Are you are interested in Millinery as a profession or simply want to completely immerse yourself in the world of hats? Then this intense 3/5 Day Workshop is for you! 2/3 areas of millinery are covered in detail.
Your rollercoaster ride into the HAT world will take off with making a SINAMAY HEAD PIECE then you get more technical and expand your knowledge by designing and making a STRUCTURED SINAMAY HAT (crown and brim) that that would be suitable for any fancy wedding or race meeting. The final piece of your course will be a COUTURE COCKTAIL HAT
Suitable for beginners

Topics Covered
 Sinamation 1 manipulated headpiece and swirled free-form creation
 Sinamay Structured Saucer Hat On day 3 you will work with Millinery Straws ,learn about the composition and variety of Straws and discover how to use blocks and Millinery terminology .Design a basic shape of a hat taking in all your personal measurements and proceed to make your hat On day 4 your hat will come together and you’ll learn to assemble the hat, create your trimming, learn how to attach to the head and line it with a vintage-style lining
 Couture Cocktail Percher Hats
During this course you will go through the techniques of millinery to create beautiful and elegant cocktail percher hats
You will learn about working with the foundation material BUCKRAM, blocking and covering it with a fabric of your choice.
The workshop coverers a selection of couture trimmings and professional finishing of any hat.
Lina will also demonstrate the best way to secure a hat to the head and share her vintage hat linings