ISSY B, London, UK
Issy B is a London-based milliner. She designs and makes unique bespoke hats, fascinators and hair accessories. She works in a range of materials including sinamay, felt and straw. Her work is particularly inspired by 1930s to 50s fashion. She adores all things vintage and collects vintage trimmings for the pieces she makes. Possessing a background in museum studies she finds much of her inspiration in museum and gallery collections as well as the world around her.
Issy B is an experienced workshop facilitator and is happy to offer ‘Fabulous Fascinator’ workshops for hen, birthday or special occasion events. All materials will be provided. Issy B can facilitate parties of a minimum of 10 participants at your chosen venue. Prices start at £35 per person.
Email: issyb@ymail.com
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BEA & EVIE, Somerset & London, UK
Bea & Evie have recently joined forces with Georgina Abbot of Modiste Modeste and are now offering courses in London under the name Atelier 42. Millinery courses in Somerset will resume in June. The workshops are all hands on and great if you are coming alone as they are small in numbers with a relaxed and friendly atmosphere.
Unless otherwise noted supplies are provided and included in the class price but please bring your own apron, scissors, thimble and pins.
It is expected that students will have some hand sewing skills. Not all classes are suitable for beginners but the degree of difficulty is mentioned below. Students will be encouraged to develop their own design abilities.
When booking on-line be sure to send us your details, including contact phone number, and specify the date of your chosen workshop.
Tina Giuntini, Bea & Evie, 27 Catherine Hill, Frome, Somerset, BA11 1BY
www.bea-evie.com 01373 453 250 info@bea-evie.com
Fascinator Kit- £ 50
You've seen celebrities wearing them in Hello! magazine (Lady Gaga, Cheryl Cole, Victoria Beckham), now create your own gorgeous fascinators with little or no hand sewing skills. Our special kits of carefully chosen elements reflect this season's trends and colours. We demonstrate the techniques then help you to put them together in your own style to create something unique to you.
Sinamay Headpiece- £ 60
Learn how to make your own fascinators for any occasion; whether it be feather or flower you will learn how to construct bases, the technique for wiring, trimming and decoration. Join us in this new and exciting millinery form that is taking the millinery world by storm.
Feather Flower Headband- £ 50
Following on from our Fascinator Kit Class, learn to make your own feather flower headband. We will teach you how to create covered headbands to suit your style. We provide a selection of feathers in this season's colours and demonstrate the basics of flower making.
1950s Skull Cap (Beginner/Intermediate/Advanced) - £ 120
If, like us, you enjoy watching old films or 'Mad Men' and 'Sex & the City' purely for the fashions this is the course for you. We demonstrate how to make a head-turning hat from a simple skullcap shape in straw. You will learn simple blocking, wiring and trimming techniques. Following on from our beginner 1950s straw skullcap class, you move on to learn intermediate level blocking, wiring and edge trimming techniques. This is an opportunity to create a unique and individual shape to express your own style. Following on from our intermediate 1950s skullcap class, you move on to more advanced techniques with more versatile bases for you to cover in your choice of fabric.
Sinamay Pillbox (advanced) - £200
Learn how to make a this season's pillbox hat out of sinamay, using traditional blocking and construction skills. The course introduces the technical know-how needed for blocking and shaping sinamay plus wiring and trimming.
Felt Hat Weekend Workshops- £105
Learn how to make a felt hat with velour felt using traditional blocking and construction techniques, followed by some trimming techniques. The course introduces the technical skill needed for blocking and shaping felt; wiring, draping, lining and trims. (Max. 4 people)
Panama Hat (Beginners) - £85
Starting with a simple, quality wide brimmed panama you will learn the traditional skills for blocking straw to tailor the hat to your size followed by some trimming techniques. This is a great starting point for millinery or those with limited hand sewing skills.
Cloche Hat (Intermediate) - £120
Learn how to make a simple yet stylish Spring/Summer hat with parisisal straw, using traditional blocking and construction skills, followed by some trimming techniques. The course introduces the technical know-how needed for blocking and shaping straw plus wiring and trims.
Felt flowers - £80
From old fashioned patterns and a quality craft felt you will learn to make various flowers for vintage styled corsages. We use traditional hand sewing techniques, allowing you to produce individual and eye-catching pieces to wear yourself or to give as presents. This is a great way to use felt scraps accumulating from your felt hat course!
Hen Parties - £45 per person
I will come to your home with all the equipment needed to make a unique fascinator to wear on the day; each friend will get to make their own piece to keep. You provided the place, the friends, and the drinks – I will provide the feathers, the flowers and the veiling! (4 -10 people; 3 hours)
Also on offer are the following short courses:
Bow Trim £35
Felt Flower £35
Feather Flower £35
Sinamay Trim £35
Fabric Leaves & Flower £35
Double Rosette £35
Feather Cut & Curl £35
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JUDY BENTINCK, London, UK
Judy Bentinck set up her own label in 2002. Originally named "Portland Hats", she has recently re-branded as "Judy Bentinck" to emphasize the exclusivity of her product.
She gained her degree in printed textiles at Liverpool College of Art, then later moved into the world of costume design, working for the RSC, the BBC and the Royal Opera House.
Judy made her first hat while teaching costume design at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, and her passion for the exciting sculptural aspects of millinery led her to train with Rose Cory - Royal Warrant Holder and world renowned teacher.
Evening tuition offered by arrangement. Please contact Judy directly:
enquiries@judybentinck.com
Options for working with parisisal straw
FASHION HATS - FABULOUS FASCINATORS
Cockpit Arts Holborn, Cockpit Yard, Northington Street, London WC1N 2NP
Have fun with feathers, fabrics and trimmings in the company of couture milliner Judy Bentinck, and pick up some theatrical gossip along the way!
This practical course is suitable for beginners, and will introduce you to a variety of techniques for creating small cocktail hats or headpieces to your own design. Materials are included. You will learn how to:
- make your own fascinator base from scratch
- explore design and the use of colour
- work with millinery fabrics, veiling, combs and headbands
- experiment with feathers, trimmings and traditional millinery stitches
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ABIGAIL CRAMPTON, Cambridge, UK
Abigail Crampton offers couture millinery for special occasion wear, hats, fascinators and bridal headwear from her garden studio in Cambridge and has been doing successfully over the last 11 years.
Abigail is able to offer workshops and classes for groups of up to 12 people. No sewing experience is required – Abigail will guide you through the design and construction processes, you can work from a design or unleash your inner creativity. From £40 per person.
Abigail Crampton Millinery .
8 Worts Causeway,
Cambridge,
CB1 8RL.
01223 245073.
www.abigailcramptonmillinery.co.uk
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SUE CROWLE, Cardiff, UK
Sue Crowle has been a theatrical milliner for nearly 23 years and is currently a milliner for the Welsh National Opera whom she has worked with for 19 years.
Sue is happy to offer her services to anyone looking for a millinery tutor. She is based in Cardiff but also willing to travel.
Contact Sue: 0292 0485866 or 07775982697
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LENETTE ISKO, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, UK
My name is Lenette Isko, and I live in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire. I took up millinery after taking early retirement from an office job, and took several training courses to perfect my techniques. Most recently with Rose Cory who was the Queen Mother’s milliner.
I now run courses to make Fascinators, Hats and Hairclips. One Day Fascinator Workshops including all materials cost £75
For more information email lenette@isko.co.uk Telephone: 01452 830129
9 The Napping, Longhope, Gloucester, GL17 0QW
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ROSALIE MARWOOD, LINCOLN, UK
I have a millinery business called Crowning Glories based in Lincoln. I am City and Guilds qualified and I design and create Hats and fascinators.
