Millinery Workshops

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Millinery Workshops
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Please return the booking form to Millinery on Two, 20 West Park,
Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 1BJ, together with either
• a cheque payable to ‘Jenny Roberts Millinery,’
• Or bac’s payment referencing your name to sort code 53-50-21 A/C
51383012, please follow up with confirmation of payment.
For more information or details of other course’s please contact Jenny
on
Tel:01423 816511
Email: [email protected]
www.jrmillinery.co.uk
Bookings can only be confirmed on receipt of a completed booking form
and full payment. Unfortunately courses cannot be refunded.
Your Tutor…
I am a successful Harrogate based Milliner designing and making
bespoke headwear for clients as commissions and also hiring out
over 250 individually made pieces from my studio overlooking the
famous Harrogate ‘Stray’ on West Park.
I can tutor in all aspects of millinery, working with; felt, straw,
sinamay, veiling, fabric covered shapes, dyeing of materials,
handmade flowers and bead work. I can also run courses on a
range of different aspects of hat making; blocking, creation of
fascinators, headpieces, cocktail hats, bridal, perchers, pill boxes,
wedding and race hats.
The Studio is filled with designs from which you can gleam
inspiration and use as examples to study different techniques.
Please get in touch for specific or private course requirements.
Course Details
• Courses will be held at ‘Millinery on Two, 20 West Park, Harrogate,
North Yorkshire, HG1 1BJ, (Please enter via Lynx Womenswear)
• Day Courses run from 9/9.30am to 3pm/3.30pm or half day courses from
9.30am to 12.30pm or 1 til 4pm
• A maximum of 5 students will be taken per course in order to give
individual attention
• Tea/coffee and
biscuits are
provided
• Lunch can be either
brought with you or
ordered from the
nearby deli for an
additional cost.
Course Dates Sept 2015 – March 2016
Millinery Taster (1/2 day)
Duration & costs inc materials
Millinery Taster (1/2 day, £75)
Wed 16th pm Sept, Sat 10th Oct am, Sat 14th Nov pm
Sat 16th Jan am, Wed 27th Jan am, Tues 23rd Feb pm
Hand Blocked Felt Cocktail Hat (2 days £195)
Wed/Thur 25th & 26th Nov, Thurs/Fri 28th & 29th Jan
Make a Fabric Flower (1/2 day, £75)
Wed 16th am Sept, Wed 27th Jan pm
Upcycle your Winter Hat (1 day, £100)
Thurs 5th Nov, Tues 19th Jan
Explore Winter Trims (1 day)
Mon 5th Oct, Thurs 12th Nov
Wed 3rd Feb
Hand Blocked Silk Cocktail Hat (2 days £195)
Tues/Wed 10th & 11th Nov
Tues/Wed 1st & 2nd March
Fabulous Feathers (1 day, £100)
Thurs 8th Oct, Thurs 3rd March
Explore Spring/Summer Trims (2 days £195)
Tues & Wed 6th/7th Oct
Thurs/Fri 4th & 5th Feb
Advanced Millinery Flower Workshop (1 day, £100)
Thurs 15th Oct, Thurs 10th March
Upcycle your Summer Hat ((1 day, £100)
Thurs 17th Sept, Wed 14th Oct
Fri 11th March
Hand Blocked Sinamay Cocktail Hat (2 days £195)
Tues/Wed 22nd & 23rd Sept
Wed/Thurs 24th & 25th Feb
Beaded Hair Vine Workshop (1 day, £100)
Tues 13th Oct, Wed 4th Nov, Fri 27th Nov
Wed 10th Feb, Fri 18th March
Hand blocked felt trilby and trim (2 days, £195)
Tues/Wed 20th & 21st Oct, Tues/Wed 17th & 18th Nov
Wed/Thurs 20th & 21st Jan
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Wed 16th pm Sept, Sat 10th Oct am, Sat 14th Nov pm
Sat 16th Jan am, Wed 27th Jan am, Tues 23rd Feb pm
This course is a fantastic opportunity for those who are new to
millinery and want to acquire a basic understanding. You will be
introduced to millinery materials and shown examples of different
technique from our collection. You will also have the chance to try on
different hat shapes and be guided on the styles which best suit you.
