Learn to make beautiful hats like this.  We don't decorate. We create! .

During the workshops, you will experience blocking fur felt, straw and fabric over a wooden form, cutting, wiring, stiffening, and trimming a hat. Everything you learn during these sessions will move you toward creating your own millinery creations. Blocking Felt Learn how to make a felt hat with velour felt using traditional blocking and construction techniques, followed by some trimming techniques. The workshop introduces the technical skill needed for blocking and shaping felt; wiring, and trims. (Max. 6 people)  Blocking Straw Learn how to make straw hat with parisisal, sisal and sinamay straw using traditional blocking and construction techniques, followed by some trimming techniques. The workshop introduces the skill needed for blocking and shaping straw materials. (Max. 6 people)

Workshop Cost: Two Days Workshop - $269 Four Days Workshop - $469 Four Days In-Studio Workshop - $575 Fees include the materiels needed to meet the workshop objectives. Materials for decorating are not included in fees. For more information email Ming at: info@mingshouseoffashion.com or Ming @ 804-420-7915

There are three types of workshops offered throughout the year. The two day workshops are designed to concentrate on one medium. During these workshops you will be blocking felt or straw. At the end of the session you will have completed one project.  During a four days workshop both straw and felt are block. By the end of this session you will complete three projects, two straw and one felt. The  private sessions are an intensive training workshop geared toward the serious milliner. This workshop covers straw and felt blocking, and free hand blocking.  We offer private instruction to individuals, small groups and organizations. You can have a private session conducted in your home or location you provide. These session are more costly than regular scheduled classes. However, the attention is completely on you as a student. Our private sessions are restricted to five days workshops.    There are No Sunday sessions.   Regular scheduled classes are limited to 8 students per session.