Advanced Crown & Brim Hat Blocking (2 day) – 9.30am – 3.30pm – Saturday 17th & Sunday 18th October 2020

The course will involve:

• Learning how to block a crown and brim using traditional techniques of steaming and pinning over a vast choice of wooden blocks.
• Practical knowledge of how to edge with wire and a bias piece and also create different brim edgings.
• Learning how to size your hat.
• Creating samples of trims including sinamay lilies, roses, leaves, bias strips, swirls, curls, free form shapes and bows and others depending on experience.
• Knowledge of balancing trim positionings and finishing a hat to couture standard.

You will need:

4 -5 metres of sinamay
2 metres of brim reed or spring wire
1.5 metres of petersham
Crown and Brim Blocks

You will leave with:

• A finished crown and brim hat.
• Knowledge of how to technically create a crown and brim hat in order to make more.
• Inspiration and knowledge in how to adapt this technique to create different looks and to make sure a particular head size is achieved.

• To see more photos of our students work on this course, please link to the following facebook page https://www.facebook.com/pg/jrmillineryschool/photos/?tab=album&album_id=213699329316215