NEW Skills Alert! Fabric Crinoline Sealing: Face to face class

Details of course:

Learn how to use a crinoline sealing technique developed by Denise and millinery skills to adapt and create couturier hat:

• How to make a wired base to hold the constructions
• How to choose your fabrics including the type and weight
• How to prepare the template for your shape
• How to use measure, seal and prepare the crinoline for use
• Discussions on design positioning
• Discussions on how to use finishing techniques

In this 1 day course you will make a smaller version of the style you want to create.

Level: Intermediate and advanced. You must have knowledge of cutting and fabrics. You will be making your own pattern for this hat.

PLEASE NOTE: Details of how to buy supplies, tools and where to get them from will be given when booking. Full notes/patterns (if required) will be e-mailed once you have booked on the course.    

A face-to-face course held in Denise's studio in St Helens nearest station Lea Green on the Liverpool Lime Street Line.

Participation class size is small to ensure you receive the personal support you need. No more than 3 students in a class.

There will be opportunities for students to ask questions throughout the session.

Step by step notes will be sent to students before the course to help students prepare.

Participants have not signed a data protection agreement and have not given permission for the class to be recorded unless you have given permission.​ To do so would be a breach of data protection laws.

• Any personal information shared between the students and the tutor during the course must considered confidential and not shared without the consent of the relevant individual.
• In the process of zoom courses, should The British School of Millinery's internet connection become significantly unstable during the course, it will be rescheduled.
• All classes will start and finish on the designated times.

Students are not allowed to video record the session.

By booking a place on this course, you agree to the following rules of engagement. 

• It is each student's responsibility to ensure that they arrive on time before the course starts.
• Students will be required to bring a packed lunch to the class.
• All course content remains the intellectual property of The British School of Millinery or any of the visiting teachers, lecturing at the school. Students do not have permission to share any information from the courses with any other person in person, online or offline. To do so would be in breach of copyright and intellectual property laws. Many of the classes have already been either published or protected by these laws.

• All course content remains the intellectual property of The British School of Millinery. Students do not have permission to share any information from the course with any other person either online or offline. The reproduction of printed or verbal information is strictly prohibited.
• Students do not have permission to video record this course. Participants have not signed a data protection agreement and have not given permission for the class to be recorded.​ To do so would be a breach of data protection laws.
• Any personal information shared between the students and the tutor during the course must considered confidential and not shared without the consent of the relevant individual.

Bookings for The British School of Millinery's online courses are non-refundable if the student Should cancel.

• there is an unfortunate circumstance of Denise being unable to teach a face -to- face class through illness, the course will be rescheduled for another mutual date. Please make sure for longer courses that you have insurance for hotel bookings and travel.

Here are some tips when choosing your teacher for tuition:

You should be able to ask these questions about your teacher to make you feel confident, to make sure your getting value for money and most important, you feel safe in that person’s hands, as they are an experienced teacher. You can ask to see mine at any time before your classes.

Make sure teacher has:

• Provenance of working as a teacher (their training and past experience of teaching positions) and their industry experience.
• Fully Qualified teacher (QTS status).
• Fully insured for face to face and online teaching. (Needed by all teachers especially when using chemicals and hot tools. Make sure your teacher is covered).

5 Hour classes: face to face, 1-2-1, £300.00 in Denise’s Studio person/per day;

• (£60.00per person per hour minimum of 3 hours).

5 Hour classes: face to face, with up to 4 other students, £250.00 in Denise’s Studio per person/per day; (£50.00 per hour/per person, min 3 hours) Minimum 3 people in the class.

5 Hour classes: 1-2-1, Via Zoom, £200.00 person/per day;

(Hourly rate £50.00 per person/per day, min 3 hours = £150.00)

5 Hour classes: Via Zoom, with up to 5 other students, £150.00 person/per day; (Hourly rate £50.00 min 3 hours = £150.00) Minimum 3 people in the class.

Please ask for details of costs etc. for shorter classes.

Supplies and tools list will be sent for all classes once booked.

All the classes are taught by Denise Innes-Spencer, (unless otherwise stated) writer at large for ‘The Hat Magazine’ Millinery Skills writer, and Qualified teacher. Certificated courses for all classes (not included for taster/demonstration courses).