The Traveling Milliner

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October 3-7, 2011
St. Quentin La Poterie near Uzes in the South of France
Fabric Frolic on a Buckram (20/20) Base... and Feathers! 

Stylish cocktail hats/tilt hats/fascinators for this workshop are designed through the draping of ornately manipulated fabrics over buckram (20/20) forms—one pre-formed and two student-created (wet and dry) shapes, with the addition of fine feather mounts. Buckram (20/20) bases will be one that is pre-formed, one that is dry formed, and yet another that is wet formed. Attendees will learn to wire, edge and prepare buckram (20/20) to be covered with fabric and feather mounts. The fabric, and not just any fabric, starts with your choice of fabric yardage (suggestions will be made), then through varied processes that physically manipulate, even alter the fabric (gathering, folding, darting, slashing, embossing, tearing, burning, transparent overlaying) we will create rich, textural, exotic textiles to drape over one-of-a-kind buckram (20/20) hat forms. Feather mounts will be created by manipulating commonly used millinery feathers and combining them to fabulous result. Resulting hats will be a marriage of great form, function and fun.

REGISTER HERE (You will be taken to the venue’s webite for registration).


October 12-14, 2011
St. Quentin La Poterie near Uzes in the South of France
Retro-Hats from Flat Felt Skirting

Remember the fabulous movie hats from the 30's and 40's? Those hats were almost exclusively made with flat felt yardage, which is structurally dissimilar from the familiar felt hoods and capelines used in modern millinery. This millinery medium has only recently been re-introduced to milliners, as it wasn't manufactured for over 40 years! You will be drafting flat patterns or using supplied patterns to create these striking retro shapes while modernizing them to fit today's fashion. Also learn the specialty millinery stitches needed when sewing flat felt-no seams.

REGISTER HERE (You will be taken to the venue’s webite for registration).


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