The trim gives your hat a unique personality. Learn how to redesign feathers, form loops and bows to give height and personality to your headwear.

LESSON PLAN: Feather shaping and redesign | Variety of bows and loops in fabric or straw

Learning to freeform Parisisal straw gives you the chance to express the artist within using your designers eye. Discover a time efficient method that brings individuality to each style you make without the necessity of hat blocks.

☰ Lesson Chapters:
• Understanding Pari • Create Base
• Sculptin...

In this class, you will learn how to make a beautiful felt cloche hat featuring a wired, self-rolled edge. Follow the whole process, from steaming and blocking, to rolling the brim, to completing the hat with embellishments and head fitting.

Leaves as a trim concept can give a unique look. Create an assortment of different leaves using materials so they can be used to compliment a beautiful flower or as a trim feature.

LESSON PLAN: Straw leaves | Silk and fabric leaves | Felt leaves | Ribbon and wired leaves

Learn to maximise the use of your basic blocks to create different styles. This practical lesson will give you add on tips to utilise household items for blocking.

LESSON PLAN: Crown and brim changes | Double blocking | Saucer blocking | Enlarge crowns

Fabrics used range from satins to fine silk organza or polyester ribbon. The addition of wire helps to give flowers shaping. Learn to restore vintage flowers and add new life to boring commercial flowers. These will be a great addition to all your headwear.
Patterns: https://hat.academy/resources

Block foundation straw and cover a button shape with silk and other fabrics or use sinamay and sculpture with parisisal creating a different appeal.

LESSON PLAN: Cocktail Foundation | Wire and cover | Trimming and Lining | Sculpturing

Learn how to make your own crowns, a basic dome block then carve a shaped Trilby block in foam with instruction to define shapes for male clientele. Your tutor Ian Bennett will inspire you to master his proven methods for a durable and smooth finish.

☰ Lesson Chapters:
• Foam Making Basics • Dom...

Complete your hat with Lina Stein’s creative styling methods. Explore custom brim design, sophisticated trimming, and flawless crown lining—transforming each felt creation into a refined hat with graceful contours, polished edges, and exceptional quality.
Tutor Talk: Q&A with Mentor Lina Stein
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Join talented Award winning Millinery Tutor, Amanda Macor as she shares her secrets on how to work with silk abaca. Learn to manipulate this beautiful straw to give height and colour to your headpieces and hats.

Lesson Modules:
• Preparation And Joining • Edging Methods • Colour Combination • Tr...

Amongst the new sinamay straw roses and lilies we create a large sculptured Parisisal rose. The larger flowers will lend themselves to be the dominant feature of your trim or fascinator. Learn to add wire stems to the daisies so you can give the trim a three-dimensional effect.
Patterns: https://...

Learn all the felt hat making fundamentals - understanding the different types of felt, steaming and blocking essentials, felt cutting and free shaping with fur felt.
These lessons are produced by independent tutor and are complete in teaching delivery and support.