Come and join a Ladies day and have ‘Fun with Fascinators’. Ladies spend the day in lovely contemporary surroundings in the heart of Lincoln's Cultural Quarter, tuition in Couture headwear design and creation inclusive of materials and delicious light lunch with sparkling wine in our up market Cafe on the premises. Make new friends, have precious me time and go home with a unique fascinator of your own- not bad in a day !
Rosalie Marwood
admin@crowningglories.co.uk
www.crowningglories.co.uk
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DIANE FERRIS, WORCESTERSHIRE, UK
Diane Ferris is a successful milliner and experienced millinery teacher. She enjoys passing on her knowledge of hat making and has assisted “A” level students on courses with an interest in pursuing a career in fashion and design as well as offering demonstrations to local Women’s Institutes and Towns Women’s Guilds.
Diane is also willing to teach hat making on a one to one basis to any ladies wishing to make a hat for themselves (either for a special occasion or for everyday wear). Anyone interested in learning how to make a hat can contact Diane .
Telephone: 01562 67875
Mobile: 07974 803294
www.the-hatbox.co.uk
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FLORE, HERTFORDSHIRE, UK
Flore, based in Watford, is an experienced Milliner and teacher with her own brand Bootcharms Designs making a whole range of accessories including hats, jewellery, scarves, and bags.
Flore recently finished a commission for the cast of a Musical film set in 1930, soon to be aired on Sky Asian Channel and The London Film Festival as well as the USA, Australia and Europe.
Please book at least 10 days in advance. Class sizes from 5 to 15 per workshop.
Courses prices start at £65+
Flore is also willing to travel to surrounding areas; Barnet, Harrow and Camden at a fee of £150 per day
Bootcharms Designs
13 Durham Road
Herts WD6 1RP
Mob: 07940 285 416 / 07508 267 597
Introduction to Basic Hat Making
Bases, Fascinators & Combs. Bring an old hat for revamping. Produce 2 items. Choose your materials. Plan your design on paper. Introduction to sewing & needle threading how to make a basic mount. Take a picture of finished product for portfolio.Introduction to Intermediate Hat Making Class
How to Block a Straw/Felt Hat. Preparing the block & beginning to shape the hat. Create 3 items. Learn how to prepare the fabric/material of choice, use of T-pins and block how to steam items, smooth, shape, iron, dry, stiffen, design your arrangement demonstrate source of inspiration, learn how to use trimmings, make a collage from magazines/photos. Class project set on various sources of inspirations and create your own all in one blocked hat. Model how Hat should be worn and take a picture of finished product for portfolio.
Introduction to Advanced Hat Class
How to make a Couture Hat. Create 5/6 items of different styles. Learn how to prepare item for blocking, how to use the oven, design a set project for couture using Ascot, Cheltenham, or Catwalk for inspiration, show source of inspiration, produce a set of drawings, learn advanced sewing techniques, how to make your own flowers with sinamay, straw, silk and other materials, explanation on history of couture hats, learn how to make your own block, learn couture cutting techniques and lining. Take picture of finished product for portfolio. Select items for a fashion show at a local event. Portfolio will be verified at end of course.
Flore’s hat making courses also introduce IP, Copyright Law & Design Rights.
For Hobbyists & 50+
Revamp an old hat, learn sewing techniques for millinery, how to make your own mounts, how to block a hat, design and planning how to decorate, use of wire in hats and petersham or leather and finish the product professionally
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Jane Fryers designs and makes hats for film, cabaret and fashion shoots as well as for special occasions and everyday wear. Jane studied millinery at The London College of Fashion and then with Rose Cory, the late Queen Mother's milliner. In 2004 she was a finalist in the HAT Magazine's Designer of the Year Competition. Then in 2005 Jane won a £3,200 Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST). Her Scholarship enabled her to take a series of intensive courses on traditional millinery skills at Kensington and Chelsea College and continue her studies with Rose Cory.
Since winning her Scholarship Jane has been awarded first prize in the Italian Cappelli nel Mondo and second prize in the Feltmakers Design Competition. Both pieces were part of her Rechauffé Collection - making hats from recylced materials.
Jane is available to teach and you can contact her in any of the following ways.
www.janefryers.co.uk
Mobile: + 44 (0) 7973 346 613
Email: mail@janefryers.co.uk
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HATSONHEADS, Lincoln, UK
HATSONHEADS are located at The Artisan Design Studio in Lincoln. The modern and contemporary studio is used by Fashion Designers Angela Coupe and Carol Robinson for designing and making Accessories for their fashion Label HATSONHEADS.
Contact: Angela and Carol:
Studio 6/8 The Artisan Design Studio, St John’s Workshop,
Caistor Drive, Bracebridge Heath, Lincoln LN4 2TA
Tel: 01522 529165
Email: info@hatsonheads.com
Web : www.hatsonheads.com
IN2Hatmaking - Couture Millinery Course
Design and make your own Designer hat/headpiece for your Big Day. This course offers you individual, professional, design Millinery coaching to enable you to produce your own Couture Designer Hat. On our Couture Millinery day you will require some basic sewing skills and lots of ideas and enthusiasm, we will do the rest to help you produce your own Designer Hat. An explanation of simple Millinery techniques will be discussed and an interactive demonstration will be given on how to construct a simple Hat/Fascinator.
Time: 10am – 4pm
Fee: £200 inclusive of all materials
Deposit: £20
Places available: 5
Refreshments and materials are included in the price but please feel free to bring with you any favourite fabrics, beads, flowers and feathers you may like to incorporate into your Headpiece.
IN2Hatmaking - Fun Designer Hat making courses.
Do you have a special event to celebrate or just want to spend time with a group of your friends doing something fun and creative, why not? Join Angela and Carol on one of their unique Hat Making courses.
Hat Making Days cost £55 per person and include a Hatsonheads Designer Hat making kit (of your choice) plus a Designer Hat Box to take your Designer hat home in.
Sessions include plenty of girly fun and chat also something yummy to eat with a glass of bubbly!
A great idea for an alternative Hen Day! Corporate Event or just a good excuse to spend some girly time with friends.
You take home your own Designer Frilly Fancy Feathery Fascinator Hat ready for your Special Day!
Hat making days/Hat making Hen days are also available to be held in the comfort of your own home just invite your friends and Angela and Carol will come too you!
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LISA HORLOCK, Herefordshire, UK
Having always been a keen needleworker, Lisa Horlock decided to hone these skills and her creativity into something more specific. After training at the Womborne School of Millinery, Lisa set up her hat making business at home in Herefordshire and has never looked back.
Lisa is available as a teacher to run one-day fascinator courses in your local village hall or on a one-to-one basis.
Lisa Horlock, Portgate, Kimbolton, Leominster, Herefordshire HR6 0HQ
Telephone: 01568 613878 Mobile: 07801 662828
Web: www.hatsbylisafeatherstone.co.uk
Email: lisa@hatsbylisafeatherstone.co.uk
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The HATWALK Summer School, Edinburgh, UK
Established in 2003, and now a registered charity, HATWALK promotes the art of millinery in all its diverse and spectacular forms. The main focus of HATWALK is a bianual theatrical performance, which showcases the work of professional milliners. A core elemnt of this show is the display of work created by students who have taken part in a HATWALK workshop.
