A Top Hat with a difference is the creation by Detroit Milliner Celeste Smith. The open crown with billowing feathers is one of her amazing pieces. Her best sellers are cocktails, pillboxes and wide brimmed hats most often in cream or black.
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Am currently working with another Hat Academy member Christine Thompson and also milliner Rick McGill on the headwear for the new show 'King Kong, the musical'. We have a huge amount of work ahead of us, but are up for the challenge.

Especially if you live in Broome, West Australia - the home of Australian Cultured South Sea Pearls. The Girls also love the millinery creations of Hats by Felicity – the milliner on the move. The smiling faces of her customers in red tells it all. 
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Antoinette O’Mahony, a milliner and jewellery designer from Ardfert, Co. Kerry in Ireland worked as a Montessori teacher where she was able to give full expression to her creative side for 24 years. Now after training in jewellery & Millinery she works from her home based studio. Such is her love for creating her works of art that she often wakes with the" jump out of bed, I have it hat " feeling!…

Puzzle blocks or five piece blocks are used when blocking berets and mad hatter crowns. The collar area is smaller than the width of the top of crown. To pull block out of blocked hat we need to remove block in stages. To ensure easy removal of five pieces here is a simple tip.
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Classic 1920s-style cloche in emerald green fur felt with a velour finish. Trimmed with a grosgrain band that has been accented with a beaded Art Deco-inspired motif.
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Fascinators and Headpieces can be made in different shapes using different components. All the techniques are explained in detail plus tips to trim & line your headpiece will  give a quality finish. By learning how to add fabric you can co-ordinate with your clients outfit.

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Georgina Heffernan launches the first three collections. The designer led millinery brand stays true to its style: vintage, femininity and exclusivity.
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Catherine Trudel is all about pin-up retro styles, the belle epoque, punk rock and roll! As a newcomer Catherine is showing fine quality in workmanship. Living in Boissy St Leger, France fashion comes naturally. This is such a stylish cloche from her "Hearts of Columbus" collection. Check out her "tams" (tam o'shanter) in her gallery, sooo 60ish!…

Fashion has reclaimed the colour emerald as the hue du jour. What do you think of fashions latest colour trend?
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Fabulous felt moulds easily with thorough steaming. It is the most creative medium in millinery as no risk of fraying. Detailed in this lesson is blocking wiring, stiffening & binding to give fabulous finish.
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ChicBibi Modiste or Milliner states, "Each face has its glitter; let us help you discover your own…" Such a lovely way to connect with your customers. No wonder business is thriving in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. This velvet boater has pure vintage personae..straight from a 1940s movie maybe. The millinery range to buy or hire offers an inviting variety.

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In February 2013 Georgina Heffernan ... launches the first three collections. The designer led millinery brand stays true to its style: vintage, femininity and exclusivity.

The collection “Hollywood Vintage” is something different. Inspired by the classic , old world glamour of the…

Living on a small island off Spain, in the Meditteranean has challenges for budding milliner Vanessa Inarejos Gil. Despite the language challenge she is adding to her skills through Hat Academy lessons. Vanessa knows her local…

Moving her Atelier from Forte die Marmi, Tuscany to Viareggio, an Italian sea resort city was a huge shift for milliner Elisabetta Garine but has proved worthwhile. For over 20 years, modern & crazy shapes with style have been her special ability to attract customers.
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By inserting and adding extras to the straw we create a new look that gives your hats individuality . Use these concepts in Brims, Hatinators & even cocktails.
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If you were commissioned to adapt a cloche to a cap or vice versa would you have thought of this design?  A Hat Academy member exclaimed "Ahhhh Perfect!! " Maggie Mowbray from Edinburgh has shown ingenuity with this felt design …. "incredibly elegant" says another member. It is the simplicity in the flow of the shape that creates such exclamations and hopefully this piece is keeping a head warm in…

Due to the nature of felt with no weave it lends itself easily to reshaping & embellishing to make trims from scraps. Create leaves, flowers curled loops & bows even add stitching.
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What's your millinery studio look like? How do you manage your work and storage space?
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Cloche in the traditional bell shape in pink crochet cotton and hand blocked on a vintage hat block to resemble the 1920s flapper style. Crocheted flowers adorn the right side, and the brim is lightly wired to retain shape.
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