April 2017 Blog Posts (5)

THE SPINDLE: HAT BLOCKS AUSTRALIA

"My visit to “Hat Blocks Australia" by Ruth Connor.

Recently my husband and I planned a trip to Adelaide in South Australia, and I thought this might be the perfect opportunity to drop in on Darryll and Renee, the warm and amazing couple who make up Hat Blocks Australia.

We found Hat Blocks Australia in a sparsely populated area just outside…

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Interview: Corina Haywood

For Corina Haywood, millinery is not about following patterns and sticking to strict rules. It is about letting the materials guide you, sculpting them and creating free-form shapes that best utilise their unique qualities and making it a natural and organic process. Corina has been creating her own beautiful millinery since 2001 and her pieces can be found in stores from Japan to New…

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MILLINER: TARA M DESIGNS

From her small studio in Toronto, milliner Tara designs a multitude of different style hats for all occasions. Incorporating ready made and bespoke designs into her milliner offering she is able to show the world her diverse range of skills and creative designs. After moving to Toronto to study Design and Textiles, Tara found herself busier and busier making clothing and accessories,…

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NEW EVA FOAM FLOWERS COURSE

Explore creativity with this latest flower making component - lightweight, sturdy Eva Foam. Mould to suit your own style and apply a custom colour palette to co-ordinate with your client requirements. Master all these moulding and colouring techniques under the careful instruction of flower artisan, Galina Kofod. …

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Dianne Barbour Interview

Community, friendships and creative freedom is what Dianne Barbour has gained from taking up millinery in her spare time. Dianne has taken opportunities to learn millinery through her local Community College, Millinery Conferences and online with HatAcademy. It has not taken long for Dianne to build up a strong client base, with many taking out Fashion on the Field prizes. An example of Dianne's fabulous work is featured above, a bold black…