Contemporary Cockades Course
Louise Macdonald has mastered traditional cockade trims and teaches you how to adapt for contemporary styled headwear, whether for a saucer hat, halo headband or trans-seasonal headpiece. Discover an intricate and practical system to ensure each fold is precise to bring the piece together to create gorgeous millinery. Be inspired as Louise shares her love of cockades with you.
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Cockade Headpiece
Explore manipulating the humble Petersham ribbon into cockades as your tutor Louise Macdonald guides you with her detailed techniques. Create a traditional trim or discover how to tailor the cockade for an innovative headpiece or unique headband.
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Saucer Cockade
Create a larger cockade with this ‘FerrisWheel’ style to adorn a saucer hat as you explore essential folding and invisible stitching. The skills in this lesson help you to perfect this creative cockade every time for a simple trim or a striking millinery feature.
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Ribbon Origami
Assemble a gorgeous floral cockade to trim hats in your size preference. A decorative hat band can also be achieved using this technique, plus explore the possibilities using alternative materials. Enjoy taking this time honoured style to a new level of contemporary design.
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Contemporary Cockades Course Worksheet
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