24 - HATINATORS

16 members Latest Activity: May 23, 2015

29 - FABRIC COVERED DOME CROWN

2 members Latest Activity: Feb 17, 2013

Discover how to achieve a well fitted covering over a dome crown using silk fabric. Taking measurements from your block you…

27 - LEAF TRIMS

4 members Latest Activity: May 14, 2013

Revitalise your trims with creative leaves. In this lesson you learn how to make leaves in 14 different ways. Leaves can be…

26 - CRINOLINE BRIMS

3 members Latest Activity: May 19, 2013

Crinoline is often used as a trim but in this tutorial learn to transform it into a beautiful ethereal translucent brim by…

22 - PILLBOX

7 members Latest Activity: May 7, 2013

Revisit this classic headwear style and add some elegance to your millinery calibre with this traditional technique. Made…

01 - BASIC BRIMS

35 members Latest Activity: Apr 27, 2016

Learn to prepare a block, how to steam, shape and weld sinamay straw and then wire brim to stabilise before you bind the edge. Sinamay is…

08 - WORKING WITH LOOPS

13 members Latest Activity: Sep 9, 2017

In this flamboyant approach to trimming headpieces you will see how to assemble wide or narrow loops, in either fabric or straw. It also…

11 - BRIMS - PLEAT, INLAY, DROOP

7 members Latest Activity: Mar 15, 2016

This lesson teaches you ways to add embellishment to sinamay with fine braid, extra layer of straw and pleating the edge. Give your hat…

14 - CUT & CURL

4 members Latest Activity: May 1, 2018

Cutting and curling your sinamay adds movement and life to designs when you dare to cut into the basic brim shape and reinvent it with a…

15 - ADDING EXTENSIONS

6 members Latest Activity: May 14, 2016

Revitalise your straw brim or disc hat by learning how to add Swirls and Curls as extra add ons to your basic shape. This system gives you…

16 - DOUBLE BRIM TECHNIQUES

7 members Latest Activity: Jun 16, 2019

Reinvent a brim by adding an extra sinamay brim with a different shape. All the know how is included in this lesson plus see how…

19 - FELT HATS BASICS

22 members Latest Activity: Feb 6, 2019

Learn how to shape fabulous felt. It moulds easily with thorough steaming. It is the most creative medium in millinery as no risk of fraying.…

20 - BASIC FELT TRIM IDEAS

5 members Latest Activity: Jun 19, 2019

Add elegance to your felt hat creations with these trim concepts for flowers, leaves and loops. Due to the nature of felt…

03 - BINDING WITH VARIETY

16 members Latest Activity: Jun 19, 2018

Here you will learn how to give the perfect finish to the edge of your hat brim or fascinator. Clients will appreciate your fine hand sewn…

05 - CONNECTING & BANDING

8 members Latest Activity: May 14, 2016

Complete your first hat as you connect the brim to crown and add a decorative band on the outside plus an internal head band. Use these…

07 - FEATHER TRIM SHAPING

15 members Latest Activity: Jul 4, 2019

Discover how to manipulate feathers so they are more than a filler in the trim process. Learn specific skills unique…

13 - PATCHWORK, FABRIC COVER

4 members Latest Activity: Feb 25, 2016

Give your sinamay headwear new life when you learn colourful patchwork geometric design. Learn to include fabric to complement your…

18 - CROWN METHODS

6 members Latest Activity: Mar 1, 2017

This tutorial outlines a system to create a double crown and includes how to cut away a portion of the crown to expose the trim concept.…

06 - BOWS AS TRIM

8 members Latest Activity: Feb 24, 2016

Transform a basic bow with this collection of 10 creative techniques. This includes how to twist or double knot a bow, or make sinamay, soft…

12 - EMBROIDERY, INSERTIONS

4 members Latest Activity: Feb 9, 2016

Learn how to accomplish cornelli embroidery on sinamay using your regular sewing machine. Inserting contrast coloured sinamay shapes into…