Blocking Felt into a Hat

Judith M 115 E Main St, LaGrange, KY, United States

Learn from Master Milliner and Featured Milliner of the 148th Kentucky Derby Jenny Pfanenstiel, on how to make a hat from scratch using a technique that dates back over 100 years.  You will understand the uses of the different hat blocks, some dating back 100 years. Each person will learn the different types of felt […]

Wine & Workshops: Speed Fascinator

Judith M 115 E Main St, LaGrange, KY, United States

Start with a tour of the Judith M Millinery Supply and learn why we are 1 of 3 supply houses left in the US. In this 2 hour Speed Hat Making Workshop we will demonstrate how to manipulate feathers into beautiful feather floral creations. Fascinator bases and feathers will be provided to create your very […]

Straw Hat Making Class

Diana Cavagnaro PO Box 711836, San Diego, CA, United States

With Diana Cavagnaro This class covers the blocking of one straw hood or capeline. Bring your own block or use ours.  In addition to blocking, we will deal with design, dying the straw, sizing, wiring, lining, and sweatbands.  Go home with a finished hat. 10am - 4.30pm Alpine Hat Studio in San Diego For more info […]

Juice & Workshops: Halloween Pumpkin Hat Workshop

Judith M 115 E Main St, LaGrange, KY, United States

Perfect for Kids and Adults: Join us as we make and decorate a Halloween Pumpkin Hat. All materials will be provided to create your very own hat including pumpkin, faces, markers, stems, etc. 50% of proceeds will be donated to the Shamrock Pet Foundation

Cloche Workshop

Deanna Gibbons Millinery 1364 Florida Street, San Fransisco, CA, United States

2 DAY WORKSHOP “Design the perfect felt or straw cloche hat” This workshop offers the opportunity to make a 1920’s inspired cloche hat in either felt or straw. You will learn to construct a cloche shape hat by hand blocking and then further customize the simple shape with a hand draping technique. This workshops offers […]

FROM COAT TO CLOCHE – DIMENSIONAL TRIM WORKSHOP

Deanna Gibbons Millinery 1364 Florida Street, San Fransisco, CA, United States

Learn to work with millinery felt to create dimensional decorative accessories to sew or pin onto clothing, shoes or hats. These lightweight shapes once embellished become sparkling accessories which can be moved from garment to garment. A variety of techniques including padded gold work and special stitching and beading patterns will be taught to create […]

Blocking Felt into a Hat

Judith M 115 E Main St, LaGrange, KY, United States

Perfect for Beginners and Advanced Hat Makers: Learn from Master Milliner and Featured Milliner of the 148th Kentucky Derby Jenny Pfanenstiel, on how to make a hat from scratch using a technique that dates back over 100 years.  You will understand the uses of the different hat blocks, some dating back 100 years. Each person […]

FELT DRAPING WORKSHOP

Deanna Gibbons Millinery 1364 Florida Street, San Fransisco, CA, United States

In this workshop students will learn free-form draping and hand sewing skills needed to create a soft draped felt hat that fits perfectly. Using steam and a basic head shaped block, students will learn to make a small or large brimmed hat of their own design and a variety of techniques for finishing a felt […]

Jinsin Straw Sun Hat with Jasmin Zorlu

East Village Hats 80 E 7th st, East Village, NY, United States

Learn how to shape and sculpt Jinsin, a delightfully sculptural straw material, into your own sun hat or cocktail hat. 'Jinsin', also called 'buntal', is a fine fiber from stalks of unopened leaves of talipot palms grown in the Philippines and is handwoven there on wooden looms into flat yardage. Basic sewing machine and hand […]

Managing straw brim edges by Wayne Wichern

North American Millinery Group Online

Description: Learn to sew expert finishes on your brims. Many people find brim edges to be challenging and awkward, no more! Learn classic techniques (and a few tricks) to achieve consistent professional finishes. With a deeper understanding of your tools and materials, you can determine what will give you the best results. Learn sewn welt […]

Vegan Feathers with Laura Whitlock

North American Millinery Group Online

There’s a growing mood in the hat-wearing community. Clients are increasingly expressing a preference for cruelty-free millinery. We tend to hear this most in  concerns about the use of feathers. In this class, Laure will take birds out of the picture. We’ll focus on techniques to make beautiful plumage from cotton and synthetic textiles (not […]

Using straw braids for unique trims by Wayne Wichern

North American Millinery Group Online

Description: Create vintage-inspired and unique contemporary embellishments and trims using straw braid. You will fashion sashes, bows and ties, feathers, leaves, nuts and pods and learn to wire your materials for expert control of shape and line. Course outcomes: Learning to work with straw braids. Skills for sewing straw braids by hand or domestic sewing machine (not […]

Dyeing and Sculpting Crinoline with Amy Fowler

North American Millinery Group Online

Crinoline is an inexpensive material that has great sculptural properties. This two-day course will teach you how to transform everyday crinoline fabric by dyeing it into a new, custom range of colors and gradients. The first day of the course will be spent dyeing pieces of crinoline using a hot plate in a ventilated area. […]

Create a Boater or Pillbox with Diana Cavagnaro (ONLINE)

Online Mesa College

This course is a study of millinery design through flat pattern making. Students design and construct hats by utilizing a pattern to create a variety of styles. This course is designed for students preparing for a career in the fashion industry, costume design or millinery, and any student interested in hat making.

Dior’s Rose with Janet Linville

North American Millinery Group Online

Sumptuous folds of  silk create this unique soft flower which is easy to scale up or down depending on your needs. Janet will share this technique similar to the one used in the 50-ties in Atelier Dior.

Freeform Parasisal Straw Techniques

East Village Hats 80 E 7th st, East Village, NY, United States

East Village Hats Sunday May 21st and Monday May 22nd 2023 10am -6pm with a 1 hour lunch break The workshop will cover free form blocking techniques in parasisal straw. The focus will be on new and exciting techniques that Tracy Chaplin has developed to enable students to create unique and individual hats without the use of […]

Advanced Freeform Sinamay Techniques with Tracy Chaplin

East Village Hats 80 E 7th st, East Village, NY, United States

East Village Hats These advanced techniques have been developed to help you further expand your skills when working on the bias to create your Freeform Sinamay designs. During this workshop we will focus on new methods of design and construction using Sinamay straw.  Day 1 - We will explore smaller sculptural hat designs, layering techniques […]