Home Millinery Course (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

National Millinery Company

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0265339537 ISBN 13: 9780265339534

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Master practical millinery skills with clear, actionable guidance you can use today.

This edition illuminates essential techniques for caring for fabrics, selecting trims, and finishing hats with durable, stylish results.

This book provides hands‑on instructions drawn from broad millinery work, including how to clean and maintain fabrics, how to choose and fit bandeaus, and how to wire and cover trims. It also covers choosing plumes, feathers, and flowers, plus practical tips for gloves, laces, and silks. The aim is to help you build a solid, adaptable toolkit for creating and maintaining elegant hats.

• Learn common stain removal and fabric care methods that work on linen, cotton, silk, and velvet.
• Understand how to select bandeaus and trim shapes and how to fit them into the crown for a tidy look.
• See how to wire and cover plumes, feathers, and flowers for weather resistance and lasting style.
• Get practical glove and lace care tips to keep accessories clean, shaped, and ready to wear.

Ideal for readers new to millinery as well as crafters expanding their hat‑making and care skills, this guide offers straightforward, time‑tested techniques to help you create and maintain beautiful hats.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0265339537
• ISBN 13: 9780265339534
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 71