Catherine Kelly
Catherine has decades of teaching experience with roles teaching home economics, design and textiles to high school students, through to adult education classes in millinery and soft furnishings. She also runs her own bespoke millinery business Embellish Atelier, specialising in the design and manufacture of couture hats and headwear, as well as soft furnishings.
Catherine has been involved in the organisation of fundraising events including St Ignatius Art, Craft and Jewellery Show in 2005-06. Her experience extends to designing hats for many musical theatre productions, from Les Miserables, Pirates of Penzance, and Tom Sawyer, to Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, Annie and Shout.
With a passion for creativity and teaching, Catherine loves to inspire others and pass on the traditional skills of millinery and the value of fine workmanship. Catherine's classes are practical and busy so students can expect to walk away with a bunch of new skills.
Upcoming classes
- Millinery Course for Beginners (Tue 07 Mar 2023 – Tue 28 Mar 2023)
- Millinery Course for Beginners (Tue 01 Aug 2023 – Tue 22 Aug 2023)
- Millinery Course for Beginners (Tue 05 Sep 2023 – Tue 03 Oct 2023)
- Millinery Course for Beginners (Tue 14 Nov 2023 – Tue 05 Dec 2023)
- Millinery Course for Beginners (Tue 10 Oct 2023 – Tue 31 Oct 2023)