Online & Live | Free Form & Free Flow-Sinamay Knots | Follow-on from Swirled Sinamay

This is a unique One Day Follow-on Session for those who have completed the Online & Live Swirled Sinamay 

When; 24 April 2026

Explore the gentle art of sculpting sinamay into soft, elegant forms using freeform knotting techniques.
In this hands-on class, you’ll learn how to manipulate sinamay without stiffeners or moulds, embracing its natural movement to create graceful, contemporary headpieces. Ideal for those who love organic textures and want to master soft structure in hat design.
If you are a newbie and want to learn all about the Bias swirls of Sinamay, please check out the Swirled & Couture Knotted Sinamay or Swirled Sinamay
This workshop focuses on your smoothly intertwined lines forming a refined knot, inspired by shapes created in the Swirled Sinamay workshop. It combines elegance and simplicity without requiring a block.

Following Lina Stein's popular technique of curving your Sinamay, you learn the methods to sculpt the most elegant of 'Couture Interlockings' with beautiful lines, free-form curves  whilst keeping a fashionable and sharp angle!
This is a perfect technique for beginners to get acquainted with this great material as well as those advanced milliners who’d like to breathe some inspiring fresh air into their sinamay creations.

Attendees will create 1 headpiece of pure femininity and creative deception.
This class is ideal for all skill levels, including millinery beginners.

What's included?

• The workshop will take place over 1 day : You will provide an already curved sinamay arch and head-base
  Day one - 2.5 hours
  
• Class participation will be limited to max 8 people to ensure personal attention
• Plenty of question time, online interaction and personal assistance built into the Zoom sessions
• Workshop notes
• Workshop recording for one week

Learning outcomes

• Participants follow Lina's lead and gently mould a 3-dimensional intertwined shape of flowing movement and elegant lines by swirling and gently looping this material into an interlocked design using the iron and steam as their only tools.
• They also learn to make “windswept” trimmings, spikes and twiddles to embellish their hats with.
• Lina will guide student through the finishing and assembly of this headpiece, including attachment of hat elastic and trimmings such as Crinoline, beads, feathers, or just keeping things simple!
• All pieces are finished with elastic, band or comb then lined to a professional standard 

Course Structure

On securing your place, you will receive an email which includes confirmation, your Zoom invitation, instructions how to use Zoom, lists of materials,prep and equipment necessary for the workshop.
-There will be 1 workshop sessions per day. Please select your DATE and your TIMEZONE from the drop down menu below.
 -On securing your place, you will receive an email which includes confirmation, your Zoom invitation, instructions how to use Zoom, lists of  preparations, materials and equipment necessary for the workshop.

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European/African Date & Time
26 Apr  2026. BST; 12.00 - 14.30 

USA Date & Time
26 Apr 2026; Central Time (US and Canada); 06.00 - 08.30   

Australian Date & Time
26 Apr  2026; AEST: 21.00 - 23.30