About Us

From a very early age the exploration of crafts has been an obsession and passion for me.  Working with textiles is a huge part of my life; it's who I am.  Hats have always fascinated me, especially hats from the 1920's and 1930's.  The design possibilities used to create hats are endless.  Mad4Hats is a dream come true for me.

The love of colour and texture along with the real enjoyment we get working with textiles is evident in our range and the high standard of craftsmanship and quality of our finished product is of utmost importance to us.

Our different ranges are designed with style and comfort in mind, using contemporary as well as luxury yarns and fabrics combined with sophisticated, yet quirky design to produce our unique diverse range of Hats, Wraps, Obi’s and shawls.


All of our products are made with love and care by us in our workshop with  the help of excellent local knitters and stitchers whose skills allow them work from their own home at their own pace, this also ensures our quality is kept to the highest standard.

At Mad 4 Hats we produce two different ranges of hats, as well as our elegant and stylish range of wraps and obi’s.

Our knit hats are vintage inspired, different and original without giving up the pleasure of wearing high quality , tactile and exclusive hats. The collection is based on the finest yarns and organic shapes to give our unique style which is unmistakeably Irish.
For our more structured hats we use classical materials, felt, sinamay silk sinamay, silk velvet, strawbraids and feathers. Our designs combine the traditional millinery techniques using hand blocked shapes, made with preformed wooden blocks. We also work the materials freeform, by hand, shaping them by cutting, sewing and stretching to give each piece its own unique and distinctive shape.

Our main objective is to make unique, quirky, high quality hats and wraps that will both look and feel great.

Each piece is crafted individually with love and care to make it “a one off piece” with special emphasis on quality.

At Mad 4 Hats, we source all the materials we can from Ireland, and are proud to have earned the "Guaranteed Irish" seal for our commitment.

Happy Customers


Hi Patsy!

Greetings from Vermont. USA!

I received my hat today. It's gorgeous! Today was about 95 degrees, steaming hot, so I'll have to wait until at least the late fall to wear it. I may bring it into work to at least show some of the girls I work with. I know they will just love it. Can't wait to show my sister too.

I've attached a couple of pictures of me with the hat; as you can see I'm thrilled!

Thanks also for including in the package your flyer and my receipt.  I will be ordering another hat in the future for sure. Feel free to e-mail me on any specials on the hats or new items you come out with. You do fabulous work.

Thank you again!

Alaina

Oneka with Breaffa 1 Black hat

Oneka with Breaffa 1 Black hat again

Oneka with Breaffa 1 Black hat close up

Patsy,

Oneka here. Just wanted to say, I've had nothing but compliments since I started wearing the hat.  Some people I don't even know have said it to me, e.g. the bus driver!

So thank you very much for my beautiful hat.

Oneka

Hi


Just want to say how much I love your work. Every year at the craft show in the RDS I treat myself to a piece or two of your fab hats and neck pieces. This year I bought a cerise pink hat with feathers and the neck piece that goes with it and every time I wear it someone compliments it. Look forward to seing you again soon for more lovely pieces to choose from.
Many thanks for all the enjoyment I get from wearing your crafts


Lisa Richardson.

 


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