Sensational Sinamay ( Private Lessons)

Sensational Sinamay ( Private Lessons)

$1,200.00

Love Hats! Come make your own with private instructions from Glenna Combs, milliner with 7 years experience creating fabulous hats. This is a 3-day course of basic millinery study in which you will learn to work with and block sinamay, how to measure for a custom fit & how to block this flat straw over a form. You will learn how to block the brim and crown separately and then to sew them to each other., add wiring to the brim, and finish all edges. You will also learn how to measure, prepare, and sew in the sweatband. Finally, you will learn techniques for using the sinamay to create embellishment of your hat. In this class, you will be making one broad brim, derby style hat similar to the one pictured. Please click on the “additional info” tab above for complete class details.

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This class fee will provide you with up to 4 nights lodging in the Sycamore Hollow Vacation Rentals that are located on the studio property. It will also provide you with free meals as follows: Each morning there will be a continental type breakfast with coffee or tea, juice, milk, breakfast bars, yogurt, fruit, etc. and each day of class there will be a light lunch of delicious homemade soup and either sandwiches or salad and a dessert. There will also be snacks and refreshments throughout the day. The evening meal will be on your own. There are cooking facilities available for you to use. However, we usually just go out to eat for the evening meal. This class fee also includes all supplies for your hat. Classes typically begin at 9am and end at 4pm with an hour break for lunch from 12 to 1pm so each day is a 6 hour session. Total class time will be 18 hours of instruction and lots of hands on experience for you. These classes are designed for beginner and intermediate level participants. Contact me at sycamorehollowhats@gmail.com or call 606-598-7186 to arrange dates for your session. I will work with you so that we can establish a date convenient to you. If you have a friend or significant other that will be taking the class with you, there will be a 10% discount for each of you. ( $697.50 each). If you are local or within reasonable driving distance & don't need as many nights lodging as listed on each class description, the price will be decreased by $50 for each night that you choose not to stay on site.