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 […]
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Advanced Freeform Sinamay Techniques with Tracy Chaplin
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 […]
Freeform Parasisal Straw Techniques
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. […]
Innovative scraps hats with Tierre Taylor
In the depression a serious lack of funds and materials gave rise to some incredibly innovative millinery. In this workshop Tierre Taylor will take you though some effective techniques to […]
Silk Abaca Halos & Headbands with Jane Stoddart
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 […]
Leather Feathers Headpiece with Jane Stoddart
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 flower taster class
WITH GALINA KOFOD Participants will go through all the stages of the process of creating flowers from the leather. This will include the preparation of materials, making patterns, assembling and […]
Japanese Silk Flower Masterclass
WITH GALINA KOFOD In this workshop, students will learn a famous Japanese flower making technique known as Somebana. The flowers make using this technique look much more realistic than flowers […]
Leather Flower Masterclass
WITH GALINA KOFOD Participants will go through all the stages of the process of creating flowers from leather. This will include the preparation of materials, making patterns, assembling and finishing […]