All things veil: Bird cage veils, Cloud veils and Beading veiling with Jenny Roberts

Description:

This hands-on workshop uncovers the mystery of ‘Veiling.’  In this workshop you will learn how to create a bird cage veil, cloud veil trim and cut cloud trim as well as learn how to sew the veil and trims on to a small cocktail hat base and finish the veiling with beads.  All these techniques are bought together in this workshop which is promised to be fun, interactive and enable students to confidently work with veiling in the future.

Required Student Supplies (Minus sewing kit):

• A polystyrene dummy head or poupee/crown block, or if not a dome shaped bowl will work.
• Pins
• 5m -6m x Veiling 12 inch wide
• 1 or 2 pre created small cocktail hats or flat sinamay bases
• Needle
• Thread (same colour as veiling)
• 2 pieces of tissue paper
• Can of cheap hair spray (not essential)
• 1 or 2 hairbands or elastic for fastening
• Tape measure
• A collection of light small beads i.e. pearls or crystals up to .5cm

Required Classroom Amenities (sink, sewing machine, etc):

• Iron and ironing board
• Steamer or steam iron