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Buntal Caps & Berets Course

Included in Studio+

Regular price $115.00 AUD

DESCRIPTION

Coming Soon to Studio+
Master Milliner, Louise Macdonald has been designing headwear with buntal straws for her label over many years. Louise's love for buntal straws led to developing innovative techniques to create stylish caps and berets for smart casual wear or a day at the races. The bias weave and strength of the buntal straw presents the perfect material to create this stylish headwear for your customers.

TUTOR

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.


Over the years, Louise has taught at various tertiary colleges, presented at international workshops / conventions and offered millinery courses from her Melbourne studio.

WHAT YOU GET

• 2 creative on-demand lessons + patterns
• Learn to make headwear in your own time
4+ hours of comprehensive video tuition

LESSON PLAN

BUNTAL CAPS
Discover how to shape caps without the expense of new blocks by mastering the bias weave of the buntal straw to ensure a perfect alignment of the weave with the supplied patterns. Louise's sideband, tip and peak methods are all demonstrated with options how to give each cap a different look for your new collection.

Lesson Modules:
• Straw Fundamentals • Sideband Design
• Assemble Bandeau • Shaping Peak

BUNTAL BERETS

Learn how to create a classic beret using a buntal mat. Your Tutor Louise Macdonald gives you the option to steam and form to your own individual style by changing the detailed dimensions. Explore the possibilities with combining bold colours and unique patterned buntal straws.

Lesson Modules:
• Straw Preparation • Sideband Process
• Creating Bandeau • Finishing & Trim

DESCRIPTION

Coming Soon to Studio+
Master Milliner, Louise Macdonald has been designing headwear with buntal straws for her label over many years. Louise's love for buntal straws led to developing innovative techniques to create stylish caps and berets for smart casual wear or a day at the races. The bias weave and strength of the buntal straw presents the perfect material to create this stylish headwear for your customers.

TUTOR

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.


Over the years, Louise has taught at various tertiary colleges, presented at international workshops / conventions and offered millinery courses from her Melbourne studio.