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Kate Betts is an Irish milliner based in Dublin.  She works to produce a collection to present to her clients and collaborates with local dressmakers to create designs that align with the styles of the season.  Building her business in the center of the city in Dublin over the last 10 years Kate looks to continue to expand and work with her clients to create unique pieces.  Key events for her clie...

Beverley Edmondson is the owner and founder of Beverley Edmondson Millinery based in Farnham in the United Kingdom.  Since opening the shop front boutique in 2010 the team has grown.  They produce hats and headpieces for casual and special occasions with stock on hand for customers to try on.   From making hats to sell at local stalls in her father's spare bedroom Beverley has grown her business a...

Lina Stein is an Australian born milliner based in the West of Ireland.  Creating unique pieces in straws and felts with beautiful gathered linings. Teaching from her studio she shares her skills with students from across the globe.  Training at East Sydney Tech Lina then took classes around the local area in Sydney.  She went on to work for Opera Australia before relocating to Dublin Ireland open...

Tracy Chaplin began her career making hats from offcuts of screen printed fabric at Camden Market.  She is now know for her couture millinery with forms made from sinamay and parisisal.  Learning from Rose Cory, Milliner to the late Queen Mother and Royal Warrant holder Tracy works from her studio in France.  She designs for private clients and runs Millinery workshops from her home near Toulouse....

Sarah Marshall had been working for Mr Boyd for many years as the head of his production.  When he passed away in February of 2018 at the age of 92 year-old he left her the business.   We talk to Sarah about how she is continuing the legacy of John Boyd Hats and defining her own role and signature in the business. Developing iconic styles that speak to the face of each of their customers Sarah wor...

Sandy Aslett is the award winning milliner behind the brand Hats by Sandy A.  She is based in home studio on Queensland’s beautiful Sunshine Coast.  Her love of hats started as a young girl wearing a boater style hat to Sunday school and came into full swing after attending at course with Louise Macdonald in Melbourne.  She won the 2018 HATalk Hat Making Competition with the piece “Cosmic Concerti...

M&S Schmalberg has made silk flowers in the Garment District of New York City since 1916. Their flowers are hand-made in Manhattan for apparel, bridal, accessory, millinery and home furnishing products Adam Brand is the 4th generation of his family involved in this business.  The business was first started by brothers, Morris and Sam Schmalberg. The business was inherited by their nephew, Harold B...

The Hatworks Museum celebrates the history of Stockport’s once thriving hatting industry which specialised in the production of fur felt hats. We speak with museum officer Bronwen Simpson (who you will recognise from the podcast on her own hat making) and hat works team member Gordon as we explore the displays. There are around 250 hats that can be seen in thematic displays in the museum. There is...

Bridget Bailey is a milliner and textile artist based at the Clockwork studios in London.  Bridget's work explores the natural world through exploration with textile and millinery techniques to maker her pieces. Training in textiles at Farnham Bridget went on to explore millinery as a medium.  Bridget is known her one-off pieces that extend the mind as to what materials and techniques can be used...

This is a special little episode for International Podcast Day.  We wanted to take the opportunity to thank you for your support of our podcast series so far.   All of the podcasts are available for you to listen to through our Soundcloud profile or on our website.  We have had a wonderful time speaking with those who have taken part.   Our series has included; Louise Macdonald, Bundle MacLaren,MI...

Bronwyn Shooks first started making hats in 2000 when, thanks to a grant from the Australia Council for the Arts, she began her millinery training with the renowned theatrical milliner Jean Carroll OAM. Bronwyn’s work can be seen across theatre, film and television; most notably the stage musicals My Fair Lady, Mary Poppins, War Horse, Love Never Dies, the Lion King and Priscilla, Queen of the Des...

Millinery Meet-up will be hosted again in September 2018.  The event was founded by Jan Wutkowski and Diane Shagott in 2014 and this year returns with four days of extraordinary millinery instruction from leading milliners around the world held on the campus of Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts. The teaching line up includes Edwina Ibbotson, Galina Kofod, De Hoedenmaker with Dirk-Jan Kortschot a...

Hat Week Australia will be taking place this July throughout Australia for the very first time. The week will be filled with new and exciting workshops from some of the most aspiring Milliners in Australia. In this podcast we speak with founders Kim McMillan owner of House of Adorn and Carole Maher an International Millinery Tutor about the event.

Bronwen Simpson is a Stockport based Millinery who was recently awarded best up and coming milliner in the Hatwalk competition run by Hatwalk Ireland.  She shares her process for developing designs from or inspired by vintage materials and how she discovered her passion for millinery through her background of Textile and Museum studies.

Felicity Northeast is an award winning milliner based on the Mornington Peninsula of Victoria in Australia.  She shares her process for designing her collection and drawing concepts from her scientific background and the inspiration for her winning pieces for the Caulfied Cup Millinery Award and Millinery Association Design Award. Mt Eliza, Melbourne, Australia Felicity Northeast is an award winni...

Julie Knox is the owner and head milliner at East Village hats located in the East Village in New York City. The store is a hub of casual hats constructed from vintage materials for everyday wear to special occasion pieces made for some of New York's finest events.

Rachael Henson is a Canberra based milliner who created a stunning black and silver piece that was awarded runner up in the MAA Design Award in 2017. She shares with us about the experience that changed the away she look at making hats and the magic a hat can have.

Katherine Cherry was the winner of the 2017 MIMC Competition.  She share with us the process of creating this detailed piece, the moment she decided to push through and complete the painstaking beading and the importance of being happy with your own quality. The MIMC Competition is in the final stages of planning, all entries must be received by 6pm on Monday 29 January 2018.  You can find out abo...

Bonnie Evelyn is a Melbourne based Milliner who is a specialist when it comes to using Jinsin to create stunning hats and headpieces. Millinery. Info chatted with Bonnie in Adelaide about how she has developed these techniques and how she like to arrange her studio for the ultimate work space.

Vladimir Straticiuc is a Spanish milliner who recently visited Adelaide as a tutor at the Hats Off to Adelaide Millinery Conference. We speak to Vlad about his steps of being asked to make a headpiece for a bride to printing 3D tools to assist in his workroom.

The Hats off to Adelaide Millinery Convention hosted by The Millinery Association of Australia will be held between July 9th-15th at TAFE SA in Adelaide. It will be a week full of opportunities to learn new skills, see some unique materials and meet other who are interested in making hats. Take a listen to our discussion with organiser Lorraine Gill.

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Millinery. Info speaks with Catherine Ellen the founder of MIMC - Melbourne International Millinery Competition about the development of the competition, the entries and partnerships of the competition. Entries for MIMC must be received by 6pm on Friday 27 January 2017 to The Essential Hat, 507 High Street, Prahran East, Melbourne. Find the entry form and registration details on the MIMC website