What you'll learn
Learn to embrace your creative side with our millinery short courses in Sydney!
Learn to make your own hat! In this short course, you will learn many traditional aspects of millinery and will make and take home a hat or headpiece that you have made yourself. Each 4 week session will focus on a different millinery material– Sinamay, Felt, or Straw to create a classic style such as a fascinator, fedora, cloche, trilby, or boater style. So check in the notes below to confirm which option is being taught for the session.
If you want to learn about Millinery in Sydney, then this course is for you.
Learning outcomes
By the end of this millinery course, you will have enhanced your career prospects by:
- Complete a hat or headpiece using the technique and material of focus (either straw, felt, or sinamay)
- Gain knowledge of several trim and finishing techniques and options using millinery materials –e.g. feathers, crinoline, and grosgrain.
- Demonstrate the use of a variety of millinery techniques to make and complete a hat such as blocking, finishing, and binding techniques.
- Analyse a hat in terms of design, line, colour, texture, repetition, emphasis, and balance.
- Determine styles to suit your face shape.
Course content
What will be covered in this millinery course?
- Introduction to millinery and hat making, millinery and hat making materials, tools, and equipment.
- How to choose a style to suit.
- Design Elements and principles for hats and headwear.
- Choosing the right hat blocks and equipment for your hat project
- Learn some traditional trim techniques for millinery and hat making
- Making a hat or headpiece from Felt or Straw, or Sinamay, using traditional techniques.
- Grosgrain binds and trims
- How to line your hat.
- How to keep your hat on– tips, tricks, and techniques to secure your hat.
- How to store, and care for your hat.
- Tour Embellish Atelier and Hatters Millinery Supplies to experience a working studio.
Intended audience
Who is this millinery course for?
This course is for anyone interested in hats or looking to upskill in the process of creating hats. Whether you have a genuine passion for hats, you're a milliner looking to enhance your skillset, you aspire to work in the fashion industry, or simply want to explore a new creative avenue, our millinery short courses in Sydney offer the perfect opportunity to enhance your knowledge and skills in hat-making.
Course materials
What to bring to class
The tutor provides all necessary equipment and materials for the first class, along with guidance on the tools and materials used in millinery.
A basic starter kit can be purchased for $25 during the first session and includes:
- Tape measure
- Sewing Gauge
- Packet of mixed size straw needles (Birch preferred)
- Floral Pins
- Beeswax Thread conditioner
Additional information
Please note the following:
The tutor provides the foundation materials as part of the course – (paradisal straw or felt capeline, wire, some basic fabrics, tools, equipment, and sundry glues, and stiffeners) for your Hat or headpiece. Suitable Hat Blocks are made available for use to create the Hat or headpiece.
Please wear closed-in shoes.
Course testimonials
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Sarah said: Elizabeth is a wonderful teacher and the course is a great introduction to hat making. I was very pleased with the felt hat I learnt to make from scratch. The materials and trims are of a very high standard.
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Maria said: Great atmosphere and learning environment the tutor was very accommodating of the individual levels of the students always ready to answer questions and guide gently making it a very positive experience for all
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Margaret said: I keep coming back for more millinery courses because I enjoy the process. Catherine is a wonderful teacher - patient, knowledgeable and inclusive - and at the end of it all I end up with another new hat, which I made myself!
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Amanda said: Student gave this course 5 stars
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Kerry said: Catherine is a truly delightful lady who goes "above and beyond" to ensure all her students leave the course with a fabulous hat that they love.
Course tutors
Catherine Kelly
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