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COUTURE FABRIC COVERED PERCHER HATS AND SILK FLOWER-MAKING – WORKING WITH BUCKRAM AND FABRIC

June 28, 2019 - June 29, 2019

Ideal for those of you already skilled in making hats and headpieces using Sinamay, this workshop will guide you through the process of
blocking a simple yet very fashionable “BUTTON HAT” or “ BI-BI’S”, covering it flawlessly with a fabric, creating a complimentary silk flower
and finally learning the variety of ideal ways to fix the small show-piece hat to the head (hat elastic, wire prongs, bandeau etc..)
Suitable for beginners/ intermediate/advanced

Topics Covered
 Learning the art of shaping and covering, then falling in love with the skill of making Silk Flower using Lina’s traditional tools.
 You will learn about making a pattern for your flower, about stiffening and shaping your petals with the heated tools.
 The flower and the hat will be brought together harmoniously!
 You can then proceed to trim your little darling using your already present skills or let Lina show you a few more tricks to add your
basket of Millinery know-how.
 Vintage style linings along with head attachment method

Details

Start:
June 28, 2019
End:
June 29, 2019
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Organizer

Lina Stein
Phone
00353 87 9268401
Email
linasteinhats@eircom.net
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Venue

Lina Stein
Westport, Co Mayo Ireland + Google Map
Phone
00353 87 9268401
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