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Vintage Felt Hat Making Workshop

5(2 reviews)
Everyone will make their own percher, cloche, or trilby hat from wool felt, in the traditional way of ‘blocking’ the felt around wooden hat block!
Leicester Square
In-person
£160 pp
5hrs
Beginner
What happens in this class?

A ‘Percher Hat’ is a delightful hat which is small enough to simply ‘perch’ on the edge of the head. This is the typical style of hat which you’ll find in the Sahar Millinery collections. Often, percher hats look quite vintage - akin to the pillbox hats of the 50s or structured beret hats of the 40s. However, depending on how you trim / style your hat - it could also look completely contemporary.

There is a variety of blocks (ie shapes) available (pillbox, button, beret etc). If you like the idea of doing the felt class, but would rather block a…

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Latest Reviews
5(2 reviews)
Zoe null - 20 February 2024
We really enjoyed our day with Sahar and now have some fabulous hats! Thanks for sharing your knowledge and expertise.
Tate - 23 November 2022
I felt very fortunate to be able to schedule a private lesson with Sahar. She was wonderful to try to accommodate a specific desire I had to learn more about shaping and finishing felted wool hats. It was nice to work with someone willing to not just teach a skill, but teach me specifically what I needed to know.
Booking Options
Private BookingFor groups of 2 to 4 guests
£160

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Age Requirement

14
All students under the age of 16 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian.

Flexible cancellation policy

Any class can be cancelled and fully refunded within 24 hours of purchase. See cancellation policy.
Your Teacher

Sahar sees herself as a ‘bringer of beauty and creativity'. She enjoys helping people connect to their own beauty and their own creativity, and thus have them in turn contribute to the beauty and creativity in the world. This could be through hats, through teaching a workshop, or through uncovering people’s talents and uniqueness.

Primarily a milliner, Sahar has two millinery brands; 'UglyLovely' and 'Sahar Millinery'. 'UglyLovely' aims to create some of the most unique hats in London. Sahar hand-crafts each hat to create original and unique pieces designed to flatter the wearer.

Both brands use traditional millinery…

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Class Location
Sahar Millinery
Leicester Square
41 Whitcomb Street
WC2H 7DT
London

Reviews

Zoe null - 20 February 2024
We really enjoyed our day with Sahar and now have some fabulous hats! Thanks for sharing your knowledge and expertise.
Tate - 23 November 2022
I felt very fortunate to be able to schedule a private lesson with Sahar. She was wonderful to try to accommodate a specific desire I had to learn more about shaping and finishing felted wool hats. It was nice to work with someone willing to not just teach a skill, but teach me specifically what I needed to know.