You will make basic sinamay trimmings and learn how to attach them
to a head fixing. By the end of the workshop you will have created a
headpiece and acquired skills to make more.
What is needed?
A basic sewing kit and lots of imagination.
Suitable for beginners.
Course fees
Course fees are £65 for half a day and £10 for materials.
Hand Blocked Felt Cocktail Hat
(2 days)
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Wed/Thur 25th & 26th Nov
Thurs/Fri 28th & 29th Jan
This is the perfect course for those who want to take their skills to the next
level. You will learn how to block a small felt hat using the traditional
method of hand blocking with pins and steam. You will then learn how to
line the inside with a petersham edging .
You can choose from the skills learn’t on the course to trim your percher.
The techniques covered include; feathers, felt flowers, bias strips, felt
leaves, quills, felt or fabric bows, and veiling. Finally your design will be
finished with elastic, band or comb and be ready to wear...
What is needed?
A basic sewing kit and lots of imagination.
Suitable for beginners, improvers and advanced
Course fees
£175 for the two days and £20 for materials
Make a Fabric Flower (1/2
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day)
Wed 16th am Sept
Wed 27th Jan pm
This course is for individuals who would like to learn the process of silk and
fabric flower making. You will learn how to stiffen different fabrics, create
petal templates and be introduced to all the techniques used for making
different types of flower petals. You will also be shown different stamen and
centres for your silk or fabric flowers. Choose from 100’s of colours of silk and
fabric to create a flower/flowers of your own. Your bespoke flower can then be
attached to a hair comb or corsage clip.
What is needed?
Lots of imagination
Suitable for beginners through to advanced.
Course fees
Course fees are £65 plus £10 materials
Re-invent, Re-new, Re-trim
Upcycle your Winter Hat (1 day)
Thurs 5th Nov
• Tues 19th Jan
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Bring along a shaped winter hat, which could be felt, leather, tweed or
fabric and upcycle it into something really special.
You will learn how to make suitable winter trims from felt and tweed
in order to add loops, flowers, feathers or bows. Work with a choice of
felt, leather, feathers or petersham to make your design special and go
away with the skills to re-invent more hats.
What is needed?
A basic sewing kit and lots of imagination.
Suitable for improvers through to advanced
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Mon 5th Oct, Thurs 12th Nov
Wed 3rd Feb
A wonderful course for those looking for winter trim techniques and
inspiration. You will learn how to make flowers, leaves, bows and
other trims from felt, tweed, velvet and veiling plus explore using
pheasant feathers to trim. You will go away with sample trims and the
knowledge to make more.
What is needed?
A basic sewing kit and lots of imagination.
Suitable for improvers through to advanced.
Course fees
£85 and £15 for materials
Course fees
£85 and £15 for materials
Before
Explore Winter Trims (1 day)
After
Hand Blocked Silk Cocktail
Hat (2 days)
• Tues/Wed 10th & 11th Nov
• Tues/Wed 1st & 2nd March
This is the perfect course for those who want to expand their knowledge
of blocking. You will learn how to block using buckram which will then
be covered with ice wool and silk. Trims will be taught dependent on
previous experience and the requirements of the group but they can
included, handmade flowers, silk loops, bows and many other
techniques. You will learn how to line the inside with a petersham
edging and create a couture lining for the inside of your hat.
Fabulous Feathers (1 day)
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Thurs 8th Oct
Thurs 3rd March
During the day you will learn several ways of manipulating feathers such as
cutting, curling, twisting and forming flowers. An introduction to different
types of feathers will provide the basis for your design including, goose,
hackle, turkey, ostrich and peacock amongst others. This is the perfect course
if you have always wanted to make your own feather headpiece or trim a
shape with feathers.
You will have the option to add other textures to your design including,
swarovski crystals and complimentary trims. Finally, your design will be
finished with elastic, band or comb and be ready to wear...
What is needed?
A basic sewing kit and lots of imagination.
Suitable for improvers through to advanced
What is needed?
A basic sewing kit and lots of imagination
Suitable for beginners through to advanced.
