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Millinery

The Art of Hat-Making
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Millinery by Sarah Lomax and Rachel Skinner is a beautifully crafted guide for creating bespoke hats tailored to special occasions. The book offers clear, step-by-step instructions and vivid photography to instruct readers on crafting 12 unique hats, including a wood felt trilby, a chic pillbox, a fascinator, and a feathered headband. It details the necessary materials and techniques, empowering readers to personalise designs or invent their own, making couture millinery accessible at home.
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This book is ideal for craft enthusiasts and fashion lovers interested in couture millinery, from beginners to experienced hat makers seeking professional techniques and inspiration.

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Learn how to make 12 very different hats for a variety of occasions, including a wool felt trilby, a chic pillbox, a fascinator and a feathered headband. All with clear and comprehensive step-by-step instructions.

Learn how to make 12 very different hats for a variety of occasions. Clear and comprehensive step-by-step instructions. Skinner's designs have been worn by the likes of Kate Moss, Mick Jagger and members of the British royal family.

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A bespoke hat, designed with a particular event in mind, is something that many people long for but often feel is price prohibitive. In this fabulous new book, couture milliners, Lomax & Skinner, show that this need not be the case. With clear and comprehensive step-by-step instructions and photography, Sarah Lomax and Rachel Skinner show readers how to make 12 very different hats for a variety of occasions, including a wood felt trilby, a chic pillbox, a fascinator, and a feathered headband.

The materials and equipment that are required are fully detailed, along with all the necessary techniques, enabling the reader to adapt the designs if they wish or to create their own unique hats. Full of inspirational and instructional photography, Millinery truly showcases this wonderful craft and provides all the know-how in order to achieve high-end, couture results at home.

AUTHORS: Sarah Lomax and Rachel Skinner have been making hats for over 20 years since serving their apprenticeships together with Frederick Fox, the Queen's milliner. They have worked for many leading milliners and theatrical costumiers including Rachel's own labelβ€”Rachel Skinner Millineryβ€”which she ran from her shop in Primrose Hill, London.

Rachel's designs were regularly featured in magazines such as Vogue, Tatler, Harpers & Queen and Elle, and she created memorable pieces for members of the Royal Family and for some of the world's most influential fashion icons and stars including Kate Moss, Mick Jagger, and Gwen Stefani. Her creations were shown at London and Paris Fashion Weeks and have been stocked by exclusive fashion retailers in London, New York, and the Far East.

The pair's 2013 venture, Lomax & Skinner, is a partnership based on a shared love of fashion and design and a long-established friendship. They design and create couture and bespoke millinery for weddings, race meetings, parties, and society events throughout the season, as well as undertaking commissions for other exclusive occasions.

100 photographs, 2 illustrations

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HATalk praises the book, stating, "Even experienced hat makers are sure to benefit from these insider secrets."

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781784943547

Publisher: GMC Publications

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 11 October 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Guild of Master Craftsman Publications Ltd

Illustration: 5 Illustrations, color; 527 Halftones, color

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 215.0mm

Height: 275.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 152

About the Author

Sarah Lomax and Rachel Skinner have been making hats for over 20 years since serving their apprenticeships together with Frederick Fox, the Queen’s milliner. They have worked for many leading milliners and theatrical costumiers including Rachel’s own label – Rachel Skinner Millinery – which she ran from her shop in Primrose Hill, London. Rachel’s designs were regularly featured in magazines such as Vogue, Tatler, Harpers & Queen and Elle, and she created memorable pieces for members of the Royal Family and for some of the world’s most influential fashion icons and stars including Kate Moss, Mick Jagger and Gwen Stefani. Her creations were shown at London and Paris Fashion Weeks, and have been stocked by exclusive fashion retailers in London, New York and the Far East. The pair’s new 2013 venture, Lomax & Skinner, is a partnership based on a shared love of fashion and design and a long established friendship. They design and create couture and bespoke millinery for weddings, race meetings, parties and society events throughout the season, as well as undertaking commissions for other exclusive occasions. Sarah Lomax and Rachel Skinner have been making hats for over 20 years since serving their apprenticeships together with Frederick Fox, the Queen’s milliner. They have worked for many leading milliners and theatrical costumiers including Rachel’s own label – Rachel Skinner Millinery – which she ran from her shop in Primrose Hill, London. Rachel’s designs were regularly featured in magazines such as Vogue, Tatler, Harpers & Queen and Elle, and she created memorable pieces for members of the Royal Family and for some of the world’s most influential fashion icons and stars including Kate Moss, Mick Jagger and Gwen Stefani. Her creations were shown at London and Paris Fashion Weeks, and have been stocked by exclusive fashion retailers in London, New York and the Far East. The pair’s new 2013 venture, Lomax & Skinner, is a partnership based on a shared love of fashion and design and a long established friendship. They design and create couture and bespoke millinery for weddings, race meetings, parties and society events throughout the season, as well as undertaking commissions for other exclusive occasions.

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