Hat Making Class/ Make A Fascinator

Sign up now! This class is offered by The Adult School of the Chathams, Madison and Florham Park. Teacher is local milliner Monika Stebbins.

Since the Royal Wedding, fascinators are the rage! Learn how to make one of those heady creations yourself!

The finished fascinator will belong somewhere in the range of fitting a wedding, the racecourse or an art opening.

Design elements taught will be visual balance and tension, physical balance and the use of sheer/ opaque contrast.

Technical elements taught will be wiring, millinery handsewing, how to cover a buckram base, working with trim elements, how to make a fascinator stay on etc.

You will either use a pre-made fascinator base and cover it or make a base yourself. Material used for these are buckram, felt or sinamay.

The trim can be made from any material you want; however, it cannot be so heavy that the fascinator becomes uncomfortable and should be safe to wear.

No prior millinery knowledge is required. Hand-sewing or stitching experience is a plus. Students with limited handsewing experience can expect to have “homework assignments” to keep up with the rest of the class.

This class has 4 session, Saturdays from 9:30-11:30am