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Tinting Millinery Course

Tinting Millinery Course

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$129.00 AUD

DESCRIPTION

Learn a variety of tinting techniques to add a fresh uniqueness to your millinery range. Release the creative artist within whether you are tinting millinery flowers, adding patterns to straw or transforming trims into a kaleidoscope of colour. 

TUTOR
With over 50 years of hat making experience and decades of teaching millinery, Elaine Mergard’s mission is to help create the next generation of milliners by teaching techniques enabling each student to develop their unique creativity.

At the 2017 Hats Off to Adelaide Millinery Conference, Elaine was honoured by her peers and was inducted into the Millinery Association of Australia ‘Hall of Fame’ for her contribution to millinery in Australia and beyond.

SUPPLIES

Liquid Radiance is a concentrated range of liquid colours for use on all white or light coloured fabrics ranging from silks and other natural fibres through to 100% synthetic and polyester blends.Liquid Radiance Colours are non toxic, simple, safe and economical. Concentrated colours are diluted with water.
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WHAT YOU GET
• 3 creative online video lessons
• Lesson access on any modern device
• 3+ hours of comprehensive video tuition

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WHAT YOU GET
• 3 creative online video lessons
• Lesson access on any modern device
• 3+ hours of comprehensive video tuition

LESSON PLAN

TINTING SILK FLOWERS
These tinting fundamentals teach you the the basics to use these colours and are essential as it has both the properties of a dye and a paint. Learn several tinting techniques to add texture to the flowers appearance.

Lesson Modules:
• Fundamentals • Finger Brush Method
• Salting Method • Colour Pre-shaped Petals
TINTING STRAWS
Straws no longer need to be plain as you learn to tint and pattern to all straws whether parisisal, silk abaca, panamas or sinamay.

Lesson Modules:
• Marbling • Colouring Straws
• Floral Patterning • Heliography
TINTING MILLINERY COMPONENTS
Learn to colour silk abaca and mould various flower petal shapes into uniquely colour tinted flowers for your hats. Also tint feathers to give a complimentary colourful touch to your new headwear design.

Lesson Modules:
• Silk Abaca Flower Tinting • Colouring Crinoline
• Colouring Lace, Braid & Veiling • Tinting Feathers
LEARN IN YOUR OWN TIME
Return to lesson modules if you need to review specific skills.
VARIETY OF INSTRUCTION
Be inspired by technical skills, creative techniques and industry knowledge.
LESSON ASSISTANCE
With professional experience, your tutor provides a deep understanding of millinery.

LEARN IN YOUR OWN TIME
Return to lesson modules if you need to review specific skills.


VARIETY OF INSTRUCTION
Be inspired by technical skills, creative techniques and industry knowledge.


PASSIONATE TUTOR
With professional experience, your tutor provides a deep understanding of millinery.

RECOMMENDED SUPPLIES

Liquid Radiance - Course specific colours.

Purchase Options:

Standalone course only

Learn with Studio+
Enjoy this Course, Live Lessons & more.

Standalone course only
Learn with Studio+
Enjoy this Course, Live Lessons & more.
 

RECOMMENDED SUPPLIES

Liquid Radiance
Course specific colours.

Learn a variety of tinting techniques to add a fresh uniqueness to your millinery range. Release the creative artist within whether you are tinting millinery flowers, adding patterns to straw or transforming trims into a kaleidoscope of colour. 

With over 50 years of hat making experience and decades of teaching millinery, Elaine Mergard’s mission is to help create the next generation of milliners by teaching techniques enabling each student to develop their unique creativity.

At the 2017 Hats Off to Adelaide Millinery Conference, Elaine was honoured by her peers and was inducted into the Millinery Association of Australia ‘Hall of Fame’ for her contribution to millinery in Australia and beyond.

Liquid Radiance is a concentrated range of liquid colours for use on all white or light coloured fabrics ranging from silks and other natural fibres through to 100% synthetic and polyester blends.Liquid Radiance Colours are non toxic, simple, safe and economical. Concentrated colours are diluted with water.
» Buy here