By understanding how Parisisal is woven you will then know how to maximize the line of the straw for a perfect finish. The vital steps of preparation are key as Liza manipulates the natural fibre to shape and form successfully. Learn how to give a sculptural impact to your headwear with a support...

With flower design options detailed, Sophie teaches you to stiffen, shape and wire leather flowers to create your special floral vine trim your clients will adore.
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☰ Lesson Chapters:
• Flower Preparation • Petal Production
• Attach Vine • Percher Assembly

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.

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

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

Lina Stein draws on 30 years of millinery experience to teach essential felt hat-making skills. Learn how to prepare and stiffen felt, expertly block and refine crowns, and precisely cut brims—guiding you through each step toward creating your own stylish hats with confidence.
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Brett Morley shares his skills to create a dramatic headpiece ready for the world stage. Learn how to use the quill in the design process and refine the binding of all components to execute a perfect finish.

Lesson Plan: • Lace Petal Preparation • Create Your Own Headband • Curling Spine Perfect...

When tilting a small headpiece or a brim, add flowers with depth and width to balance and complement the design. Lilies, Montville Roses and Chrysanthemums outlined in this lesson are ideal, perfect for your headpiece or crowns.
Patterns: https://hat.academy/resources

LESSON PLAN: Large Lily | ...

Learn how to make a silk abaca turbans using various draping techniques and joining different colours. Discover different finishing techniques like twists, knots, and curls to create unique styles. Explore the versatility and beauty of silk abaca in creating elegant and fashionable headpieces.

Sophie teaches you how complete your hat with a unique flower trim that you can discreetly attach to the hat, while adding height to the design. Learn creative embellishment options to add your personal style to your own headwear.
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☰ Lesson Chapters:
• Covering Crown • Crown...

Create your own unique flowers by learning age old French flower making techniques and give a more personalised feminine touch to each piece.
Patterns: https://hat.academy/resources

LESSON PLAN: Stiffening Basics | Make a Petalled Rose |Construct a Cluster Rose | Create Blossoms

Learn to dye Silk Abaca and a variety millinery materials in a colour of your choice. Add patterns and decoration to Silk Abaca to give a fresh vibrancy to your millinery style.

LESSON PLAN: Dyeing Essentials | Dye Millinery Components | Pattern Silk Abaca | Colour Striping