Our Courses
Courses take place at our boutique in Kingly Court, off Carnaby Street, London (unless stated otherwise). We run classes for all levels from beginners to advanced, deploying a wide variety of techniques and approaches.
Course Descriptions, Dates & Times:
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Bridget Bailey’s Masterclass: A new way with sinamay £140
Saturday 19th May 2012 (10am-5pm)
LEVEL: SUITABLE FOR STUDENTS WITH SOME MILLINERY EXPERIENCE
Sinamay techniques with Bridget - dog not included
Learn Bailey Tomlin’s specialist sinamay techniques. Bridget has some clever and original ways of transforming the familiar material and giving it a fresh lease of life. The techniques covered include hand rolling and wiring, making perfect points, sculpting rose buds and delicate sinamay feathers. Great for fascinators or trimming for hats. As this class covers a wide range of techniques, you will not make a complete piece. However, you will leave with examples and the skill and understanding to practise further at home or in your own studio.
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Evening Masterclass: Fascinators without feathers £80
Tuesday 15th May (6.30-9.30pm)
Make your own feathers using sinamay and learn one of Bailey Tomlin’s specialist sinamay techniques. These sinamay feathers give a new and elegant look to an old material and are a wonderful way of using dainty off cuts.
No feathers allowed
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Tina Giuntini’s Masterclass: Making a sinamay pillbox £140
Sunday 8th July 2012 (11am-6pm)
LEVEL: SUITABLE FOR STUDENTS WITH SOME MILLINERY EXPERIENCE AND EXCELLENT HAND SEWING SKILLS
Sinamay Pillbox with trim
Learn how to make a smart and stylish pillbox shape with sinamay. This is a full day’s work with plenty of sewing and therefore not for the faint-hearted! Pillbox hats have become very fashionable once more and sinamay gives them a modern look and endless colour options. If you do not manage to complete your hat on the day, rest assured that Tina will have given you the necessary guidance to finish it off under your own steam.
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Feathers: Cut, Curl & Create: (Level: From Beginner) £75
Sunday 3rd June (11-2pm)
Sunday 16th September (11-2pm)
In three hours you will learn how to get the better of feathers: trim them into shape, strip them bare, curl them into submission and bind them together to create an impressive mount. No sewing involved in this class.
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Structured Sinamay £85
Saturday 21st July (10-3pm)
For those already familiar with sinamay strips and loops and looking for new ways to work with the material, we will block a simple shape, wire and edge with binding (also made on the course) and explore different ways of wearing and trimming the same piece. Good hand sewing skills required.
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Fascinator Recipe: (Level: From Beginner) £50 plus materials at 20% off
Saturday 2nd June (10-2pm)
Sunday 22nd July (11-3pm)
Saturday 4th August (10-2pm)
Sunday 19th August (11-3pm)
Saturday 15th September (11-3pm)
Fascinator Kits
Learn how to make fascinators from Atelier’s ‘Recipe Book’. You’ve seen Lady Gaga, Cheryl Cole, Victoria Beckham and the Duchess of Cambridge wearing them, now create your own gorgeous fascinators. We provide the ‘recipe’ so you can choose your own materials with a special Atelier Millinery discount of 20%. We demonstrate the techniques then help you to put them together in your own style. Hand sewing skills required. Allow from £15 for materials.
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Birdcage Veiling £80
Sunday 27th May (11-3pm)
Sunday 5th August (11-3pm)
Saturday 18th August (10-2pm)
- Birdcage Veiling
Who can resist the instant glamour of veiling? Create the Hollywood film star look with our help. This can be made as a bridal headpiece or choose from our collection of veiling in a range of colours to suit other occasions. Wear your finished piece to the supermarket if you dare and send us the photo!
Hand sewing skills required.
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Straw Cloche Hat in a Day (Level: From Intermediate) £130
Saturday 7th July (10-5pm)
Learn how to make a simple yet stylish cloche hat from parasisal straw using traditional blocking and construction skills, followed by simple trimming techniques. The course introduces the technical know-how needed for blocking and shaping straw plus wiring and attaching trims. You will leave with your finished hat at the end of the day and the know-how to carry on practising and making in your own style.
Good machine and hand sewing skills required.
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Clutch Bag (Level: From Beginner) £65
Dates to be confirmed
Example of Clutch Bag
Clutch bags are always in fashion for day and evening. Choose from our selection of fabrics including vintage pieces and make your own stylish clutch. The pattern is provided for you to continue to practise the techniques at home. Machine sewing skills required.
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Booking:
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We are now offering gift vouchers online in a range of denominations. They may be redeemed against courses and all manner of other lovely things in our boutique. Valid for one year.
Gift Vouchers
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Millinery Starter Kits
These carefully compiled kits are the perfect starting point for any budding milliners or those wishing to refresh their tools. They are beautifully packaged in a be-ribboned hat box and are available in our boutique in Kingly Court.
We are always happy to send purchases, such as this kit, by mail. Please call 0207 734 2848 for details.
Hi My husband is looking for a millinery course in men’s hats, I found a google link saying that you have run one before. He would be a beginner, have you got any courses running next year or can you point me in the right direction o fine a ourse suitable or him?
Many Thanks
Karyn
Hello Karyn
Our new course timetable is now live on the site and includes a trilby course so please take a look on ‘Our Courses’