Saturday January 25th 9am to 12pm and Sunday January 26th 10am to 1.30pm

Learn to block a classic fedora / porkpie / cloche / top hat in felt on the first day, as well as learn about the materials that can be used and possible shapes. Return on the Sunday and learn to finish your chosen hat, shape it and trim it. Work fast and you can block a second piece to finish at home (there is a additional charge for materials for the second hat).

You will end the workshop with a great addition to your wardrobe.

Basic hand sewing skills a must. Materials included.

Sunday January 26th 3.30-6.30pm

In this 3 hours class learn to cut sew and drape a soft and comfortable turban. This technique works with almost any fabric and can be styled in many different ways, creating the ultimate bad hair day solution!

All materials included, hand sewing skills a must, bring your own fabric if you like. If you want to try this technique in leather you will need to bring a nice soft skin along!

February 9th 10-5pm

In this 2 part workshop you will learn to design, create and distress a glamorous goddess crown.

Janet’s work with the Metropolitan Opera led her to develop some incredible techniques combining traditional millinery with stagecraft to create dramatic headpieces to wow this audience. Spend 2 days with Janet developing your own unique headpiece based on her crown created for Midea. She’ll lead you through the design, construction and gilding and distressing

Homework is to be expected

Some sewing and millinery skills are required.

All materials and tools are included but additional fabrics can be purchased, ideally between the first and second class.

Saturday March 15th 9am-12pm and Sunday March 16th 9.30pm-1pm

Learn to block a classic straw fedora / cloche / or widebrim on the first day, as well as learn about the different materials that can be used and possible shapes. Return on the next day and learn to finish your chosen hat, shape it and trim it.

You will end the workshop with a great addition to your summer wardrobe.

Basic hand sewing skills a must. All materials included.

Saturday March 22nd 9am-12pm and Sunday March 23rd 10-5pm with a break for lunch.

Cloche hats came into fashion during the 1920’s. They were usually made out of felt and were designed to be worn low on the forehead. Their bell-like shape closely hugs the head, making it a cozy and stylish hat to wear during the cold winter months.

Tierre Taylor is most known for her incredibly beautiful couture cloches, in this 2 day workshop she will share the draping secrets along with the trim detailing that makes her work so unique. In this workshop you will learn how to create a unique cloche shape by draping a felt hood on a balsa utility block. Once the shape of the hat has been created, learn how to stabilize the head size by adding a sweatband to the inside of the hat, and how reinforce the overall shape of the hat by adding millinery wire to the cut edge. Finishing details include, covering the wire with a grosgrain edge and adding decorative trim to highlight the beautiful lines of your chapeau.

All Materials included, hand sewing skills required.

Feel free to bring any decorative elements that you might want to include in the finish of your hat.

Sunday March 23rd 10am-5pm with a hour for lunch

Sinamay is a beautiful and versatile light weight straw from the Philippines. In this class you will learn to block and finish a simple fascinator base and sculpt sinamay flowers, feathers and other elements, combine colors and arrange your design elements to make a beautiful airy fascinator.

All materials provided in a lovely array of colors. End the class with a unique finished piece to add to your wardrobe or for the Kentucky Derby.

Monday March 24th 10-5pm with a break for lunch

Felting is a magical process where layers of merino wool are agitated with hot soapy water, in order to create a fabric that is both strong and texturally interesting.

During this workshop you will not only learn about the process of felting, but will gain understanding on how to create a seamless sculptural form that lends itself to making hats, bags, and vessels. Each person will have a fully felted, blocked hat finished by the end of the class.

All Materials included, no skills necessary

Sunday March 30th 10-5pm with a break for lunch

In the depression a serious lack of funds and materials gave rise to some incredibly innovative millinery. In this workshop Tierre Taylor will take you though some effective techniques to make dramatic cocktail hats from off cuts or old hats. An adventure in sustainable fashion.

During this workshop you will not only learn about the process of draping with unusually shaped felt, but will gain understanding of use of line and trim how to create a stunning sculptural headpiece. Each person will have a lovely little percher (or 2) finished by the end of the class and a whole set of tricks in their pocket.

All Materials included but feel free to bring favorite scraps or unloved felt hats to work on, no skills necessary

Monday, March 31st 10-1pm

Needle felting is a dry felting technique that uses a specific barbed needle to felt the wool. This way of felting best lends itself to adding decorative details to an already created piece of felt, or wool garment. It can also be used to create sculptural forms.

In this class we will be needle felting decorative details onto previously made wet felted hats. It is literally painting with wool!

Best taken in conjunction with the wet felting class - but can be taken alone if you bring a felt piece to needle felt into.

Materials included, no skills necessary

Saturday April 12th 9am - 12pm

Silk and Sinamay are two familiar materials in the world of hat making - But what happens when you combine them together? The lack of raw materials and the desire to break conventions inspired Maor to develop the Sina-Silk technique.

The Sina-Silk is a material made by the two different fabrics in a unique method, that provides the advantages of both worlds.

In this taster class we will learn about silk and sinamay, discover the secret method for combining the textiles together, then learn how to manipulate this new material. We will create an incredible Waterlily.

Maor will guide you through from the initial idea to the assembling of all the pieces into a beautiful flower.

All you need is a creative eye.

$195 per person. All Materials included.

Sunday April 13th and Monday April 14th 2023 10am- 6pm with an hour for lunch

Silk and Sinamay are two familiar materials in the world of hat making - But what happens when you combine them together? The lack of raw materials and the desire to break conventions inspired Maor to develop the Sina-Silk technique.

The Sina-Silk is a material made by the two different fabrics combined in a unique method, that provides the advantages of both worlds.

In this master class we will learn about silk and sinamay, discover the secret method for combining the textiles together, then learn how to manipulate this new material. We will create patterns, discover types of painting techniques and turn the flat material into three dimensional magic in the form of mini tophats. This technique does not require traditional millinery blocks and we teach you to utilize household objects to create these striking pieces.

Maor will guide you through from the initial idea to the assembling of all the pieces into a wearable and finished work of art.

All you need is a creative eye.

$595 per person. All Materials included.