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Watch a YouTube video introducing you to the Freeform Hat Blocking technique:

Learn how to make a 1920's style cloche, fedora, or cocktail hat that perfectly fits your style. In this two-day workshop, milliner Jasmin Zorlu will guide you through the exciting art of ‘Freeform Blocking’. Using steam and your fingers, manipulate a pre-formed fur felt cone on a standard wooden hat form and then hand-stitch it. This class is perfect for beginners who have no experience sewing.

Please email jzmillinery(at)gmail.com to be put on the list to receive the up-to-date schedule.

"I believe anyone will be pleased with the skills they learn in any class taught by Jasmin Zorlu. You will go home with a one-of-a-kind hat you’ll be excited to wear! Jasmin’s instruction is clear and she will lead you through the hatmaking process step by step. She has a serious interest in making sure all her students understand exactly what to do. A great artist and a great teacher. I highly recommend her classes." —JG in SF

"Jasmin’s 2-day workshop was very delightful and informative. She is clear, caring and has a calming presence. What I enjoyed most about her workshop was the way she balanced form and freedom. She allows the creative process to unfold for each student and facilitates as needed. At the end of the workshop, I not only had a great hat of my own but felt that the hat came out of my own creativity. It was very fun and rewarding to work with such a creative, trusting and experienced teacher. I can’t wait to take another workshop and learn more as she has so much to offer." —LF in SF

Jasmin Zorlu has been making Sculptural Headwear since 1991. She has been teaching workshops in the art of freeform draping since 2001, in New York City and the Bay Area. Locally, she has taught at Apparel Arts, Lacis, SomArts, and Wayne Wichern's studio. Her hats have sold in Barney’s and all over the world.

WINTER 2012 HAT MAKING WORKSHOPS!

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1. 'Freeform Hat Blocking' in San Francisco, California

Learn how to make an Art Deco style cloche, fedora, or cocktail hat that perfectly fits your style. Using steam and your fingers, manipulate a pre-formed fur felt cone on a standard wooden hat form and then hand-stitch it.This class is perfect for beginners who have no experience sewing.

Fee: $250 includes all materials (one fur felt, grosgrain ribbon, pins, sewing needle, thread).
See photos from the past few workshops HERE and HERE. 5 students maximum to allow for individual attention. Please register in advance to ensure availability. NOW FULL (updated 1/24)

Saturday, February 25th AND Sunday, February 26th, 2012 from 10am-2pm both days
at The Emerald Tablet in North Beach, located at 80 Fresno Street, San Francisco, CA 94133. You must attend both days.

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2. 'Cut and Sewn Patternmaking for Caps' in San Francisco, California

Have you ever wanted to make the Fabric Cap of your dreams? In this 9 hour workshop, you'll learn the traditional method of 'slash and spread to create a basic cap pattern and then sew it up in black canvas. You must have beginning skills in using the sewing machine. This workshop is also perfect for intermediate to advanced fashion designers!

Fee: $200 includes all materials (pattern paper, canvas, pins, and thread). Sewing machines are provided. See photos from the last workshop HERE. 6 students maximum to allow for individual attention. Please register in advance to ensure availability.

Saturday, March 24th AND Sunday, March 25th, 2012 from 10am-2:30pm both days
at The Emerald Tablet in North Beach, located at 80 Fresno Street, San Francisco, CA 94133. You must attend both days.

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Payment must be made in full to secure a space and is non-refundable. If you'd like to pay by credit card other than Paypal over the phone or in person by cash or check, please call 415.730.4666.

Private tutoring rates are at $75/hour with a 2 hour minimum, available in Jasmin Zorlu's studio near downtown San Francisco. Please inquire for availability starting in February 2012.