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		Now available The very first in DVD format on the internet, an in depth instructional dvd on the art of hatmaking. An opportunity to learn all the secret techniques of hatmaking from a designer of 25 years. When I began my hat making adventure many years ago, I yearned for someone who could teach me the techniques and secrets of the wonderful milliners in the distant past. Having seen wonderful examples of their expert couture skills in museums and antique shops and shows, I was smitten. I proceeded to learn their skills on the good ole "trial and error" method. Your learning curve will not be nearly so extensive. My goal on these DVDs is to be the mentor for you, that I could not find and that I wanted so dearly in the past. To show you the way to become expert in your hat making skills. And then the sky is the limit. View my movie below, for sample of DVD instructions. You need "Flash"to play movie. Disk 1: Covers making straw hats. Setting up a workroom, gathering millinery supplies and equipment, blocking straw bodies and hoods, constructing straw hats and trimming them out. Disk 2: Covers felt hat making. Blocking and constructing felt hats, Cut ,bound and wired edge brim treatment techniques, feather work, and trimming felt. Disk 3: Covers, making ultrasuede sweatbands, making bias trims and ribbons,taming that pesky millinery wire and there is an enclosed source guide to "all things millinery". $75.00 For 3 Disc Set   To order DVD click on shopping bag.     Silk rose making and dyeing on DVD coming in fall of 2007
		Questions828 253 9115 Note: Written instructions are still available below. These instructions are a compilation of my years of research, learning and experience. In these booklets I have shared all the secrets needed to develop ones own skills in this art form. These are self published booklets, by an established artisan for aspiring milliners or those desiring to create refined wearable art. E-mail Questions Davyne@DavyneDial.com Basic Millinery Techniques: In these instructions you will learn the basic techniques needed to construct felt and straw hats. Included in the course will be instructions on basic millinery stitches, blocking straw bodies and felt bodies, separating felt and straw crowns and brims and blocking brims, inserting wire in brims, & applying trims. To order via secure shopping cart, click on the shopping bag.   Basic Millinery Instructions $23.50  To order instructions click on shopping bag.   Advanced Millinery for Professionals: This class that includes recreating vintage fabric hats using up to date fabrics and foundations. You will be given source names of best suppliers for felt, straw bases, silk fabric and millinery flowers, and learn how to find tools used in millinery. Considerations for where to sell your creations. What you must consider if you want to open a shop, showing at fine art and craft shows, cold calling on shops to establish wholesale accounts, exhibiting at major fashion & apparel markets. And when you really get going, when to consider ordering directly from foreign suppliers and how to do so. Millinery for Professionals Instructions $23.50   Advanced Millinery for Professionals Instructions  To order instructions click on shopping bag.  Supplies for Course: Supplies include, finest quality available straw sisal body in your color choice (see swatch chart for straw colors), a black velour felt body also finest quality, and ribbon to trim you hats. A hat block, millinery wire, and ultra suede and grosgrain sweatbands for both felt and straw hats. $100.00 color swatch chart Course Supplies: $100.00   Select Straw Color Ivory Natural Linen Bronze Md. Brn Peridot Black Olive Lvndr. Du. Pnk Plum Chns. Red Silk Rose Making Instructions: This booklet covers couture quality silk rose construction (the same as my roses on the silk rose page), and will include a section on how to fabricate your own tools for this art. You will learn how to make china silk, georgette and velvet roses. Sources for the best quality silk at the best prices, where to buy tools and other suppliers of flower making products. Silk Rose Making Instructions $23.50 Silk Rose Making Instructions To order booklet click on shopping bag.   Dyeing Instructions: When you're ready to move beyond Rit dye. This booklet will cover all aspects of professional artist dying related to millinery, including mixing your colors and different types of professional quality dyes. Secrets to getting even color on fabric and straw are revealed. It is imperative to know how to dye in order to establish ones own special look. You will learn how to dye straw for hats and fabrics such as silk and silk / rayon velvet, for silk rose making. Best dye and fabric sources are included in the source list. There is a strong emphasis on dyeing safety. Dyeing Class Instructions $20.50  Dyeing Class Instructions  To order booklet click on shopping bag.    Additional straw bodies $32.00 color swatch chart Select Straw Color Ivory Natural Linen Bronze Md. Brn Peridot Black Olive Lvndr. Du. Pnk Plum Chns. Red  Additional felt hoods $28.00 felt swatch chart Select Felt Color camel black navy blue cognac loden red  Additional felt bodies (for wide brimmed felt hats) $32.00 Select Felt Color camel black navy blue cognac loden red  Additional blocks $23.50 Select block size 21" 22" 23"