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Milliner
Milliners design and make hats and other head gear such as
caps, berets, bonnets and bridal headpieces, using materials
such as fabrics, felt, fur, leather, straw and artificial
flowers.
Milliners may perform the following tasks:
- interpret fashion trends and use them in designing hats
and other head gear
- mark out and cut patterns to desired shape and size, lay
the pattern onto fabric and cut around using scissors for
fabric hats
- shape, cut, twist, roll or fold and reinforce hood with
wire to gain desired effect
- assemble hats by hand or sewing machine
- steam and press the material into shape by hand and, if
needed, stiffen it by using a special solution
- reinforce brims with wire to maintain shape, sew
headbands and lining into crowns, and sew trimmings such as
ribbons, buckles, braids or chains onto hats
- operate semi-automatic blocking machines for mass
production
- alter, renovate and re-block existing hats
- package and dispatch hats for customers
- display, fit and sell hats and accessories.
Milliners employed by mass-production firms usually perform
single tasks, such as trimming hats with ribbon or sewing in
headbands. Milliners making 'semi-model' (i.e. limited
production) hats hand-trim shapes that have been moulded by
machine. Highly skilled milliners create designs in fabric or
on paper that can be followed by other milliners.
Required Skills - Milliner
- enjoy practical and manual work
- good hand coordination in order to produce fine
needlework
- an artistic sense of colour and design
- patience and perseverance
- broad understanding of current fashion trends
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