courses and private tuition
Sarah has 15 years experience of teaching millinery from beginner to advanced levels. For many years, she was course director on the world-renowned HNC in Millinery at Kensington & Chelsea College (now part of Morley College), where she had the pleasure of teaching some of the world’s leading milliners. She has also taught short courses at West Dean College, master classes for London Hat Week, workshops for arts organisations across the UK, and privately tutored students in her Warwickshire studio.
Sarah teaches individuals and small groups of up to 4 people in her spacious studio in Warmington, a beautiful Warwickshire village on the edge of the Cotswolds. The studio is a large space with good natural light, equipped with steamers, hotplates, kitchen, irons, large stock of wooden blocks, and display heads.
Sarah will design bespoke sessions just for you, catering for your interests and skills:
Beginners millinery – blocking, assembling and trimming a felt or straw hat
Intermediate skills – working with more complicated shapes, materials and techniques
Advanced – specific technique workshops for advanced students or professionals looking to update their skills.
Specific sessions on: dyeing, hand shaping, working with wire, couture finish, design skills and collection planning
Course or work placement preparation – Sarah can work with you one-to-one to fine tune design and technical skills which will prepare you for a specific course or work placement.
If you are interested in booking private tuition or a short course, please contact Sarah directly: sarah@sarahcant.co.uk