All courses will take place at Edinburgh’s Telford College, Edinburgh EH5 1QE
www.hatwalk.co.uk Email: fenella@hatwalk.co.uk
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ANDREW McDONALD, London, UK
Originally from New Zealand Andrew McDonald trained in millinery design at the Royal College of Art. He also paints and makes ceramics as well as presenting art performances involving costumes and props.
Millinery Classes
Andrew holds monthly weekend courses in hat making. With a maximum of six students in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere the courses focus on blocking shapes in felt and straw. Once you have a base you can trim it in any way you desire using feathers, fabric, ribbons and other more unconventional materials.
Andrew has plenty of experience with the unusual, having made hats for couture shows in Paris and London as well as editorial pieces for Dazed and ID Magazines. From hats made of resin set hair to plastic bubbles shimmering with crystals. However if a more wearable hat is what you want then bring on the bows and flowers.
On the course you will learn how to make a hat of your own design as well as pick up all sorts of tips for maintaining and updating any old hats you have.
Andrew is also able to offer other dates for parties of more than two and has had a lot of success with Hen Parties.
am@andrewmcdonald.co.uk
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HOLLY O'HARA, Glasgow, UK
Holly O’Hara - teacher of millinery in Glasgow.
Contact number 07880 903803
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SONIA PASCOE, West Sussex, UK
Sonia Pascoe founded Ribbons & Bows in 1989. Soon a shop was opened in West Sussex and Sonia quickly realised that her creative talent to produce innovative & unusual designs was much in demand.
Since then, Sonia has turned her talent to creating a range of stunning hats using a selection of Italian feathers and Sinamay - from floral displays, to creations as outrageous as you can dream up and is keen to share her skills with you. Sonia promises a great day, a super lunch and you can leave with something that you are proud of.
Sonia is available as a tutor and if you would like to find out more you can contact her.
Tel: 07884 187233
Email: sonia@ribbonsbows.co.uk
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HELEN RICHARDSON, Shropshire, UK
A New Zealander by birth, Helen came to the UK in 1980. Helen’s passion for hats led her to train as a milliner in 2003 and has been running her own couture millinery business since then.
Helen designs and makes a stylish range of women’s couture hats and petite creations. She combines traditional millinery techniques with innovative designs and unconventional trimmings.
Helen offers millinery tutorial, ranging from ‘a hat in a day’ to full week courses from her home studio. Please contact Helen for further information.
www.helen-richardson.com
Koru, Easthope, Nr. Much Wenlock, Shropshire, TF13 6DN
Telephone - 01746 785140
Mobile - 07977 116 476
E-mail - hsrabroad@googlemail.com
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TRULY SCRUMPTIOUS HEADPIECES, Workshops in Scotland
www.trulyscrumptiousheadpieces.co.uk
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ALVA WILSON, London, UK
Alva Wilson of ALVA HEAD WEAR, specializes in hats for men and women and has been making, designing and teaching for 25 years. His work combines traditional millinery techniques mixed with a contemporary edge. Straws, felts and an array of luxurious fabrics are, swirled, twirled, twisted and pleated into hat creations, that evokes elegance, confidence, wit and charm. He is a sculptor who makes hats.
He studied fashion / textiles at Middlesex University and freelanced as a fashion designer before deciding to do millinery. He sold his first collection to 'THE HAT SHOP', in Covent Garden and then went on to sell other boutiques as well as commissions for the theatre, film and Television. In 1997 Alva entered one of his creation in 'THE HATS OFF TO HACKNEY competition and came first. He opened his first shop 'THE HAT GALLERY' at the now thriving Broadway Market, Hackney in 1998-2002. During this time he went back to designing clothes as well as hats and collaborated with other designer makers, artistes in Hackney who frequently exhibited at his shop.
As well as doing hats for the Royal Ascot and other special occasions Alva teaches hat making & felt making at colleges, schools and museums. Alva is one of the co founders of THE HAT MAKING WORKSHOP at Telegraph Hill Community Centre in 2002. His teaching skills incorporate recycling, fabric manipulation, felt making and other experimental techniques. His work has been featured at LFW & ALTERNATIVE ARTS FASHION WEEK and has designed hats for music videos and fashion editorials.
He has also sold collections to shops in Japan, Paris and New York as well as boutiques in the U.K. “Designing hats and teaching is a wonderful counter balance. It not only helps me to remember and update what I know, but it gives me satisfaction seeing student’s creativity & self esteem excel.”
ALVA HEAD WEAR, 3 WOODMANS MEWS, LONDON W12 OHU
07904 08 35 18 / alvaheadwear@gmail.com
alvaheadwear.weebly.com
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WALTER WRIGHT, Luton, UK
Philip Wright has been running the family business, Walter Wright, hat manufacturer, for over fifteen years. Inspired by his private customers and friends, Philip designs and makes hats for individuals, film, theatre, television and supplies large and small department stores and boutiques world-wide.
We will be offering day, and weekend courses in the near future here in Luton at the Studio. Courses will be limited to 5 students in one session. Tuition will range from blocking and machining but will focus on the variety of trimming methods and soft hat making subject to demand and skill level.
All enquiries should be directed to Valerie Corona at enquiries@walterwright.com or valeriecorona@hotmail.com
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BEADS & BLING, Dublin, IRELAND
Beads and Bling are the leading Irish bead store and also the largest millinery supplier to the Irish market. They stock feathers, feather mounts, fascinator kits, millinery products & materials along with a wide range of beads and haberdashery – all at fantastically low prices. They also offer a large selection of classes in jewellery, millinery and bead making techniques.
Check out their great range of millinery and beading products at www.beadsandbling.com or join them for one of their signature classes!
Their store is located at 5, Bedford Row, Temple Bar, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Phone: 353 1 6337814 or email: info@beadsandbling.com
FEATHER FASCINATORS – FULL DAY WORKSHOP
Learn how to create Feather Fascinators with little or no previous experience. You will create and keep two feather fascinators using various millinery techniques. The Introduction to feather fascinators is just €120 for our full day workshop and includes all materials.
Course run by Beads & Bling
MILLINERY FLOWERS – FULL DAY WORKSHOP
Learn how to create Millinery Flowers that you can use to complement hat or fascinator making with little or no previous experience. €120 for our full day workshop and includes all materials.
Course run by Beads & Bling
COMBS & CLIPS – FULL DAY WORKSHOP
Learn how to create fabulous and funky combs and clips using wire and tools with little or no previous experience. The one day combs and clips course is just €65 and includes materials. Course run by Beads & Bling
BEGINNER SWAROVSKI CRYSTAL TIARA & FASCINATOR - FULL DAY WORKSHOP
Suitable for beginners and wire workers with some experience. Learn how to make two different styles of tiara and the basic techniques that can be adapted to make hair combs and pins using wire twisting techniques and incorporating Swarovski crystals. This workshop costs just €120 and includes wire, tiara bands, glass beads and a €20 voucher to spend on Swarovski crystal.
Course run by Beads & Bling
INTRODUCTION TO HAT MAKING
Learn how to create a variety of hats with little or no previous experience. Learn how to use various millinery tools such as blocks, techniques such as stitching, blocking, pattern making, and lining and how to make a variety of hats. The Introduction to Hat Making is just €300 for our three day workshop based in our workshop in Kilternan and includes all materials.
