Deposit 1 year Intermediate Millinery

Now taking reservations for October 2024 start

Total cost £2000 initial non returnable deposit of £800 and then 6 monthly payments of £200. Two students per class. The course consists of 11 sessions over the one year.

If booking before June 2024, you have the option to secure a place by paying £200. This amount will later be deducted from the total deposit of £800. The remaining ( £600) deposit will be invoiced in July 2024.

For milliners with at least one year of millinery, practice consists of 11 sessions over one year (1 session per month) September -. I am passionate about the traditional craft of millinery and teach my students how to become milliners and design without replicating others’ work. I do not teach any of my current trims.

The course consists of a series of projects covering different areas of millinery and is designed to develop varied technical skills and expand each student’s individual design creativity.

Subjects covered:

• Working with fabric and foundation material to produce Jackie O pillbox and 16 pleats sectioned buttons or beret

• Couture sinamay including bias and free-form pieces

• Advanced straw bias/free or boater techniques

• Leather blocking and flower making

• Rigid veil/Veil blocking/ Veil trims

• Working with lace to create my signature boater

• Hat fittings

• Producing a collection and identifying trends is discussed throughout the year.

• Colour matching and dying

• Felt