DVDs & Books

  • One of a series of instructional DVDs from Diana Cavagnaro. • How to take an accurate head measurement • Flat pattern: a pillbox or sailor hat • Construct a buckram frame • Cover it with fabric • Make a tailored lining • Apply a sweat band • Stitches most commonly used in Millinery
  • In this issue:
    • Mut Zum Hut, Germany and ComicCon, New York
    • Japan - Manufacturers & Suppliers
    • Traveling with Hats
    • Workroom Techniques
    • Exhibits-Events-Trade Shows-Trends
  • In this issue #67:
    • Interviews with Alice So and Denise Innes-Spencer
    • Events - Lithuania Straw Festival, PrinsjesHatwalk Competition
    • Images from Les Estivales du Chapeau Caussade
    • Continued article on Tips about securing your hat
  • In this issue:
    • Hats from Royal Ascot and other early summer events
    • End of Term Reports
    • What is Social Listening and How Can I Apply it to Millinery
    • Exhibits-Events-Trade Shows
  • Out of stock
    In this issue #66:
    • A photo report of Royal Ascot
    • The winners and all other entries of the NHV Hat Competition 2019
    • How to start your own hat shop
    • Tips about securing your hat and much more.
  • In this issue #65:
    • Fashions on the Field at Melbourne Cup 2019
    • Interview with Rob De Groot
    • Events & Exhibits held around the world
    • Tips on hat storage
  • In this issue:
    • Sustainability
    • Getting Inspired
    • Exhibits-Events-Awards
  • In this issue #64:
    • Photo reports of Oaks Day 2018
    • Interviews with Harvey Santos, William Chambers, Marga van der bos and Ingeborg Steenhorst
    • Events held around the world
    • Tips on lining a hat
  • In this issue:

    • The captain's cap
    • Trade shows S/S 2019
    • Workroom technique: Leather brim
    • Millinery MeetUp Review
    • Selling on Social Media
  • In this issue #62:
    • Photo reports from Prinsjesdag, Caussade and Goodwood Revival
    • Netherlands Hat Designer Nienke Visser
    • Colours and trends for Winter 2018/19
    • Events held around the world
    • Tips And More...
  • In this issue #62:
    • NHVHat Competition
    • New Zealand Hat Designer Myra Lloyd
    • La Chapellerie | Atelier-Musee du Chapeau contest
    • Events held around the world
    • And More...
  • In this issue

    • Visiting Texas
    • Trade shows A/W 2018/19
    • Workroom technique: Fosshape foundation
    • Promoting Your Business on Social Media
    • and more...
  • In this issue #76:

    • Men's hats manufacturers
    • Melbourne Cup Carnival
    • Workroom technique: abaca scrunch
    • and more...
  • In depth instructional dvd on the art of hatmaking by Davyne Dial. An opportunity to learn all the secret techniques of hatmaking from a designer of 30 years.
  • Straw Hat Class, by Diana L. Cavagnaro. 2000. 55 minutes.Well presented instructions for making a straw hat including blocking and trim techniques.
    • How to dye, block and size straw
    • Decorating and trimming
    • Making a lining
    • Sew in a sweat band
    • How to edge the brim
    • Making a pancake travel hat
  • One of a series of instructional DVDs from Diana Cavagnaro. In this DVD you will: • Learn about wooden blocks • Block a buckram crown and flat pattern a curved brim • How to cover the frame with an interlining and a fabric • Edge bindings for the brim such as: • Petersham or millinery grosgrain • Bias strip of fabric • Corded edge • Flat Pattern a fitted lining • Applying a sweatband • Stitches most commonly used in Millinery
  • One of a series of instructional DVDs from Diana Cavagnaro. • Learn about different types of felt • Wool felt • Fur Felt • Beaver Felt • Foundation Felt • History of felt • How felt is made • Felt hoods or capelines • How to block, & size felt. • A variety of edge bindings for the brim • Make a lining • Applying a sweatband • Stitches most commonly used in Millinery
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