All about Hat Making

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I received my international millinery forum postcard yesterday in the mail. It doesn’t have really anymore information than I already knew. Here are the details from the card.

International Millinery Forum – 17-22 January 2009, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia

It states the following

Regional Australia’s premiere event for milliners and fashion enthusiasts

- Learn from the worlds leading milliners in hands on workshops

- Source the latest trends at the Trade Expo

- Inspiration derived from seminars and demonstrations

- Network with budding and professional milliners from all parts of the globe.

- Enjoy a fun and social atmosphere

For Further details contact

Email: millineryforum@bigpond.com

Phone: 0439 192 193

www.internationalmillineryforum.com.au

I tried the website just before and it still appears to be under construction.

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The organisers of the International Millinery Forum to be held in Wagga Wagga from 17 to 22 January 2009 released an update of when information will be released. Registrations are set to open in six weeks time so mid-late July on their website http://internationalmillineryforum.com.au (please not this site is still under construction).

The email I received today stated I am pleased to announce that the Planning for the 2009 International Millinery Forum, which is scheduled for 17-22 January, is close to complete and registrations will open mid July 2008.

Here is a copy of the email:

‘I am pleased to announce that the Planning for the 2009 International Millinery Forum, which is scheduled for 17-22 January, is close to complete and registrations will open mid July 2008.

At present the postcard is being printed and will be sent to you via post in the coming weeks. Following this we will be working on the brochure and website, both of which will be launched in mid July to coincide with the opening of registrations.

The event will move from Charles Sturt University into the City of Wagga Wagga, with the Trade Expo and seminars to be held at the newly renovated Wagga RSL Club and the workshops to be held in central Wagga at Wagga High School. There is immense accommodation options for delegates to choose from in Wagga; I am currently in the process of negotiating discounted rates for IMF delegates and will provide this information in the brochure and on the website.

The line up of tutors is extraordinary, but you will have to wait for the brochure to find out more…..very exciting!

If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact me.

I look forward to seeing you at the 2009 International Millinery Forum.

Kind Regards

Linda Tillman

Event Coordinator

International Millinery Forum

M: 0439 192 193

millineryforum@bigpond.com

www.internationalmillineryforum.com.au (site still under construction)

I attended the last Millinery Forum and it was amazing – excellent tutors who inspired me to make hats I had never thought I could, amazing hats, great social activities and I met some inspirational people!

If you are looking for hat making or millinery inspiration this book is for you. When I ordered it from Amazon I must admit I didn’t expect it to be quite so good. It is sort of a visual history of hats and millinery. The pictures in this book are extremely well taken; this makes it quite easy to see the details of the hat.

At the start is contains a glossary of millinery terms, this contains the a description of different styles of hats as well as trims. This book is aimed at the collector of vintage hats and as such contains a price guide for the hats listed. The photos are all clear and in full colour and they contain a description of what the hat is made out of and of the trimming.

The book is broken up into chapters based on the era for example chapter one is 1790 to 1837 and chapter 2 is 1837-1901. The book goes right up to the modern day. With each section containing a description of the hats and inspirations of that era. Chapter 12 contains special collections such as Ascot hats, Christmas hats, daisies, feathered hats, red hats, wedding hats and more.

An example of the description given with each hat is…. ‘A brilllliant wool felt in antique red is folded on the right side to create a wing effect and finished with an art deco pin; a stylish interpretation of the aviator’s helmet. label: Jeanne et Jacques.’ this is for a hat in 1920′s to 30′s era.

With 253 pages of hats in full colour (1000 photos), this is one stunning book and one I am sure to draw inspiration from for many years.

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I just thought I would put up a quick post to share with you my favorite website for Millinery information. This is a vintage sewing: http://vintagesewing.info

This site contains a number of different vintage millinery books. The books have been copied and indexed onto the site. These books are from the 1920′s, 30′s and 50′s, times when wearing hats was still popular and as such more was known about the art. These books are a great source of inspiration and provide great instructions on how some classic hat making techniques.

I found this hat on Etsy and just thought I would share the inspiration. It is designed for Etsy Milliner, Boring Sidney. The Etsy site can be found here: BoringSidney :: Crazy Chip Bag Headpiece

What great recycling!