About dot&hana
Hi, I'm Rachael, and this is the home of dot&hana, the outlet for my handmade clothing and other creative endeavors.
If you know me from my Edinburgh boutique, Hannah Zakari, you'll know I've been a champion of the indie craft and maker scene since 2004.
I started Hannah Zakari from my flat in Glasgow in 2004, and in 2010 opened a 'real life' Hannah Zakari shop in Edinburgh (with a few years running things from a studio in sunny Govan in between!). The beautiful HZ shop on Candlemaker Row sold my own work alongside the work of some of the best and most inspirational independent designers from around the world, and closed in 2020.
But my other obsession is sewing, and since closing the HZ shop, dressmaking has become my creative outlet.
When a beautiful fabric takes my fancy, this is often my starting point for a new design. The thrill of finding the perfect print for my fabric stash is matched only by the enjoyment of turning it into a wonderful piece of clothing.
Every piece of dot&hana clothing is designed, cut and sewn entirely by me in my studio. Although I usually start with a base pattern (I’m a trained pattern cutter), I like to make tweaks and adjustments as I go along, creating one-of-a-kind pieces.
dot&hana is a passion project built on a lifetime of making - I hope you find something here that you love!
Graphic designer and illustrator, Anke Weckmann created the beautiful dot&hana logo and branding. Anke designed the branding for Hannah Zakari too, so I knew she'd come up with something perfect! The logo is inspired by the word 'hana' which is Japanese for 'flower' or 'blooming', and has a positive meaning in many other languages where it is used
