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Why do we do Millinery MeetUp?

Posted on October 11, 2025October 11, 2025 by admin

It is so much more than a few hat courses. Millinery MeetUp is a bi-annual event and many wonder why it only happens every two years. It just takes that many months, days, hours and minutes to create a perfect...Read More

Millinery MeetUp Friends Forever

Posted on October 11, 2025October 11, 2025 by admin

Millinery makes for lasting bonds. When Carolyn and Maggie shared a workspace at Laura del Villagio's Vintage Straw Blocking class, they expected to hone their skills. What they didn't expect was how easily they could bond over precise stitches and...Read More

Woven Paper Fabric

Posted on January 18, 2025January 18, 2025 by admin

Paper fabric has been on the millinery market for almost 10 years now. BUnique Millinery introduced it in the USA at the MMU 2016 with a variety of patterns and colors. But after the initial wow factor, the question of...Read More

Millinery Marketplace- shopoholic heaven!

Posted on November 17, 2024November 17, 2024 by admin

A bustling bazaar of hat-making supplies Marketplace was the place to be - whether to browse and discuss the latest products or when in a pinch missing a supply for a class. Friendly collaboration and conversations among vendors, students and...Read More

Recap of Millinery MeetUp 2024

Posted on November 17, 2024November 17, 2024 by admin

A perfect millinery event! The Millinery Meet-Up made a glorious comeback at Arrowmont Campus on a toasty September day in 2024, and let me tell you, it was a whirlwind of creativity! Organizers, volunteers, and instructors hustled like busy bees...Read More

Hat Contest – Out of this World

Posted on November 17, 2024November 17, 2024 by admin

How do milliners tackle the problems of the future? In a dazzling display of creativity, 22 brilliant milliners entered the spotlight at the Sci-Fi-themed hat contest during Millinery Meet-Up 2024! Sponsored by the fabulous Hat Blocks Australia, these daring contestants...Read More