Course run by Beads & Bling
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LINA STEIN, Rosmoney, IRELAND
Have fun creating your very own hat, bonnet or chapeau and learn about the classic art of Millinery design and technique with Award-Winning Milliner Lina Stein. Explore the many facets of hat making as milliner for a day with your unique vision, be it serious in design or frivolous in concept.
Lina Stein hails from Australia but has been based in Rosmoney, near Westport for many years. She has been creating hats for the past two decades and is recognised in the world of Irish millinery as a light, through her flamboyant and extravagant creations.
Her hats have been exhibited from Dublin,Stuttgart, Phoenix, Arizona to Los Angeles, and are always a sensation at race meetings and special events both in Ireland and abroad.
She has won international awards such as the “Hatty Award 2008”and more recently the 1st prize in “The Best hat Competition” at the 2009 Galway Races.
Lina Stein received classical training in Sydney under Milliners Connie Kerr at the Australian Opera in Sydney, which has enabled her to face each challenge with a creative spirit. She also now trains aspiring hat makers in the millinery arts. She is running master classes from her studio on a regular basis, and these are proving to be an enormous hit with anyone who loves fashion and creativity.
Tel. 098 28449 www.linasteinmillinery.com
SCULPTURED SINAMAY HEAD PIECES
During the one day course, you will expand your knowledge on how to work and manipulate the versatile material, Sinamay by hand to create elaborate pieces, embellish them with beads, feathers or flowers to create exotic and stunning head pieces.
Cost ; €220 Deposit; €50
Suitable for beginners and intermediate with basic sewing skills. Sinamay /feathers and crin supplied.
AN INTRODUCTION TO MILLINERY
Take a day out of your hectic program and put those idle fingers to some use.
Get creative and learn to make a beautiful Headpiece, be it with feathers, straw, veiling, flowers or beads. During the one day course, you will learn to sculpt Sinamay to create exotic and stunning head pieces.
Cost ; €200 Deposit €50
FEATHERED CREATIONS
During the one day course,you will learn to sculpt Sinamay to create exotic and stunning head pieces using Sinamay and feathers.
Cost ;€200 Deposit €50
Suitable for beginners with basic sewing skills, Sinamay /feathers and Crin supplied.
CRINOLINE AND COCKTAIL HATS
Take a day out of your hectic program and put those idle fingers to some use. Get creative and learn to make a beautiful Headpiece, using the versatile crinoline and fabric of your choice. You will learn some basic techniques and then you can let your imagination run wild. Focus will be on creating a base and covering it following traditional Millinery techniques, and then embellishing the hat with Crinoline, beads, feathers, or just keeping things simple!
Cost: €260 Deposit €100
Materials and light lunch supplied
FELT HAT MAKING
Prepare yourself for the long winter ahead and get busy creating a beautiful felt hat for you to wear.
Workshop will focus on;
The basic principles of millinery - The construction of a hat.
Working with millinery felt, you will learn about the differences In quality, versatility etc.
Blocking the hats over wooden blocks, stiffening
Working with steam, hand moulding the felt, etc.
Finishing - trimming to your own desire. Suitable for beginners, but must have sewing skills!
COST; €350 DEP: €50 (price may vary according to felt and trimming desired.)
HAND MOULDED FUR FELT
Workshop will focus on;
The basic principles of millinery, establishing designs, sizes, etc.
It will comprise of working with millinery felt, softly bringing the felt to shape using just your hands and a basic block.
You will give the felt soft folds leaving it looking and feeling unstructured.
Finishing - trimming to your own desire. Suitable for beginners, but must have sewing skills!
COST; €350 DEP: €50 (price may vary according to felt and trimming desired.)
REMODEL YOUR OLD HATS
Bring along some of your old favorites that have lost their luster and shape.
under Lina’s guidance Refresh and re mould your lovelies, or simply take them apart and give them an entirely new life.
Learn how to completely re-do your favorite battered hat, take out those dints, revive those limp feathers.
In this one day workshop you will strip back your hat to its basics, clean it and then bring it back together as it was or even with a new twist!
Cost; €160 Deposit: €50
SOHPISTICATED COCKTAIL STUNNERS
Dazzle the crowds with your own masterpiece. During this two day workshop you will acquire the skills to block your own shape, using Buckram as your base material. Cover it with fabric of your choice, and finish it to a high level. Choose from a variety of covering techniques including the tailored pleated finish or experiment using distressed fabrics.
Cost; €350 Deposit: €50
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Estonia
MARGE IILANE, ESTONIA
Courses are offered by milliner Marge Iilane, who has studied millinery in England from one of The World`s Best Milliners – Mrs Rose Cory as well as attending the International felt workshop of Elina Saari.
5 day intensive millinery course
During this course you will make 3 hats: a fascinator, a parasisal hat and a felt hat.
You will learn basic millinery skills (blocking, wiring, stiffening, millinery stitches, trimmings etc. and get an overview of the kind of materials milliners use.
The cost of the 5 day intensive course is: 550 EUR
Courses are in English
There is a maximum of 10 people to a group so everybody gets personal attention.
Pre-registration is a MUST as the group size has a limit!
Price includes hat making materials, a hat gala dinner in one of the finest restaurants in the city of Pärnu (please take a nice dress with you) and also Refreshments during the class.
Courses take place in the lovely Guesthouse Linnamehe, which is 16km out of town Pärnu, Estonia (www.linnamehe.ee). Participants can be picked up free of charge from Pärnu Bus station (please arange with Marge Iilane).
You can see more details including help with accomodation as well as Marge Iilane’s hats on her website www.hatbar.eu
Mobile phone: +(372) 50 10 694e-mail address: info@hatbar.eu
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LUCY TILL, St Quentin la Poterie, FRANCE
HAT MAKING HOLIDAYS IN THE SOUTH OF FRANCE
Here is the opportunity to combine two wonderful passions: sumptuous hat-making and glorious France. My courses are week-long. Lessons are held every day in a fully equipped hat workshop in a village renowned for its pottery, arts and crafts - St. Quentin La Poterie near Uzes in the South of France. Classes are restricted to a maximum of 4 students at a time to allow very personal attention. The courses are offered in English as the teacher, Lucy Till, is from England but has been living in France for 7 years now and can also teach in French if required. The aim of the week is to make a felt hat, a straw hat and a fascinator or headpiece, but given the small class sizes, there is flexibility here.Lucy trained as a milliner with Herbert Johnson of Bond Street 15 years ago, and then set up her own hat business first in England and then in France. She is also interested to invite other teachers to lead specialized courses in her workshop with her assistance.
What could be more enjoyable that starting your day in a French cafe, then making hats throughout the morning, stopping for a lunch of delicious French cheeses, pate, and bread, continuing hat making in the afternoon, and then having your evenings free to enjoy the local culture. Time is also put aside to visit the nearby town of Uzes and its markets, do some wine tasting, and visit the Roman Pont du Gard in its spectacular river setting (perhaps even a swim if you are here in summer).
A variety of accommodation is available from bed and breakfast to self-catering apartments. Full details are available on the website at www.lucytillhats.com
The price of the course for 7 days is Euro 595 not including accommodation. Contact details:
Lucy Till Hats, 520 Chemin du Stade, 30700 St. Quentin La Poterie, FRANCE
Tel: 00 33 (0) 4 66 22 64 68
Mobile: 00 33 (0) 6 83 36 25 69
www.lucytillhats.com email: lucy@lucytillhats.com
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CHATEAU DUMAS, Auty, FRANCE
MILLINERY MASTERCLASSES AT CHATEAU DUMAS IN SOUTHWEST FRANCE
MAKE HATS WHILE THE SUN SHINES
If you have a passion for making hats, we have the cap that fits. Millinery Masterclasses at Chateau Dumas offer expert tuition in a well-equipped studio, delicious homemade food and elegant accommodation in an authentic and beautiful 18th century chateau near Toulouse in southwest France.
