Virtual Suede / Leather Headband and Blocked Veil – 4 hour course – Wednesday 21st September 2022 – 9.30am – 1.30pm (UK Time)

About your Tutor

Jenny Roberts is one of the North’s leading milliners. Recognised for her couture brand, she has been creating beautifully crafted pieces for her clients for over 15 years.  Over the last 9 years she has gained an international reputation for the Millinery School, teaching to the highest standard for hobby and professional milliners.

Offering a variety of classes from her Harrogate based School Jenny is thrilled to be offering this course.

The course will involve:

• Learning how to cover and finish a leather headband. How to cut, block and finish a matching birdcage veil and veiling trim

Level – This course is aimed at those with some level of blocking and sewing experience

You will need:

• 1 piece of fine lightweight lamb nappa leather or suede
• Fabric glue (SOBO is a good choice available on Amazon)
• Cocktail stick to apply glue
• 1 40mm wide jersey covered padded headband
• https://www.petershams.com/collections/headbands/products/40mm-super-padded-headbands-jersey?variant=29684682195026
• Paper template
• Scissors
• Sewing needles
• Thread to match your veiling/leather
• Dressmaker’s pins
• Polystyrene dummy head
• Ballpoint pen or similar
• Matching Petersham 15mm ribbon for finishing.
• A metre length of 12in wide coordinating veil
• Hairspray

You will leave with:

• A covered leather headband. A completed blocked birdcage veil and matching veiling trim