How to Make a Fascinator Part 2
Posted by Lia on 2nd Mar 2017
In our next millinery class we moved on to sculpting the main part of our fascinators. I had initially planned to make a sinamay flower to decorate my hat but ended up changing my design during this class. So to make the next part of my fascinator I began by cutting a square out of my sinamay, about 25cm by 25cm. Next I folded it diagonally to make a triangle and wet the sinamay so that I cou
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How to Make a Fascinator
Posted by Lia on 16th Feb 2017
Recently I was looking for a beginners
millinery course in the city. I looked up a few options online and
after talking to a few people and doing a some research I decided to
go with a 6 week course in Coláiste
Stiofáin Naofa
college of further education. I will be writing blog posts for
the next 6 weeks about what we are learning in these millinery
classes.This week we started making a hat
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Scrapbooking
Posted by Aine on 11th Feb 2017
During last Saturday's demonstration Janine was showing everyone different scrapbooking techniques using the Scrapbook Compendium kit. This kit is printed with beautiful butterfly designs and contains all kinds of trimmings, stickers, toppers and embellishments to decorate your scrapbook with.Each Scrapbook Compendium kit contains: 12 x 12" Scrapbook Album with Aperture Window (which holds up
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New Clearance Cotton Prints
Posted by Aine on 23rd Jan 2017
We have added new prints to our clearance cottons section on our fabric floor! These cottons are great value at just €5 per metre and there are so many different ways you can use them!These would be a nice alternative to calico for someone who is learning how to use their sewing machine as they won't break the bank and give you some beautiful patterns to choose from for your first projec
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