Millinery Workshop: Make Your Own Fascinator
Spend an afternoon in the MICHAETT studio in Bowral and leave with a hat made by your own hands.
In this small-group workshop, you’ll trim and finish a hat. Each guest receives her own set of materials, the same set you can see.
It’s ready for the autumn racing carnival, which opens two weeks later.
Saturday 6 February 2027 · 2–6pm · Bowral · max 6 guests · No experience needed
What you’ll learn
- The hand-stitching techniques milliners use every day
- How to finish a hat: binding the edge with ribbon and attaching hat elastic
- How to build the trim: a sinamay band edged in lavender, veiling with beads, and flowers
- How to choose placement and proportion so the piece feels considered, not crowded
- How to wear your hat: angle, height and hairstyle
What’s included
- Your own set of materials as pictured: a shaped sinamay base, hat ribbon, hat elastic, sinamay strip, lavender trim, veiling, beads and flowers
- Use of professional millinery tools
- A glass of bubbles and light refreshments
- Your finished hat, ready to wear home
Perfect for
A creative afternoon with friends, a hens party or bachelorette where everyone goes home with a hat they made, the bride-to-be included. A gift for someone who loves beautiful things, or the first step towards your next race day or wedding look.
Hens parties and private groups
Planning a hens party, a birthday or a day away with friends? I can open the studio just for your group, on a date that suits you, for up to 6 guests. For a hens party, I’ll prepare the bride-to-be’s set in white or ivory, so her hat is a little different from everyone else’s.
Get in touch with me and we’ll find the right day together.
Give it as a gift Booking for someone else? Simply add a note to your order and I’ll send you a gift voucher to give. Or get in touch before you book and we’ll arrange it together.
Contact Michaela to discuss availability and how to make it yours.
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