The tutor for our 2010 Masterclasses will once again be Dillon Wallwork, a millinery master whose creativity has graced the front pages of magazines, framing the faces of some of the world’s most famous women. For more than two decades Dillon worked for one of London’s finest millinery houses, Philip Somerville, specialists in creating hats for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth and Diana, Princess of Wales amongst others.
Dillon proposes to pass on his skills during three Masterclasses in 2010: one aimed at total beginners and two others for those with previous experience. They are the perfect entree into the art of couture millinery as Dillon guides students through the creative process from inspiration to completion. The apprentices, working with felt, sinamay and parasisal and usingtraditional blocking techniques, will learn to design, block and trim, adding handmade organdie flowers, exotic feathers or coordinating trim for the final flourish.
These great value, all-inclusive weeks also have time built in for relaxation, visits to local hat factories, including one dating from 1824, a Sunday visit to a charming food and craft market nearby and a wine, bread and cheese tasting led by a sommelier.
The July Masterclass will include a trip to the Estivales du Chapeau, the fabulous
International hat festival which will be held in 2010 from 16-18 July in nearby Septfonds, centre of French hatmaking.
For more details please view our 2010 brochure on our website: www.chateaudumas.netor email: enquiries@chateaudumas.net or call Lizzie Hulme on 07917 806905
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BERRY RUTJES, Den Haag, NETHERLANDS
Berry Rutjes Jr., hat designer to the core, millener ‘pur sang’ and simply just mad about hatters! Her style is clearly recognizable; a classic combination of quality and passionate creativity typify her designs.
Berry has been teaching flower making/millinery for more than 20 years now, in the Netherlands and also travels to teach in the UK.
Berry Rutjes Jr. Hatdesign
Stille Veerkade 32,
2512 BG Den Haag, Nederland
Tel: +31 (0)70 42 79 066
info@berryrutjes.com
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ARTIKAL, East Village, New York City, USA
Artikal founder, Holly Slayton, was born in Washington D.C. and grew up in northern Virginia. From a young age she was inspired to create; growing up with her grandmother, an award-winning dressmaker who loved to crochet, and her entrepreneurial, crafts woman, mother.
Holly launched Artikal in New York, selling her own line at boutiques in the East Village and now has a workshop space where Holly makes and ships her hats all over the world.
Workshops are held at Artikal Studio in the East Village, New York City. All the workshops are small groups of 4-5 people to ensure each participant gets proper assistance. Holly discusses some of her sources for yarns and patterns and gives brief detail into making flowers and pom-poms to accessorize your hats.
Cocktail hat /Bridal workshop $55.00
Create your own cocktail piece or feather fascinator for any occasion.
Basic velour blocking $150.00
Create your own hand-blocked velour hat.
Velour freeform Hat making workshop $145.00
Learn to make a free form custom hat.
Basic Crocheted Hat $55.00
Learn to crochet on the round, making a hat in one evening.
Contact Holly at Artikal
sales@artikal.com Phone: 212-260-0278 www.artikal.com
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JEANNE BJORN, Portland, Oregon, USA
Jeanne Bjorn has been designing and constructing clothing, millinery, and costumes professionally since 1980. She has a wealth of experience having worked on costume design for stage and film and began studying Millinery Design at The Fashion Institute of Technology in 1990. She developed her own line of Millinery for wholesale accounts including: Barneys New York and VariZioni in New York amongst others. Over the past ten years, she has taught Millinery Design at The Colorado Institute of Art, D'Leas Fabric & Button Studio, The Oregon College of Art and Craft, and at her studio in Portland, Oregon.
Courses Offered: Millinery: Draping with Felt, Blocking with felt and straw, Block Making, Advanced Blocking, Straw Braid, Bridal, Fabric Covered Hats, Turbans, Theatrical Head Dress, Patterns & Construction - soft fabric hats and Millinery Workshop for more experimental work.
All millinery classes can be taken as 1 day courses up to 5 day courses or weekly evening classes if you live in the Portland area.
Contact: Jeanne Bjorn
Telephone: 1-503-231-0547 Email: classes@jeannebjorn.com
www.jeannebjorn.com
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SARAH HAVENS, Newport RI, USA
I have made my own line of fashionable hats, as well as reproductions of men and women’s vintage hats. I include hats for men in traditional styles such as the straw or fur/felt top hats, fedoras, and straw boaters. For women’s hats I use these same styles but add a feminine flare. I also incorporate flirtatious shaped cloche designs, which were popular in the late 1920’s and today.
Many professional theatres hire me for millinery work including the Cincinnati Playhouse and opera houses in Santa Fe, New Mexico and The Metropolitan Opera in New York City.
Currently working in my Newport, Rhode Island studio I am creating my own line of hats for fashion and am now available to teach.
Contact me for more details:
info@sarahhavens.com
513.295.2013 www.sarahhavens.com
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IZZIE LEWIS, Seattle WA, USA
Izzie has been teaching millinery for seventeen years. She currently teaches at the University of Washington's Experimental College and also offers courses from her well-equipped studio in Seattle, Washington. Izzie teaches three basic courses: Buckram, Felt, and Straw as well as a number of specialty courses such as straw braid, turbans, hand blocking, ribbon work, millinery trimming, etc.
She teaches throughout the year in four-week sessions beginning each month. Upon completion of the basic coursework, students can continue on to a more individualized program. Many students have been with Izzie for over ten years and a number of her students have gone on to become successful milliners.
For more details contact:
Izzie Lewis Millinery, 7203 36th Avenue SW, Seattle, WA 98126
Email: izzielewis@comcast.net
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RUTH MILLS, CANADA
Ruth Mills has over 30 years experience creating fine items to wear. Trained in the science and art of clothing and textiles, Ruth refined her skills researching, fabricating and teaching historical reproduction costumes, accessories and textiles for Parks Canada. A former instructor for the Fashion Design Program at Algonquin College, Ruth now teaches individual and group courses which cover both historic and modern millinery through Ruth Mills, Milliner.
FELT HAT WORKSHOP - Learn the basics of how to make and trim a felt hat.
Over two days, you will experience blocking fur felt over a wooden form, cutting, wiring, stiffening, and trimming a hat. You will learn trade 'secrets' that will give your own creations that professional touch.
You will make samples for your notebook as well as your own hat to take away with you. At the end of the two days, you may not have your hat completely finished but it will be nearly done. The fee includes basic materials including your choice from a basic colour selection of felts, plus the wire, thread, needles, stiffener, etc to complete your first hat and the use of workshop blocks and equipment. Trimmings and other supplies will be available for purchase to decorate your creation.
There will be a maximum of 3 students to allow for individual attention. Instruction and workshop time is at least 6 hours a day. Lunch will be provided.
Cost: $300 +GST 50% deposit is required to reserve a spot, which will be non-refundable after 1 week before the workshop. You may pay by VISA, cheque or Paypal.
Contact Ruth for further registration details.
ruthmills@ruthmills.com www.ruthmills.com
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MINGS HOUSE OF FASHION, Richmond VA, USA
Have you ever wondered how hats were made? Interested in learning how to block high-end millinery straw and felt hats? Well you can learn how to make beautiful hats like you see in stores, online and in magazines. We offer beginner millinery courses designed to teach novice basic millinery skills. Custom made hats are expensive because they are time consuming to make. The results are beautiful. Whether you are a beginner or advanced at millinery there will be something for you in what we offer.
