Feather Fascinators
Bay Willow Design Cotton Mill, 610 Elm Street, suite 110, McKinney, TXEach student will create one fabulous fascinator using a pre-made sinamay straw base. There will be several styles and color options available. The focus of this class will be feather work and creating beautiful feather trims for accessories. Feather manipulation techniques include cutting, curling, and stripping. I will also demonstrate how to create feather flowers. […]
Perfecting Brim Edges
Bay Willow Design Cotton Mill, 610 Elm Street, suite 110, McKinney, TXIn this one-day workshop, students will learn techniques for neatly finishing brim edges for both straw and felt hats. We will discuss how to measure, join and sew on millinery wire, as well as choosing the appropriate type and gauge of wire for the project. I will demonstrate how to hand-roll edges, how to bind […]
Veils: Classic to Couture
Bay Willow Design Cotton Mill, 610 Elm Street, suite 110, McKinney, TXStudents will learn how to measure, cut and sew veiling, as well as the different types and widths that are available to modern-day milliners. We will work with 3 types of veiling in class: Russian, "Vintage" Honeycomb and Extra-Wide Diamond English Veiling and make 3 sample veils: blocked veil on base, gathered veil on headband, and a blocked & wired veil. This is […]
Wire Frame Crowns
Bay Willow Design Cotton Mill, 610 Elm Street, suite 110, McKinney, TXStudents will design and construct crowns using millinery wire, add trims, and cover the frame for a smooth finish. Wire frames are constructed without hat blocks and of fairly inexpensive materials. Using wire, milliners can build small headpieces, extravagant costume ball headpieces, and even hats. Once you've learned the technique, there are infinite possibilities!
Structure & Form: Bias Sinamay Fascinators
Bay Willow Design Cotton Mill, 610 Elm Street, suite 110, McKinney, TXStudents will work with bias sinamay, balsa utility blocks and steamers to drape, wrap, twist and twirl unique free-form fascinators, bows or turbans. This was everyone's favorite technique during the 5-day Millinery Masterclass at ACC in July!
Veils: Classic to Couture
Bay Willow Design Cotton Mill, 610 Elm Street, suite 110, McKinney, TXIn this two-day advanced skills workshop, students will learn how to work with various types of veiling to create 3 distinct designs: a blocked veil on fascinator base, a gathered veil on headband, and a blocked and wired veil brim. Students may embellish veils with Swarovski crystals or chenille dots. This is a technique-based course (as opposed […]