One of Catherine's beautiful hatsI had my first millinery class last night and it was so much fun! My tutor is Catherine Kelly, a Sydney based milliner, who as you can see from the website makes some amazing hats.
http://www.embellish-hats.com/
I was lucky enough to get a peep into her studio and I was just like a kid in a candy shop. We make two hats, a fascinator and a felt or straw hat. Catherine believes in teaching traditional techniques so every thing is going to be hand done.
Last night we started blocking our fascinators, which is a lot easier then I could have imagined, and now I want to run out and buy a block! We also had a play with the sinamay, a banana leaf based product, that we use to make out fascinators. It turns out that it is really easy to work with and create some amazing shapes.
We also choose the base for our next hat, which we then use to mold into the final product. I have chosen a beautiful red felt, and I am picturing some giant silk flowers on it. But I will let my imagination run free and see what I come up with.
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