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  • Hat Headlines - July

    This month, we’re celebrating your latest millinery creations, sharing tips for working with water-based stiffener, exploring standout trends from Royal Ascot, and catching up on the latest community updates.
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    ▸ Hats by Marge Iilane
    ▸ Stephanie Munro Millinery
    Studio Q&...

  • Buntal Headpiece Course

    3 items

    In this course, your tutor Louise Macdonald teaches you how to prepare, manipulate and finish robust buntal straw to create showstopping trims with a concealed sinamay edge on a blocked buntal beret shape. Design options are unlimited, giving you the opportunity to create your own unique piece. P...

  • Millinery Photoshoot Live Session

    Lauren J Ritchie guides you through planning a millinery photoshoot, from deciding what you want your photos to achieve and finding the right models, to managing your photoshoot with a detailed Runsheet Schedule that helps everything run smoothly.
    📅 SCHEDULE
    Live on August 5, 9 AM (AEST)
    90 Minut...

  • Louise Macdonald Live Mentor

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    Join Master Milliner Louise Macdonald for an exclusive live masterclass tailored to complement your learning journey. With expert guidance, practical insight and support, Louise helps you develop your sinamay skills with creative confidence.
    Contemporary Sinamay Course | Worksheet

  • Brim Extensions Course

    COMING SOON
    Classic meets contemporary. Complement millinery designs with the distinctive feature of bias sinamay. Discover how to add a transparent extension following the circumference of a blocked hat, or hand sculpt an elevated sweep to combine with a beret headpiece. Louise Macdonald instru...

  • Ellen Thommessen Podcast

    Ellen Thommessen is a Norwegian milliner and costume maker who trained in Oslo, Stockholm then London. She leads the costume workroom at Oslo Nye Teater and co‑coordinates the Oslo Hat Walk.
    » Read more: https://millinery.info/2026/07/ellen-thommessen/