Blocked Linings Live Lesson

Give your hats and headpieces a professional finish as Louise Macdonald demonstrates how to block fabric liners with your choice of material and then position them securely into your headwear. Add a new level of sophistication by learning the technique of blocking a sinamay lining. Customers will absolutely love this special touch your new linings will offer.  

Louise Macdonald has been making hats for well over 25 years and her signature style often features fluid hand sculpted straw trims and shapes creating unique adornments for the head. 

Louise trained in London, UK as a theatrical milliner making hats for productions such as Pride and Prejudice and House Of Elliot. Since returning to Melbourne Australia in 1995 she began making fashion pieces and now her millinery year is dominated by the Melbourne Cup.