Tools of the Trade
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21m
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 tutors and are complete in teaching delivery and support.
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Straw Flowers
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.
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Open Crown Shaping
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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Freeform Card Block
This method of free form block making will give you the chance to create a headpiece that is uniquely your design. Fine contours are often too fragile in timber but are incorporated in this technique under the direction of the award-winning Milliner, Ian Bennett.
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