EVERYTHING LEATHER!

Jane Stoddart 12 Macleay Street, Potts Point, Sydney, NSW

9 February. Blocking and Sculpting Leather 10 February. Headpiece of Leather Feathers and/or Other Wired Trims

EVERYTHING FEATHERS!

Jane Stoddart 12 Macleay Street, Potts Point, Sydney, NSW

16 February. Feather Basics: Cutting, Curling, Dying, Making Trims and Mounts 17 February. Make a Feather Headpiece; Floating Feathers

EVERYTHING FELT!

Jane Stoddart 12 Macleay Street, Potts Point, Sydney, NSW

Sat 23 Feb: Classic Blocked Felt Hat Sun 24 Feb: Sculpted Felt, Felt Trims and Introduction to Inset Work

EVERYTHING FELT!

Jane Stoddart 12 Macleay Street, Potts Point, Sydney, NSW

2 March. Classic Blocked Felt Hat 3 March. Sculpted Felt, Felt Trims and Introduction to Inset Work.

Everything Felt!

Jane Stoddart 12 Macleay Street, Potts Point, Sydney, NSW

Learn essential tips and techniques on how to work with this classic millinery material. Block a one piece design on a traditional wooden hat block(s), or you can attempt a two piece design if you’re coming both days. Boaters, cloches, berets and buttons... there are many options! Choose between luxurious fur felt, or practical wool. […]

Sculpted Felt, Felt Trims and Introduction to Inset Work!

Jane Stoddart 12 Macleay Street, Potts Point, Sydney, NSW

Discover the delights of hand forming and sculpting pliable millinery felts into creative organic designs! Discover a variety of design ideas and techniques for using your leftover felt pieces to create stunning trims. Finish with a demonstration of felt inset work, or, try yourself if time permits!

Everything Straw Braid!

Jane Stoddart 12 Macleay Street, Potts Point, Sydney, NSW

Learn how to form piece and shape beautiful Swiss straw braids over a blocked base to make a hat. Create stripes, bands and sections for a stunning effect! You will love this glossy textured millinery material for your hats!

Straw Braid Bow, Bandeau, Turban, Trims

Jane Stoddart 12 Macleay Street, Potts Point, Sydney, NSW

Discover the delights of luscious glossy Racello braid as we weave together colours and forms to create some striking headwear! Choose between a Delpozo inspired Bow bandeau or turban or possibly a bit of both! We will experiment! Add stripes or blocks of colour!

Everything Buntal!

Jane Stoddart 12 Macleay Street, Potts Point, Sydney, NSW

You’ll be amazed what you can achieve with some creative free shaping with these versatile buntal straws! Learn how to achieve a professional finish, and attach securely to your head. Instant hat for the races.

Introduction to Sinamay

Jane Stoddart 12 Macleay Street, Potts Point, Sydney, NSW

My classic beginners class! You will learn ALL the millinery basics, including blocking, wiring, finishing, a simple trim. Block and trim (decorate) a small hat to take home! Or attempt a bigger, more complex shape, and trim the next day!

Sinamay Headpieces and Trims!

Jane Stoddart 12 Macleay Street, Potts Point, Sydney, NSW

Learn clever tricks and techniques for manipulating sinamay into some beautifully effective leaves, flowers, bows, curls, and sculpted headpieces. Arrange on a hat, base or headband for a stunning Spring piece! Get the most out of this versatile and inexpensive millinery material...

Blocked Silk Abaca Base with Sculpted Trim

Jane Stoddart 12 Macleay Street, Potts Point, Sydney, NSW

Learn all the basics of how to block silk abaca straw cloth over a hat block with a base of sinamay and get a flawless finish. We will trim your piece with some elegantly scrolled and draped silk abaca. Take home a hat! Instant glamour!

Make A Silk Abaca Headpiece! Flowers, Bows and Turban Wraps

Jane Stoddart 12 Macleay Street, Potts Point, Sydney, NSW

Create some amazing trims... beautiful flowers with layered and wired silk abaca petals; vibrant silky bows; draped and twisted turban wraps and knots! Add these to a hat (if you came on Saturday!) and/or arrange them on a headband for an instant FOTF piece you will love!

Silk Abaca Braid and Knot Headbands

Jane Stoddart 12 Macleay Street, Potts Point, Sydney, NSW

Stuck for Christmas gifts??? Make up a beautiful on trend strawcloth headband your friends and family will love! Or how about one for yourself ;) This abaca fabric has a wonderful silky sheen and comes in a wide range of jewel bright colours. Learn great tips and tricks for handling this materials plus headband construction […]

Everything Feathers!

Jane Stoddart 12 Macleay Street, Potts Point, Sydney, NSW

Feather Basics: Cutting, Curling, Dying, Making Trims Get to grips with millinery’s most versatile and best loved decoration, feathers. We will cover feather types, cutting, curling and shaping, introduction to dying, how to make a feather mount or trim ready to attach to a hat or headband, and much more! Make a Feather Headpiece, Floating […]

EVERYTHING FELT!

Jane Stoddart 12 Macleay Street, Potts Point, Sydney, NSW

Classic Blocked Felt Hat (suitable for beginners) Learn essential tips and techniques on how to work with this classic millinery material. Block a one piece design on a traditional wooden hat block(s), or you can attempt a two piece design if you’re coming both days. Boaters, cloches, berets and buttons... there are many options! Choose between […]

EVERYTHING LEATHER!

Jane Stoddart 12 Macleay Street, Potts Point, Sydney, NSW

Blocking and Sculpting Leather (suitable for beginners) Learn all the basics of how to block leather over a hatblock with a suitable foundation and lining and get a flawless finish. We will also create a sculpted piece, free shaping the leather into beautiful folds and pleats over a base. Make A Headpiece with Leather Feathers or […]

Everything Lace!

Jane Stoddart - Perth Perth, Western Australia

Heavenly Lace Headbands In this creative one day workshop, make your own high fashion headband or lace sculpture using lace motifs and possibly some crystals. Stiffened Lace Hats My trademark technique! Experiment with pattern using this beautiful material. Recreate the stiffened guipure lace hats of the fifties, using contemporary techniques. Great for races, bridal or […]

Leather Feathers Headpiece with Jane Stoddart

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

Combine one of millinery’s favorite motifs, the feather, with the millinery material of the moment, leather! In this class you will create or copy a pattern for a feather, in leather, which you will then wire and hand cut. Experiment with complementary textures and colors with your leathers. Learn how to shape and sculpt your […]

Silk Abaca Halos & Headbands with Jane Stoddart

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

In this class you will learn how to handle beautiful lustrous silk abaca! We will plan, cut, and finish pieces then form them into a striking and beautiful woven or knotted halo which will be stitched onto a hand bound headband. Simple, chic, and so effective! Basic sewing skills required - All Materials included