Flat Pattern and Buckram Frame Hat Making Workshops
Class Length: 16 hours
Each participant constructs a flat pattern and buckram frame hat, using hat making kits and patterns from start to finish and ends up with their own hat.
Pattern and Buckram Frame Hats Fee: $265.00 (materials for 2 hats are included in the workshop fee.)
You must call to schedule a two day class.
Felt & Straw Blocking Workshop
In this workshop you will learn to steam and block felt and straw forms over traditional hat blocks. . You will be shown how to maximize your physical strength and leverage to control the blocking process. You will learn brim edge finishes such as: rolled brim edges, hand-sewn or machine-sewn welts, bias binding or grosgrain-ribbon finishes. Your workshop goal is to complete a minimum of 4 hats from start to finish.
Felt & Straw Blocking Workshop Fee: $369.00
Materials for 1 felt and 2 straw hats plus all necessary wire and head size ribbon are included in the workshop fee. Additional felt and straw bodies and millinery trimmings may be purchased during the workshop.
Ming offers special five-day workshops. This workshop covers flat pattern, buckram, and blocking of both felt and straw. These sessions are offered as private sessions or private group sessions. Fee is subject to the number of students in the class. Classes limited to 6 students per session. See website for more information.
Contact: Camille Parham in Richmond VA 23235
804-852-7350
info@mingshouseoffashion.com www.mingshouseoffashion.com
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JENNY PFANENSTIEL, Chicago IL, USA
Jenny Pfanenstiel, Couture Milliner and Owner of Formé Millinery, makes handmade hats for women, men and children. It all began in a small town in Monument, Colorado where in 1993 she started working with renowned Costume Designer Lindsay Ray from London. Lindsay taught her all of the ins and outs of the Costume Industry, from behind the scenes to working with unconventional materials. Jenny later went on to study Fashion Design from the Art Institute of Colorado. After receiving a degree in 1997, Jenny relocated to Chicago where she continued her passion designing and constructing costumes for theatre, film, commercials and private clients. Jenny's name soon spread throughout the Chicago market. Her creative abilities allowed her to work with clients such as, Cirque du Soleil, Grammy dress for Margaret Cho, Hubbard Street Dance, Outing Riley and Amistad.
While Jenny has always had a passion for designing clothing, she had an even bigger passion for hats. In 2007, Jenny decided to focus solely on the creation of hats and started Formé Millinery, to showcase her art and love for hats, for women, children and men. Her goal is to bring vintage fashion to all generations. Since she had an impeccable talent for hand sewing costumes with the smallest detail, Jenny's craft for hand-sewn couture hats came naturally. She soon became known for taking once admired embellishments and materials, some dating back to the early 1900’s, and incorporating these pieces into her hats to truly make a one-of-a-kind piece.
Jenny is now an award winning Couture Milliner. You can find her collections in shops around the country. She truly enjoys the art of millinery and welcomes you to try on a hat.
Courses on offer:
Make your own Hat Block
The Making of a Cocktail Hat
Blocking Wool
Blocking Straw/Sinamay
Working with Horsehair (Crin)
Working with Strawbraid
Working with Jinsin
Embellishments
Free-form Straw
Free-form Wool
W: www.formeonlineshop.com, E: formefashion@usa.net, P: 773.719.7307
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JILL PFEIFFER, Los Angeles, USA
Award Winning Hat Teacher, Jill Pfeiffer, has worked in Las Vegas for the Luxor Hotel, the Excalibur Hotel and the Las Vegas Hilton, among others, and in Reno for Bally’s. She spent many years working as a Costume Designer and Milliner creating costumes, headdresses, and other wardrobe for shows such as “Starlight Express”, “Viva Las Vegas” and “Jesus Christ Superstar”.
A life-long educator, as well as an artist, Jill has taught at UCLA, in Las Vegas and Los Angeles, and offers private and small classes.
You can book a class for an hour or up to four hours, weekly or bi-weekly, to fit your schedule for just $25 per hour.
Come and learn how to make Buckram Hat Frames, Hat Form Blocking (making and carving), Felt Hats, Fabric Hats, Straw Hats, Cocktail Hats, Costume Hats, Skull caps, Retro Hats, Fascinators, Birds, Feathers, Flowers, Straw Braid, Pattern Making, Hat Boxes and Mask Making!
Contact Jill Pfeiffer on 213-422-0996
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LAURA DEL VILLAGIO, Austin, Texas, USA
Milliner Laura Del Villaggio holds a Certificate in Millinery from New York's Fashion Institute of Technology, one of the only institutions left in the US with an in-depth millinery program, teaching the old-world craftsmanship of hand-blocking straws and felts, and hand-stitching and draping trims. Since 1997, Laura has devoted herself to the art of millinery, including educating others about the wear, care, history, and allure of hats.
Laura Del Villaggio has an Austin, Texas-based studio in which she produces two seasonal collections each year for her label Milli Starr. Additional collections include bridal, couture, fascinators, and restored vintage. Each piece is meticulously handcrafted and unique, reflecting her eye for detail and sense of beauty, proportion, and silhouette. Many of Laura's hats are custom designs created for the theater or special events such as weddings, horse races, or theme parties. She has clients all over the US, and Milli Starr hats have traveled all over the world. Examples of her work can be seen at www.millistarr.com
In Autumn 2008, Laura began teaching millinery classes at Stitch Lab, a sewing and craft studio in South Austin. She offers courses on basic sewn hats such as berets and newsboy caps, as well as feather fascinators, blocked and wire-frame buckram hats, and blocked felt and straw hats. Classes range in size from 3-6 students. Private lessons are also available.Contact: info@millistarr.com Class details & Registration
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JAN WUTKOWSKI, Wilmington NC, USA
Jan Wutkowski has been making hats since 1995 and has been teaching since 1998. She teaches throughout the United States, primarily at nationally known arts and crafts schools, and has twice taught at the International Millinery Forum in Australia, as well as the Wombourne School of Millinery in the UK. Private classes are held in her atelier in Wilmington, North Carolina, and are developed according to the attendee's experience levels.
Jan studied under Waltraud Reiner at the Melbourne (Australia) School of Millinery, and now owns aMuse: artisanal finery, a wearable art/custom hatmaking business, where she creates one-of-a-kind hats, headpieces, and bridal veils. She was recently awarded a 2009 Hatty Award for her contributions to the millinery industry.
Classes offered:
BLOCKING STRAW AND FELT
WIRE CONSTRUCTION FRAMES
WORKING WITH WET AND DRY BUCKRAM
FABRIC COVERED BRIMS
FRENCH FLOWERMAKING
CREATING HATBLOCKS
RETRO HATS FROM FLAT FELT SKIRTING
SINAMAY/JINSIN/SILK STRAW BLOCKING AND FREE FORMING
SEWN STRAW BRAID
UNEXPECTED MILLINERY
For further information email jan@hatshatshats.com or call 910.397.9099
www.hatshatshats.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/amuse.artisanal.finery
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JASMIN ZORLU, San Fransisco, USA
Jasmin Zorlu has been making Sculptural Headwear since 1992. She has been teaching workshops in the art of freeform draping since 2001, in New York City and the Bay Area. Her hats have sold in Barney’s and all over the world. Most recently, she designed women's cut & sewn hats for the bay area hat company, Goorin Brothers.
