wine goblets by American glass artist Jordana Korsen.
There’s Jordana Korsen and her fantastic tree goblets. There’s Nathan Macomber’s beautiful sculptural work, Philip Jacobs’ amazing blown glass lampshades, and Harry Bessett’s wonderful stemless wineglasses.
But my latest favorite is Nicholas Kekic, maker of gorgeous, luminous vases, each exquisitely shaped.
Nick Kekik's frosted hand-blown glass vases add so much joy to our 1840's dining room.
Do you have a favorite glass artist? Do tell… I’m always looking for functional fine art to grace our old home. 
New Embroidery Design for Felt Hats: Mandala of French Knots
26 August 2009 at 12:54 am | In Art-to-wear, Craftsmen--Fiber, Embroidery, Family, Fashion, Felt Hat, Fine Craft, Fine Craft Fairs, Gardening, Life | 11 CommentsTags: Carrie Cahill Mulligan, french knots, grief, League of New Hampshire Craftsmen, League of NH Craftsmen, lnhc, macro, mandala, Mom, Mother, Newbury, Sharon Lee Cahill, sunapee fair
New freehand embroidery, with variegated french knots in wool on felt.
If you didn’t get a chance to visit me at this year’s League of NH Craftsmen’s Fair, you missed seeing my latest design: Mandala of French Knots.
According to Wikipedia:
“Mandala [...] translates as ‘circle-circumference’ or ‘completion’ [...]
a concentric diagram having spiritual and ritual significance in both Buddhism and Hinduism.”
That makes sense to me. I’ve been thinking a lot about Mom. And the circle of one year of grieving was completing just as this design was born.
Cool tones on black was the first incarnation of the new Mandala embroidery.
Plus, it’s summer, my garden is booming and broccoli reminds me of french knots!
Back to School: Blog Triage Class Begins!
21 August 2009 at 9:52 am | In Art-to-wear, Craftsmen--Fiber, Dartmouth, Embroidery, Fashion, Felt Hat, Fine Craft, Handmade, Hockey, Knitting, Travel--Alaska | 2 CommentsTags: Alumni Gym, Alyson B. Stanfield, Blog Triage Class, Carrie Cahill Mulligan, Cynthia Morris, Healy
On Monday, I head back to my day job, checking id’s at Dartmouth’s Alumni Gym.
Checking id's at Dartmouth's Alumni Gym while Embroidering Hats
I love my job! Not only do I get to enjoy all the energy of a vibrant, Ivy League campus, but I get to make my warm, felt hats at the same time.
And for the next 4 weeks, I’ll be part of the online Blog Triage Class led by art business guru, Alyson Stanfield and creativity coach, Cynthia Morris.
My first assignment: determine who reads this blog.
I hope that this site is useful for my friends, family and hat collectors, who want to know more about my hats, how they are made, and what inspires me.
I also imagine that other fiber artists stop by on their search for embroidery inspiration and tips.
And I hope that the occasional hockey nut (who gets here looking for CCM brand hockey gear) is amused at the intersection of my passions for fiber art and hockey.
Knitting hats between hockey games, Healy, Alaska, 2003.
Am I close? Who are you, really, Gentle Reader?
Feel free to introduce yourself by leaving a comment. I’d love to get to know you better!
Thank You for Visiting the LNHC Craftsmen’s Fair at Sunapee!
16 August 2009 at 9:07 am | In Art-to-wear, Craftsmen--Fiber, Fan Club, Fashion, Felt Hat, Fine Craft, Fine Craft Fairs, Handmade, Knitting, Travel | Leave a CommentTags: Art Fair, Carrie Cahill Mulligan, Crafts Fair, League of New Hampshire Craftsmen, lnhc, Mt. Sunapee Resort, new hampshire, thank you
Fantastic weather combined with fantastic people made this year’s League of New Hampshire Craftsmen’s Fair at Mt. Sunapee a real treat!
Julie & Dorothy Model the Hats That Chose Them
So many happy hat folks stopped by to say hello and tell me how much they love their hats…
Thank you! I’m grateful that my art-to-wear hats are out there in the world, making lives warmer and brighter.
(Couldn’t make it this year? The LNHC Fair starts the first Saturday in August every year. Mark your calendars for August 7 – 15, 2010!)
Miss You, Mom
12 August 2009 at 7:40 am | In Family, Home, Life, Travel--Alaska | Leave a CommentTags: Carrie Cahill Mulligan, Dry Creek, grief, Mom, Mother, Sharon Lee Cahill
It’s been a year and a day since my Mom passed away.
Sharon Lee Cahill's First Alaskan Adventure -- Dry Creek, Alaska, August 1998.
Grief eases with time, but I do miss her. She was a very funny lady.
NEW for the League of NH Craftsmen’s Sunapee Fair: Embroidered Felt Hat with Antler Buttons
28 July 2009 at 2:31 am | In Art-to-wear, Craftsmen--Fiber, Embroidery, Fashion, Felt Hat, Fine Craft, Fine Craft Fairs, Handmade, Knitting, Travel, hat of the week | Leave a CommentTags: 2009, button, caribou antler, Carrie Cahill Mulligan, League of New Hampshire Craftsmen, lnhc, macro, new hampshire, ribbon, seed bead, sunapee fair
With just 5 days until the start of the 76th Annual League of New Hampshire Craftsmen’s Fair at Mt. Sunapee, I’ve been embroidering felt hats as fast as I can.
Hand-cut caribou antler button, seed beads and ribbon embroidery on felt.
I love the over-sized caribou antler buttons on this hat (2008 #124)…
I’ll be in Tent 7, Booth 713 for all nine days of the Fair, with as much new work as I can muster!
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My Mission
I strive to create highly functional, exquisitely handcrafted art-to-wear Heirloom Handknit Hats.
Winter is wonderful... but not if you are cold. That's where a lovely, warm hat fits in!
If wearing one of my hats helps you get outside and enjoy yourself, then I will have played my small part in making your world a little warmer and brighter.
Your head is sacred. I aim to create original art-to-wear hats that are worthy of your head.
Art-to-Wear for Every Head
Each of my Heirloom Handknit Hats begins as a giant, over-sized stocking cap, knit by hand of llama and wool.
Next, it is shrunk into a thick, durable felt in the washing machine, which is then shaped by hand and air-dried.
Finally, each hat is lined with a silky ribbon to keep it's shape and provide lasting comfort. Many are finished with freehand embroidery, as unique as the wearer.
All are signed, dated and numbered by hand.
With less than 200 made each year, these hats are truly limited-editon, art-to-wear pieces that will provide years of warmth and comfort for the lucky owner.
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