Little
hat shop keeps little ones in style
ATWATER
-- In a little shop in an industrial park, Jamie
Wells makes hats that sell almost as well as hotcakes.
Jamie Rae Hats, Wells' business, makes hats for
babies and young children, and despite the economy,
the little shop is doing a booming business. "I've
finally grown to a point where I am selling to
stores like Nordstroms, and to other countries,
like Japan," Wells said.
Each
hat that goes out of Wells' business is hand-decorated
by employees at the shop. There are about 30 colors
of hats to choose from for baby girls. And boys
aren't left out. Wells makes sure that there are
cool hats made just for tiny boys, decorated with
tie-dye or skulls.
Wells
got the idea of the hats about six years ago,
when her daughter was a baby. "I was always
putting bows on her hair," Wells said. After
deciding to make her own hats, Wells started small,
working out of her own home. Then the orders started
coming in.