"Jasmin Zorlu’s creativity and expertise in the field of millinery is truly inspiring and a gift to anyone interested in pursuing the artistry of this craft. Through her class you will learn a series of skills that will give you a sound base from which to develop your own millinery. Her focus and passion for what she does makes her an extraordinary teacher. She is generous with her knowledge which comes from 17 years of working in this field. Anyone interested in learning about hats would be wise to take the opportunity to study with Jasmin." [former student and professional milliner]
FREEFORM HAT BLOCKING WORKSHOP
Learn how to make a 1920's style cloche hat that perfectly fits you. In this two-day workshop, milliner Jasmin Zorlu will guide you through the exciting art of 'Freeform Draping’. Using steam and your fingers, manipulate a pre-formed fur felt on a standard wooden hat form and then hand-stitch it. No machine stitching skills are needed, only basic hand-stitching skills. This class is perfect for beginners who have no experience sewing. Non-intimidating, plus the possibilities are endless!
FLAT PATTERNMAKING FOR HATS
Learn how to draft patterns for cut and sewn hats. Jasmin Zorlu will guide you through drafting a pattern and fitting the muslin, creating a comfortable, form fitting fabric hat. Jasmin collaborates with large hat companies in designing collections of cut and sewn headwear which are manufactured for the mass market.
Studio visits in Nob Hill, San Francisco by appointment. Call 415-730-4666 or email jasmin@jasminzorlu.com
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LYNNE COOK, Adelaide, AUSTRALIA
Lynne Cook is both an experienced milliner and teacher with a keen focus on historical styles and techniques, working for the Australian Costumers’ Guild amongst others.
Lynne’s recent courses have included a Regency Bonnet (buckram & wire) class and has plans to run a mid-Victorian bonnet course during October. Lynne is also available for individual workshops.
For more details please contact Lynne.
Email: president@australiancostumersguild.org.au
Telephone: +61 8 8242 0881 / 0412 417 706
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EMBELLISH ATELIER, Rozelle, N.S.W, AUSTRALIA
Catherine Kelly works from her studio Embellish atelier, a space overflowing with treasures collected from around the world.
Catherine's years of teaching textiles, designing and manufacturing beautiful bespoke textile items, which have been snapped up by shops such Liberty of London and Linen and Lace of Balmain shine through in her quality workmanship.
Catherine has been taught by some of Australia’s finest milliners including Jane Stoddart and has attended workshops with Waltraud Reiner, Eugenie von Oirschott, Jean Carroll in her quest for furthering her knowledge.
Her hat collections show her confident sense of colour, line, and texture.
She adores the beauty of millinery materials and her designs have been described as modern elegance. She designs couture millinery for her clients at her studio Embellish atelier and runs regular workshops there at 48 Victoria Road by appointment. Workshop details are below and you can visit her website to learn more about soft furnishings workshops that are also available.
Embellish atelier
www.embellish-hats.com info@embellish-hats.com
48 Victoria Rd, Rozelle, NSW 2041
Catherine Kelly
0416182486
MAKE A FABULOUS RACE DAY HAT
Intensive Millinery Course in traditional millinery techniques
In this 3 day intensive millinery course Catherine will guide you through the techniques of choosing blocks to suit your face shape, and materials to create your very own hat. You will learn traditional millinery techniques using parasisal straw, to block, size, and stitch together your masterpiece. Catherine will then guide you with some beautiful techniques to embellish your piece to co-ordinate with your outfit.
The course price includes the cost of a parasisal straw capeline, millinery size, and use of studio materials such as blocking pins, and pegs, the use of Embellish ateliers rare and beautiful hat blocks, and a sample kit of millinery materials for you to experiment with whilst learning some trimming techniques.
Bring along your sewing kit, and any trims, feathers, flowers, or embellishments you may wish to include on your hat.
Cost $385 Maximum Class size - 6
SILK FLOWER MAKING WORKSHOP
In this three hour Silk flower making workshop you will be delighted with the beautiful flowers you can create. Turn your masterpiece into a brooch, fascinator or hat trim. You will learn about the importance of bias fabrics, suitable fabric selection, traditional tooling methods, and assembly of silk flowers.
Materials Required for Workshop: 20cm silk – preferably dupion or organza, Matching thread, Packet of Millinery needles, Tube 450 glue, Stamens, Floristry wire.
All Other Tools, pattern, stiffening glues, and equipment provided.
Cost: $ 95 per person. Maximum students - 8
FASCINATOR WORKSHOP
In this 1 day course you will learn some traditional millinery techniques in order create a fascinator / headpiece. These techniques can also be used as trims on hats.
Cost includes a kit to make up the fascinator.
You are welcome to bring along any special piece, old buttons, brooch, feathers from your treasure chest you might wish to incorporate.
Cost: $185. Maximum students - 6
WIRE WORKSHOP
Using millinery wire Catherine will help you create a small project from which you will create a mini-top hat, or tiara.
This is an advanced millinery technique and you will need to have attended the equivalent of the Millinery Essentials course or one of Catherine 3 day hat making workshops.
A kit is provided for this course.
You will need to bring a basic sewing kit including scissors, thimble, millinery needles, mini pegs, tape measure, pins, and small pair long-nosed pliers.
You may wish to bring a small box of treasures e.g. beads to embellish your piece.
Cost: $245 Maximum class size - 4
COCKTAIL SHAPES
In this Class you will learn to use leno -a millinery material, which allows you to stretch fabric, over the shape to create a beautiful, individual fascinator with class and style.
Embellish with beading, and feathers to your own design.
This is an advanced millinery technique and you will need to have attended the equivalent of the Millinery Essentials course or one of Catherine 3 day hat making workshops
Some materials including leno, wire, tape and use of blocks are included in the course fee.
Other Materials required: Half metre of silk fabric, Sewing kit- needles, scissors, tape measure, Matching thread, Thimble, Small pegs, Blocking pins
Cost: $245 Maximum students - 4
MILLINERY ESSENTIALS – 8 Week course at Sydney Community College- log onto www.course.com.au (Textiles and Fashion) for details and to book into this course.
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JANE STODDART, Sydney, N.S.W, AUSTRALIA
Jane has been practising as a model milliner for over 20 years. She has sold her hats through most major department stores & many fashion boutiques and her creations have made the finals and semi-finals of Hat Magazine Hat Designer competitions a number of times. She enjoys developing new design ideas & innovative approaches to materials & techniques and has exhibited in France. Jane has taught millinery through workshops, private design colleges and TAFE for the past 10 years.
All Masterclasses are 9 hours over 2 days. Saturday 10am-1pm, 2pm-4pm. Sunday 11am-1pm, 2pm-4pm. Cost per person is $220 for the 2 day class.
www.janestoddart.com.au
12 Macleay St, Potts Point, Sydney, NSW 2011, Australia
(02) 8004 8601 / 0403 952 788 jane@janestoddart.com.au
WORKING WITH SINAMAY– A COUTURE APPROACH
*Beginners! This class is a great introduction to millinery!
Yes it’s everywhere! But it’s also cheap and versatile. Learn valuable techniques for making this material look classy. Or, start from scratch. Produce one blocked hat and a smaller sculpted piece.
RACE DAY STRAW HAT – A COUTURE APPROACH
Complete beginner? Have some skills already? Learn the skills necessary to hand block, assemble and finish this classic millinery material. We will be using parisisal straw hoods & capalines for their beautiful silky sheen & ease of use. Bring your sketches, magazine clippings. Finish one beautiful hat to your own design & get set for Fashions on the Field!
