Petershams Millinery Supplies was born out of a love and passion for hats and materials. We specialize in vintage hat making goods, and modern supplies with vintage flair. Our London based shop has everything you need to make a one of a kind hat as well as workshops for those wanting to learn more about the craft of millinery.
Courses on offer currently include:
Evening Fascinator Taster Workshop
Ever wanted to try out hat making? Our evening fascinator taster workshop is designed for beginners and is a great way to dive in head first into the world of millinery. At the end of the evening you will have a beautiful fascinator hat to take home!
This course will cover:
-Working with sinamay to create loops and bows
-Customising Feathers
-Proportion and balance
-Working with hat elastic, combs and headbands
Beginners Millinery Workshop
We will be using traditional techniques to make modern fascinators and explore how to use specialist materials to make one-of-a-kind hats. This course is suitable for brides-to-be, ladies day racegoers and for those looking to gain insight into the fascinating world of millinery.
Techniques covered in this class include:
-Creating a hat base from sinamay fabric
-Working with sinamay to create loops and bows
-Learning to make bindings from petersham and sinamay
-Creating trims from feathers, fabrics and specialist millinery materials
-Working with hat elastic, combs and headbands
Our courses are taught by London based milliner John Westwood Hill of JWH Millinery. John’s work combines cutting edge 3D printing fabrication along with traditional millinery techniques to make one of a kind hats that has caught the eye of fashion forward clients and celebrities.
Our bricks and mortar London store can be found 1 minute from Elephant and Castle Tube & Rail stations at: Unit 12a, The Artworks, Elephant Road, London, SE17 1AY