Classes- Millinery: Jenny Roberts New term – Millinery Classes

The showroom in North Yorkshire has over 300 hats, which offer inspiration and examples of couture millinery techniques to students.

Small classes take place in the working studio and all necessary equipment is provided, including over 150 blocks, 5 steamers, several sewing and overlocking machines, flower making presses and a variety of other tools.

There is a large stock room of sinamay, straws, ribbons, leathers, felts, foundation fabrics, feathers, veiling, crin, and other fabrics enabling a full choice of colours for students to choose from.

This year Jenny if offering a host of new courses:

• Learning how to create a flat wide headband in leathers
• Creation of orchid flowers and the intricate technique of how to form these flowers and how to vine them together

• Learning how to create flowers from Silk Abaca and to paint the petals to give a natural effect.
• Creating a headband using the draping qualities of silk abaca
• Creating a bird cage veil to finish off the design

• Learning how to block a buntal mat
• How to create a buntal brim
• How to edge a buntal brim
• How to create a gathered headpiece from your buntal mat