Rumpelstiltskin: Spinning Straw to Gold with Phillip Rhodes

This one day class is open to any level of millinery student. Making a petite hat might seem straight forward idea but this class is aimed to explore to mystery of creating line. Beginners will enjoy the speed and results from a day spent in this class whereas more experienced hands will benefit from seeing the potential of apparently commonplace materials in a new light. Economy and style work hand in hand as a variety of elements can be pulled together to a chic result. Working from a simple dome block, students can investigate the transformation of their oddball left-over straw crown into something charming and saleable. On an underpinning of sinemay and through creative use of wire to form a stable support, little hats will emerge that provide a platform for embellishing. Whether it be a machine tuck/ soft roses and veiling/ a handmade trimming. The importance of creating a line and how it can be achieved elevates this type of hat from ordinary to sublime. Learn lightness of touch in trimming and veiling hats toward a glamorous end.

Supplies

• Half meter sinemay Straw Crown parisisol type Approx 2 meters millinery wire Approx 60 cm headband ribbon for lining Matching thread Approx metre of hat veiling Straw off cuts os good size for trimming Flower/feather trimming accent Approx one meter matching/tonal/contrast 3 inch crinoline straw as trimming addition Fabric or Millinery ribbon for bow trimming (2 meters crinoline straw for stiffening)