So I started a kickstarter to raise funds to participate in the milliners of etsy fashion show.  While I know tons of people are going to snark at me there were no grants for me to apply for so I figured this was the best step for me.  The plan is to make amazing Labyrinth inspired hats to show down the runway.  So far I'm doing good with 3 days into it and $340 raised.  You don't have to donate but I would appreciate if you watch the video and spread the word.  Thanks in advance for taking…

This is the view of Carla Murley who is a graduate from the Melbourne Fashion Institute and currently mentored by leading Australian milliner, Richard Nylon. This sculptured freeform …

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Australian milliner Susie Richards from Toowoomba looks great in a Fedora and loves to make them in Felt or Straw for her customers. The addition of silk in contrast colours together with a hand tooled silk rose gives the traditionally mannish Fedora a softer feminine glam appeal.
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Creates a curved disc hat. Crown shape included sits easily on head. Made from durable light weight, easy pin straight grained Milkwood.
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Add elegance to your felt hat creations with these trim techniques. 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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Noella from Texas is a registered nurse by Profession but a passionate Milliner every spare moment. Her label Dee'Vine Kreations soon attracted customers locally & internationally. As a professional makeup artist as well she has a perfect understanding of the use of colour to flatter her clients to complete the image. Her three models look so elegant & classy.

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Hat Hire Portlaoise is a small business based in Portlaoise, Ireland. Milliner Pamela Curtain has a large selection of hats, fascinators, bags and umbrellas for sale or hire. Pieces can be especially made by Pamela to make that special day even more special. Fascinators she has designed have been winners in Kilbeggen & Dublin with media attention on Xpose and Sunday Independent.

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The Fashionistas keeping an eye on what's "in" on the catwalks could not help observe a trend to colour blocking. Checkered designs are embraced by top fashion designers for Spring 2013. This has been the inspiration for Sinead Madden of Ireland for a collection at a recent showing. Congratulations to Sinead who visited Australia's Gold Coast in January and wowed the judges at a Magic Millions event to take home a prize for her Headwear…

Monika Neuhauser from New Zealand started her Millinery career out of necessity, when she could not purchase a suitable hat for a race day in 2006. Her love of fashion & craft have found a perfect marriage in Millinery. This photo features her Fashion on the Field win for the recent Prix de Fashion competition. Monika is also adding to her skills here through lessons on HatAcademy. Whether…

After completing this lesson you will rethink the bow and add your own creative ideas to a classic trim style. Give a basic bow a twist or double knot it for trim variety. Create sinamay bows or soft organza and lace bows. Add a buzz to your trim by adding a bow with any of the 10 bows in this lesson.

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This derby or wedding hat has it all - curves, movement, great lines. Hand blocked on a vintage hat block. Delicate lace trim is hand stitched to netting forming the almost invisible 8" brim.
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London based YashkaThor are devoted to creating radical luxury with architectural styling. Yashka & Thor studied Philosophy at University then decided they would make hats that enrich the daily lives of their wearers. YashkaThor believe hats have transformative powers that affect the wearer’s mood, appearance and experiences. YashkaThor’s hats have been worn by beautiful people including Rebecca Hall and Leonard Cohen.…

Learn how to create and trim striking Cocktail Hats to turn heads at the races plus add a popular style technique to your millinery know-how.



Cocktail hats became popular in 30s & 40s when times were difficult but have had a recent vintage revival. Once you have made basic shape you learn how to block & cover with silk and other fabrics. Sinamay cocktails are…

Hats are fun, functional, protective and stylish. No matter what you are wearing, it's the hat that get's noticed! Kathleen Gaffey has such fun creating her hats. This felt hat is one style reflecting the 40's era. No matter which way it sits it is perfectly perched. Her hand molding & folding of her felt hats makes each pace so special.

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Lets be daring and cut into the brim shape to enable us to reshape by twisting & twirling. This lesson will give you a great opportunity to make it an individual design. With the changes you are given tips for wiring & binding. Dare to reinvent a boring brim!
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This is the sort of hat worn for golf in the 1920s or 30s, when women played in a long skirt and wore shiny brown loafers! Made completely by hand, in the old fashioned way, from all new materials.
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Milliner Cynthia Jones-Bryson has a reputation for creating headwear with a unique brand of sophistication, style and elegance. Combining traditional millinery techniques with her innovative styling and insistence on top quality the finished products speak for themselves. As such, her creations can be left on display long after the event is over.

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Loops & twirls add movement to the trim but they need to be strengthened to retain form All the techniques are included in this lesson as well as how to create straw loops.
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Combining customers fabric with headwear makes a statement - "I have been to a Milliner for this Hat." As a Milliner set some boundaries - pick up a practical tip here.
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