Studio Course (1 Day) – Millinery Taster Day inc Materials – Friday 1st April 2022 – fully booked
£100.00This course is aimed at: Beginners who want to find out what millinery is all about and take the first steps in exploring Sinamay Cocktail Hats
The course will include: All Materials Required A comprehensive overview of millinery materials, techniques and styles. A series of sinamay trims will then be demonstrated and practiced including bows, fans, bias loops, veils, ruches, roses, lilies and free form shapes. Time spent exploring techniques and trimmings for your own design. Putting your design together on a pre formed base Fixing a head fixing either headband or elastic to your design
Studio Course (2 Days) – Introduction to Millinery, inc materials – A Sinamay Pillbox – No current dates please enquire
£195.00This course is aimed at: Beginners who want to learn the art of blocking and trimming cocktails hats.
The course will involve:
All Materials needed A comprehensive overview of millinery materials, techniques and styles. Practical application of blocking a pillbox percher on a wooden block. A series of sinamay trims will then be demonstrated and practiced including bows, fans, bias loops, veils, ruches, roses, lilies and free form shapes. Time spent exploring techniques and trimmings for your own design.
Studio Course: Fur Felt Winter Fedora (1 day) inc materials – No current dates please enquire
£200.00- Students of any skill level who want to create a unique wearable Fedora hat for winter
Silk and Fabric Flower Making (2 day) – No current dates please enquire
£225.00- Those who have always wanted to make detailed fabric flowers to adorn hats, headpieces, bridal designs or corsages.
Leather Pillbox and Flower Techniques (2 day) – No current dates please enquire
£225.00- Those who have experience in straw, felt and sinamay and who want to expand their blocking and trimming knowledge to leather. This is an advanced course and prior experience of millinery is essential .
Veil brim with lace work headpiece £225 (2 day) – No current dates please enquire
£225.00- Those wanting to learn a simple technique to creating a circular veiling brim and to compliment it with a wired lace trim.
Home Leather Orchids and Headband with bird cage veil (1 day) – No current dates please enquire
£130.00- Those wanting to explore a further flower technique and different foundation for a flat leather covered hairband. Students needs to have completed the silk and fabric flower making course
Introduction to Feather Techniques: Preparing, Cutting, Curling, Stripping, Shaping, Creating Mounts & more… (1 day)- No current dates please enquire
£45.00- Those wanting to learn how feathers can enhance their designs.