We recommend the following
links for further millinery information:
Events:
- International Millinery Forum - regional Australia's premier event for the fashion and millinery industry
- What's on in Melbourne - information on things to do and see in Melbourne
Projects:
- Blue Hat Project - help raise awareness of depression by using your creativity !
- Textile Dictionary - complete dictionary of textile definitions.
- Artisan Books - great bookshop in Melbourne, major resource for artists and artisans
- How2Hats.com - millinery courses and books in the U.K.
Organisations:
- The Australian Forum for Textile Arts - also for the Textile Fibre Forum Magazine
General millinery sites:
- www.millinery.info - dedicated to the art of millinery
- Hat Center - with links to suppliers, trade fairs, publications and hat shops
- Golden Glen Cottage Creations - general site on events
- The Hat Site - lots of listings of manufacturers, designers, suppliers in the USA
- Hathire - special occasion but no hat to wear? Hire a hat !!
- hazelshats - lightweight polystyrene hat blocks
Fabric:
- FabricMaven - Pick from a huge assortment of quality, designer fabrics.
Hat blocks:
- Melbourne Hat Blocks - business offering hat blocks
- How2hats - Guy Morse-Brown Ltd hat blocks
- Sandra Buchanan - contact her by email
- Hat Blocks Direct - hat block site in the UK
- Hat Block Hire Direct- hat block site in the UK, also offers use of a millinery room and workshops
Milliners in the USA and Canada:
- Jan Davidson Milliner - trained by Waltraud Reiner
- Chapeau creations - Elaine Kropveld
- Gail Osaduke - Canada
- Judith M Hats & Millinery Supplies - hats, supplies, books in Indianapolis
- HatHatHat - shop selling custom made hats
- Hats and Veils - Polly Singer
- Jill Henning Hats - Kentucky Milliner
Milliners in the UK:
- Tina Kite Milliner - trained by Waltraud Reiner
- Rose Cory - former teacher of Waltraud
- How2hats - courses and listings of milliners in the UK
- Jane Fryers - supporter of Blue Hat Project.
Milliners in The Netherlands:
- Lune Hats - Eugenie van Oirschot
Also, if you can not thread a needle and/or need better eyesight without using glasses,
visit: www.eyerobics.com.au