HAND TOOLED SILK FLOWERS – AN EXQUISITE CRAFT
Learn to recreate the beauty of fresh blooms in stiffened silks and laces, using traditional French flower making tools. Topics to be covered include creating your own patterns, and colouring techniques. Finish two flowers.
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! LEATHER AND LACE HATS
Learn to block leather and skins, and create millinery pieces from stiffened lace. Extend your millinery repertoire by mastering these luxury materials. Produce a small hat or cocktail from each material.
FABRIC COVERED HAT FROM A BLOCKED FOUNDATION
Ever wanted to make that satin covered tophat? Combining dressmaking fabrics with a blocked
foundation base can result in some lovely hats, but is tricky to execute. You’ll feel confident
about your skills after this workshop, which includes some ‘hands-on’ patternmaking. Produce a
hat of your own design.
HAND BLOCKED FELT HAT - A COUTURE APPROACH
This workshop will take you through all the steps necessary for producing a couture blocked felt hat,
with the emphasis on professional finish. We’ll do this through a combination of demonstrations,
hands-on exercises, and the production of one felt hat of your own design.
BLOCKED LEATHER HATS
Learn to block leather and skins over a millinery foundation. Our focus will be on larger more
complex hats & production of trims. Produce one hat & trims.
STIFFENED LACE HATS
Experiment with pattern using this beautiful material. Recreate the stiffened guipure lace hats of
the fifties, using contemporary techniques.
SCULPTED STRAW HAT
Experiment with form using hand-shaping and moulding techniques, and the pliable qualities of
parisisal straws. Create 1 or 2 very special pieces.
MASTER STRAW BRAID
There are lots of lovely vintage straw braids around. Learn techniques for making up classic and
contemporary pieces using this classic millinery material. Finish 1 – 2 pieces.
ALL THE TRIMMINGS
Feather curling, trimming and sculpting. Working with crinoline. Ribbon bows and pleated trims. Veiling. Sinamay and jinsin sculptures. Vintage techniques. Learn how to design and make up trims, position and attach them professionally. Finish 4 trims and mount on headbands or fascinator bases.
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PEGGY STONE, Bowral, N.S.W, AUSTRALIA
Peggy is a part time millinery teacher in Australia.
Courses run @ Luxe, Station Street, Bowral, N.S.W. Australia.
Beginners and intermediate.
Contact Peggy for details: +61 2 9328 3213 / 0404 719 377
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CHRISTINE YARKER, Blue Mountains, N.S.W, AUSTRALIA
Bright lights, curtain calls, costume design, the theatre - these are some of the many aspects that surround Christine's role as the Head Milliner with Opera Australia. In 1999 Christine worked as Assistant Milliner on the film Moulin Rouge, creating the black velvet top hat worn by Nicole Kidman in publicity shots.
With qualifications obtained through TAFE NSW, as well as extensive experience in the industry, Christine is passionate about promoting the art of millinery and passing her skills onto others.
Contact Christine for bookings and details.
Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia
email: christineyarker@hotmail.com
Mobile: 0435 168 181
Workshop Title: Theatrical Hats
Duration of Workshop: 3 - 5 days
Workshop summary:
This course will encourage you to take hats away from their functional role to creations that will take centre stage. Whilst the course will touch on basic hat making techniques, you will be encouraged to be more creative and experimental with shapes, materials and themes. You may either choose to select a specific theme to work to or simply allow the materials you are using to be the inspiration for your final creations.
Participants
Suitable for Secondary school students and adults.
All levels of experience welcome in this class, however basic machine sewing skills needed.
Workshop Title: Fabulous Fabric Hats with all the Trimmings
Duration of Workshop: 4 – 5 days
Workshop summary:
Make your own fabulous fabric hats using traditional millinery techniques. Participants learn how to draft patterns, choose fabrics, linings, interfacings and construct fabric hats that not only look great but fit perfectly. Part of this course will be devoted to trimmings and the wonderful effects that can be achieved using ribbons, fabrics, feathers, veiling and more. From silk fabric and ribbon roses and bows to curling and cutting feathers into shape, participants will be encouraged to experiment with combinations that can be used not only for their fabulous hats but for clothing, bags and even footwear.
Participants
All levels of experience welcome in this class, however basic machine sewing skills needed.
Workshop Title: Working with felt and straw
Duration of Workshop 2 days
Workshop summary:
In this workshop participants are shown the skills for blocking - the shaping of felt or straw using traditional wood hat blocks and steam. Students block and trim, both a felt and straw hat and develop styles and techniques for the trimming and embellishment of the hats they are creating.
Participants
Suitable for Secondary school students and adults.
All levels of experience welcome in this class, however basic machine sewing skills needed.
Workshop Title: Fascinator or Cocktail hat for the Races
Duration of workshop: 1 day
Workshop Summary:
Take the mystery out of feather work and make your own fashionable, fun head piece or Fascinator for cocktail, races or wedding wear. Discover techniques for assembling feather pieces to create floaty features by cutting, curling, and combining many different feather types along with stunning silk fabric bias roses and other simple ways to make trims.
Participants
Suitable for Secondary school students and adults.
All levels of experience welcome in this class, however basic sewing skills needed.
Workshop Title: Gorgeous Trimmings
Duration of Workshop: 1 - 2 days
Workshop Summary:
This workshop is entirely devoted to trimmings and the wonderful effects that can be achieved using ribbons, fabrics, feathers, veiling and more. From silk and ribbon roses and bows to curling and cutting feathers into shape, participants will be encouraged to experiment with combinations and start to build their own library of ideas that can be used as a resource for future projects.
Although all these techniques are suitable for hats, bags and clothing, some trimmings can become so spectacular that they can be put onto a simple comb or hair clip and worn as a hair accessory.
Participants
Suitable for Secondary school students and adults.
All levels of experience welcome in this class, however basic sewing skills needed.
Title: Pattern drafting for Fabric Hats (Master class)
Duration: 3 - 5 days
Summary:
In this workshop participants are shown how to actually create patterns, opening a new world of hat possibilities for the sewing enthusiast wanting to turn their talents towards millinery without the messy process of steaming and blocking. Pattern drafting will be the main focus of this workshop with participants encouraged to be more creative and experimental with shapes, materials and themes to create individual hats for any head size (from doll size to adults).
Participants:
A more advanced level of millinery experience, such as that gained from the “Fabulous Fabric Hats” workshop, is needed for this class, however all levels of competency are encouraged to apply. Basic machine sewing skills needed.
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BIG & BEAUTIFUL VENTURES, Lagos, NIGERIA
Ekpemi Gloria Ojo is a Milliner based in Nigeria and the Chief Creative Designer of Big & Beautiful Ventures. Her successful company provides clients with hats and also co-ordinates outfits with custom made accessories. Mrs Ojo also currently consults in the Art of Hat Making in one of the foremost schools of fashion in Lagos, Nigeria.
Mrs Ojo offers courses in Hair Fascinators, Sinamay hats and Sinamay bags, Sisal hats with Straw bags to match, English hats, Turbans, Crinoline hats, Wired hats and Fila Oges.
Contact Ekpemi Gloria Ojo on +234 (0)805 0880 440; +234 (0)805 2685 191; +234 (0)1 8170 828
info@bigandbeautifulventures.com
www.bigandbeautifulventures.com
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