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.

Mounting feathers gives you so many new options to design feather trimmed headwear. Create a spectacular feather mount on a spine for attachment to your millinery. Your work becomes wearable sculpture with these special techniques.

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• Floating feathers • Feather Attachment
• Fe...

Create this sculptured combination of a hat and fascinator. Learn to block basic Hatinator shape then discover how to remould, twist, pleat, splice, braid with the addition of textiles to give a totally new look.

LESSON PLAN: Styling and sculpturing with sinamay | Pari and crinoline | Adding f...

Lina Stein guides you through her signature grid system, demonstrating how to create precise crown indentations and elegant shapes using steam and guided hand manipulation. Learn to design beautifully tailored crowns and customise your hats with practical, block-free shaping techniques.

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Lace and crinoline are a perfect combination for this upturned brim hat. Clients who love to add height when wearing their headwear will enjoy the delicacy of this freeform pleated crinoline brim hat.

Lesson Plan: • Design Upturned Crinoline Brim • Creating Lace Motifs • Adding Wire • Lace & Fea...

The bias weave of the lightweight fine Parisisal Straw allows it to shape onto a block readily. Learn how to ensure a smooth finish that has strength and stability.

LESSON PLAN: Block crown and Brim separately or all in one | Techniques to finish the brim edge

Lightweight Fosshape is moulded for the percher foundation which is covered impeccably with leather. The wire frame base is concealed with leather to complement the percher crown. 
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☰ Lesson Chapters:
• Fosshape Foundation • Leather Blocking
• Percher Base • Base Leather Finishing

Once you discover how to prepare your buntal mat, continue to hand mould the saucer shape stabilising the form with the wire. The binding you will create can be a feature of your trimming and perfecting this is essential to ensure an outstanding finish.

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• Buntal Basics • Brim ...

Using Swiss braids to create headwear whether contemporary or vintage styled is a much loved technique from a bygone era and is taught in detail in this lesson. Master the weaving technique to give a smooth surface with a rosette finish and complete a classic pillbox.

LESSON PLAN: Swiss Braid Ba...

Women love the floral touch to hats and headwear as they give such a feminine look. Learn to use sinamay straw or parisisal straw to create eight different styled flower trims. Each flower will give your hat or fascinator an individual personality.
Patterns: https://hat.academy/resources

Master milliner Diana Cavagnaro teaches you how to perfectly cover a simple buckram base which is then trimmed, lined and stabilised with elastic and comb to sit securely on the head. All the necessary hand stitching is explained to enable you to create the always popular fascinator for the races...

The essential steps of preparation are detailed as you learn to assemble fabric from the pattern layout. Liza’s comprehensive techniques ensure you create sturdy and comfortable millinery for smart casual or special occasion wear.  » Pattern & Worksheet

☰ Lesson Chapters:
• Prepare Pattern • Sew...