Course fees
£175 for the two days and £20 for materials
Course fees
Course fees are £85 for the day and £15 for materials
Explore Spring/Summer Trims
(2 days)
• Tues & Wed 6th/7th Oct
• Thurs/Fri 4th & 5th Feb
A wonderful course for those looking for summer trim techniques and
inspiration. This is a very comprehensive course where you will learn
how to make silk and fabric flowers, fabric leaves, silk and sinamay
bows, hand rolled soft sinamay trims, flower sprays, feather flowers,
feather arrangements, petersham flowers and trims, lace trims, veiling
and how to incorporate beading into your design. You will go away
with sample trims ready to adorn your hats and headpieces and the
knowledge to make more.
What is needed?
A basic sewing kit and lots of imagination.
Suitable for improvers through to advanced.
Course fees
£175 for the two days and £20 for materials
Advanced Millinery Flower
Workshop
(1 day)
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Thurs 15th Oct
Thurs 10th March
This is the perfect course if you have always wanted to make a variety of
flowers to adorn your headpiece or corsage. You will learn how to create a
variety of silk/organza and velvet flowers and leaves using traditional
French flower making tools. In addition you will create 2 different
sinamay flowers and a variety of feather flowers. You will also be shown
how to make french petersham flowers. You will leave with examples of all
the techniques and with the skills to continue to create more.
What is needed?
A basic sewing kit and lots of imagination
Suitable for beginners through to advanced.
Course fees
Course fees are £85 for the day
and £15 for materials
Re-invent, Re-new, Re-trim –
Upcycle your Summer Hat (1 day)
Hand Blocked Sinamay
Cocktail Hat (2 day)
• Thurs 17th Sept, Wed 14th Oct
• Fri 11th March
• Tues/Wed 22nd & 23rd Sept
• Wed/Thurs 24th & 25th Feb
Bring along a shaped summer hat, which could be sinamay or straw and
upcycle it into something really special.
This is the perfect course for those who want to take their skills to the
next level. You will learn how to block a small hat using the traditional
method of hand blocking with pins and steam. You will learn how to
line the inside with a petersham edging.
You will learn how to make suitable summer trims from sinamay and
feathers in order to add loops, lilies, roses, feathers or bows. Work with
straw sinamay, feathers and silk to make your design bespoke and go away
with the skills to re-invent more hats.
What is needed?
A basic sewing kit and lots of imagination
Suitable for beginners through to advanced.
You can choose from the skills learn’t on the course to trim your
percher. The techniques covered include; feathers, sinamay flowers,
bias strips, free form sinamay, quills, sinamay bows, and veiling.
Finally your design will be finished with elastic, band or comb and be
ready to wear...
What is needed?
Course fees
A basic sewing kit and lots of imagination.
Suitable for improvers through to advanced.
Course fees are £85 for the day
and £15 for materials
Course fees
Before
After
£175 for the two days and £20 for materials
Beaded Hair Vine Workshop(1 day)
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Tues 13th Oct, Wed 4th Nov, Fri 27th Nov
Wed 10th Feb, Fri 18th March
Use of a variety of beads to create a unique hair piece, which will be perfect
for black tie or bridal. You will learn techniques including; beaded flowers
and leaves, wiring a hair vine, creating tiny silk flowers and lace detail to
include in your design and how to make a bird cage veil. Once you have
mastered all the techniques they will be used to design your own bespoke
beaded adornment.
What is needed?
A basic sewing kit and lots of imagination
You are welcome to bring along any beads you want to include
Suitable for beginners through to advanced.
This course is taught by Marie Halewood our bridal designer
Course fees
£85 for the day and £15 for materials, (included in the materials will be 10 small and
10 medium bi-cone Swarovski crystals and an assortment of other beads. Additional
Swarovski's will be charged at cost.)
Hand blocked felt trilby and
trim (2 days)
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Tues/Wed 20th & 21st Oct, Tues/Wed 17th & 18th Nov
Wed/Thurs 20th & 21st Jan
This is the perfect course for those who want to create a hat to wear
everyday. You will have the choice from a variety of trilby crowns and
brims. You will learn to block felt and join the crown to the brim.
You can choose from the skills learn’t on the course to trim your trilby.
The techniques covered include, felt flowers and loops, feather mounts
and other felt based adornments.
What is needed?
A basic sewing kit and lots of imagination.
Suitable for improvers through to advanced.
Course fees
£175 for the two days and £20 for materials