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BOUTIQUE OWNER PLUS

Being surrounded by exquisite fashion in her Boutique in Brisbane enables Leanne Goodwin the opportunity to co-ordinate headwear for her clients.

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Editorial is the most effective advertising and it does not have to cost a cent. Our product, the hat attracts attention especially with a colour pic and hopefully, the journalist will take a photo. Read this recent tabloid article about up-and-coming Australian Milliner Christie Stokes.

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ISOLATED MILLINERS ACHIEVE

Gaye lives in an isolated area in the Northern Territory, Australia but this does not deter her to stretch her creative talent. She has submitted this piece in the Darwin Show.

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TOP HATS: POPULAR PICS

Want to lose yourself in some inspiring hat creations? Then head to TOP PHOTOS a collection of the weeks most popular photographs collected by the number of views and likes of each snapshot.

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NEW GENERATION MILLINER

How special for Lauren to be mentored and taught by her Grandmother who has so much knowledge. Her gallery is quite popular among the community members, as showing a style variety of millinery techniques.

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ENHANCE WITH EMBROIDERY

Hand Embroidery is often a feature on Vintage Hats. Machine Embroidery developed during the Industrial Revolution. Free Embroidery is the next level and allows you to design without regard to the weave of the underlying fabric. Check out Lesson 12 to add texture and colour to plain sinamay to create a new design…

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HATS FROM GHANA

Co-ordinating hats with the outfit is Therese's speciality. The technique to create her brims displays innovation. Exciting to see worldwide millinery styles! Therese is the first Milliner from Ghana to join Hat Academy.

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ADD YOUR FEED

A simple way to add your blog or Etsy shop on Hat Academy is through your profile with the RSS FEED module. This allows a preview of a list of posts that click through to your full site.

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PERFECT PILLBOX

Pillboxes are loved around the world. This is budding milliner Susan's first piece ever & includes a hand tooled silk rose.

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CREATIVE ADORATION

London Milliner Gemma J is a very creative, passionate person who adores anything creative and this is seen in her designability.

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VOTE FOR EMILY

View Emily's video as it is such an effective way to present herself as a milliner to the world. In the latest design Competition "Launch Your Label" she is the only millinery finalist. She needs your vote!

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FELT 'N FEATHERS

Australian Milliner Sandy Aslett has a love for all things bright & cheery. This feather on her felt creation would brighten anyones day on an dreary winters…

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SWISS STRAW

Vintage Swiss straw of the 1950's was so intricately woven to give the look of lace. Elaines granddaughter models a hat made from vintage Swiss Straw. It is still manufactured in Switzerland but mostly in the woven style. Check out Swiss Braids…

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COCKTAIL COLLECTION

With winter in Northern Hemisphere on its way Chapeau Nairi's Cocktail hats are practical and the simplistic design in felt is a favourite of Princess Kate. We are loving the ripple trim on this Choc Brown Cocktail hat!…

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PURPLE REIGN

Colour the world in luxury & passion! That is the theme for winter 2012/2013 It may not be your favourite colour but watch out for it everywhere from head to toe. Catwalks in the Northern Hemisphere are alive with the power of Purple. …

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VIBRANT HEADPIECES

Linda Ford is as inspirational as her vibrant Headpieces. As a single mum living in Bundaberg in Central Queensland she is creating a Millinery business Australia wide for her bespoke headwear.

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MONETIZE MILLINERY

When we put our heart and soul into our Millinery we always hope others appreciate that. The buyer is familiar with roughly manufactured items at a low price. We deserve the right price, Melissa asks "Is there a method used to work this out?"…

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RAY OF SUNSHINE

Chicago Milliner Maureen Swiertz has mastered sculpturing Felt to create some very exciting styles. Yellow & black are always a good seller. It could appear risky to work with such a colour combo but Maureen has created a…

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NICE TO TWEET YOU

Get the new "Follow on Twitter" button on your Hat Academy profile by simply adding your Twitter web address in settings. As well as attracting a new folk it helps Hat Academy…

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SILK INSPIRATION

UK Milliner Claire Spooner has chosen a beautiful Japanese Shibori Silk as her inspiration for this elegant Head Piece The red/black/white colour combination is a challenging colour combo but this is completed with a feather trim that makes it…