Make a Fascinator Hat with a Designer
Are you a hat lover, and would you like to learn how to make your own fascinator hat? This one-day course will enable you to create a fabulous fascinator hat, and leave with the skills to carry on creating more. You'll use a fascinator base, sinamay straw, veiling and other embellishments to create a beautiful hat piece perfect for any special occasion. You can also choose any colour to match a hat with your outfit. You will start with a short introduction to hat making, different hat styles, trimmings, and materials and will then be guided through the process of making, learning how to manipulate sinamay straw and make a beautiful hat.
By the end of the workshop, you will have a beautifully finished hat to take home that you made yourself. Carrying bags will be provided. Hat boxes are not included but available to purchase on the day.
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Make a Fascinator Hat with a Designer
What's included in Make a Fascinator Hat with a Designer
(Subject to Option Inclusions)This one-day course will enable you to create your own fabulous fascinator hat, and leave with the skills to carry on creating more. You’ll learn how to make a fascinator base, manipulate sinamay straw, use wire, work with veiling, and learn traditional millinery stitches. We will meet in my cozy studio in central London. We'll start with a short introduction to hat making, different hat styles, trimmings, and materials. Then you will learn how to make the base of a hat using a traditional hat block, and how to wire and trim the edges. Then you will learn different techniques of trimming and decorating, including sinamay straw rolling, veiling, steaming and much more. By the end of the session you will gain invaluable millinery skills and you'll leave with a beautiful finished hat that you made yourself. All materials are included, so there's no need to bring anything. The workshop will last up to 3 hours.
Inclusions
- Coffee, Tea and snacks are provided
- All materials are included
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Not suitable for children under 8 years
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Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting / End Points
- Nearest Tube: Lambeth North (across the street) Line: Bakerloo Waterloo Station (5min walk down the lovely Lower Marsh) Lines: Jubilee, Northern, Bakerloo, Waterloo and City Westminster (Over the Bridge but still within 10 min walk)
