Line and structure are the key design principles used by Sydney milliner "Lisa Renee Millinery", a bespoke atelier. Lisa provides quality hand crafted millinery to accentuate the exact look for clients special occasions. When sculpturing it is vital that you maintain femininity and that is exactly what Lisa has achieved in this piece Lace Spiral.

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Catherine Gane from Surrey, UK  classes herself as a Hatlover but is emerging as a creative Milliner selling her hats & fascinators under the "Serendipity Hats" label. Experience is the greatest teacher and Catherine is working with a variety of components and styles for her clientele. This disc hat and matching clutch reveal a delicate colour combination to create such a feminine…

Inspired by elegant hat shapes from the early 20th century, UK Label "Betsy Hatter" creates wearable hats and fascinators with a whimsical twist. Her love for vintage is reflected in the fine detail including the frock for the photo shoot. This percher hat style was popular in the 40's era and was so named as it gave the resemblance of a bird atop the head. It…

Luton UK is at the heart of the hat industry with hats dating back to 1700s in the local Museum. Emma Vowles was privileged to start her training there followed by work with leading designers but now has her own established label "Evie Rose Millinery" specialising in exciting bespoke pieces for her clients. This beautifully proportioned disc hat reveals a play in light and shade complimented by the setting chosen by her…

Most little girls enjoy dressing their dolls but not all try to make the hats & accessories. Ella Gajewska grew up with that experience under her mums watchful eye and so started her love of headwear. Years later she would view a hat shop window fascinated by its stunning contents. She sort out training under some of the best UK milliners and her signature pieces were then realised. Her business is established in her home country, Poland. How…

Based on brim construction learn to: Reshape, twist, pleat, splice, embroider, braid. Add fabric to sinamay. Make Parisisal Hatinators & learn how to finish edges. Create crinoline, veiling, lace & fabric hatinators by binding and sculpting.

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Determination drove Carolina Millinery owner Natalie Simmon's desire to learn millinery when very little tuition was available 11 years ago. Armed with every book she could find she practised techniques until in 2007 she had a chance to learn from a master milliner. Today one of her creations is exhibited in the Kentucky Derby Hat Museum . Natalie has a real love of 1920-40s era which is evident with styling & wide…

Animal print never goes out of fashion The addition of red to this Black& White leopard spot adds an extra dynamic. West Australian Milliner Amanda Smith has included Pheasant feathers as a natural choice when working with animal print straw. Would you wear a red outfit or a black & white ensemble with this Hatinator?
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How excited are the models behind the scenes ready for another fashion parade with Tina Kite Millinery. Each piece Tina creates is wearable art as she blends modern and traditional millinery techniques. If you want to stand out in the crowd keep an eye on Tinas workmanship.

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When stitching with herringbone stitch, the angle of the thread will help to catch the fabric or wadding layers down firmly. It is a popular millinery stitch due to the "give" it allows. To stabilise felt folds when sculpturing your felt hat use herringbone stitch internally so the folds remain as designed.

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UK milliner Jayne Elizabeth realises a hat can say so much about clients individual style and personality. If you have the personality to stand out from the crowd Jayne can execute such a unique style. This hat features a clever extension to brim to add more pzazz to the style. Note the importance of bias weave when reshaping a brim.
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Hat Academy members loved Hatober special so much that we have changed the lesson prices permanently! Series One classes (1-20) which features basic techniques through to comprehensive millinery skills are all 25% off. Remember you have unlimited lesson access to all purchased classes so you can return to…

The team of Fashion and Millinery Designers from Hats on Heads based in UK, create spectacular unique Millinery for Brides and Maids, Royal Ascot and Special Occasions. Another successful way they are sharing their love of headwear is to organise fun Hat making Hen Days for Brides to be. This oversized black & white floral piece has the Wow factor to create a statement at any function.…

Melbourne Cup events unfold this week presenting millinery to the world with headwear ambassador Phillip Treacy attending. To get a taste of all the racing, glitz and glamour of spring racing preview this webisode from the recent 2012 BMW Caulfield Cup Day.
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Most Felt hats have narrow brims but to compliment the high crown blocked on a vintage fedora crown block the height is balanced with a wider brim. New York Milliner, Miriam Leala knows that Velour Felts are so beautiful to work with but the finish is superb each time. Petersham Ribbon is used in trim to capture that complete retro appeal. Luv it!

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A favourite for Spring Racing, in this lesson you will learn: Variety of components create a cocktail hat, Cover with silk, lace & add veiling, Cocktails in sinamay with wire & binding & Sculptured parisisal cocktail hat.
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Californian Milliner, Angie Hutchins fell in love with hats as a child and would escape into the stores Hat Department to try on every hat! With her artistic passion it was natural to start learning Millinery to create pieces for herself and then create a business to sell them to her admirers. Her styling favourite is a cocktail hat with simple elegant hand made trims.…

The back of a hat or Hatinator must look as creative as the front. Toowoomba Milliner, Cassy Hill has developed such a skill from her hairdressing career. How we love our hairdresser to show the back view of our haircut in a mirror. This hatinator is in lime green and navy blue which has made a recent return.

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What goes into preparing for Fashions on the Field? Check out the behind the scenes of elaborate primping and preening for the competition catwalk.
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Say hello to our first Milliner from Poland, Magda Zgorska. As it is a minimal industry there she is looking forward to meeting other milliners worldwide through the supportive Hat Academy community. Her bright pink cocktail hat with a sparkle reflects her passion for her creations.
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