Learn the Art of Millinery and create beautiful hats
Your Place to Grow as a Milliner
Your Place to Grow as a Milliner
Whether your a complete newbie, hobbyist or professional
The Millinery & Business Academy is an online membership created by award-winning milliner Katherine Elizabeth with over 80 courses + hands on support.
You’ll master professional hat-making techniques, explore the practical foundations of running a creative business, and be supported ever day inside a community of women growing alongside you.
Whether you’re just starting out or refining your skills, you won’t be learning alone.
Hi, I’m Katherine
I’m an award-winning millinery designer with a shop in the iconic Oxo Tower London.
I have worked with designers & artists including Jasper Gavida, Stephen Jones, The Noisetts, Lily Allen, Dita Von Teese, Jameela Jamil (to name just a few!).
I have successfully taught thousands of students all about millinery & business over the years and worked with companies such as Visa, Investec, Royal Bank of Canada to put on special millinery events in venues such as the Cliveden house, Chewton Glen, Berkley Hotel, the Rosewood Hotel.
My journey has been incredible. There have been so many ups & downs and all too often, I’ve learnt the hard way!
Hear about the Academy from Katherine herself!
What you’ll get access to
Inside the Academy you get access to over 80 courses (bundles), plus more added every month and a wonderful community of helpful milliners who are there to answer all your questions, give advice and support (as well as Katherine Elizabeth herself!)
As well as live Q&A’s every month so you can come on and ask questions to the experts.
Most people don’t struggle because they lack creativity. They struggle because they’re learning alone…
You don’t have to work all this out on your own. You don’t have to spend thousands on training or trawl the internet for solutions & snippets of training.
Inside the Academy, you’re supported weekly, so you keep moving and your work improves with every piece.
A membership that teaches the craft & builds community
Struggling to price your hats without second-guessing yourself?
I’ll help you price confidently so you stop underselling and start earning what you’re worth.
Want to create hats that match your vision, but don’t know how?
I’ll guide you through techniques that take your skills beyond the basics.
Want to set up a business but feel like an imposter.
I’ll give you the confidence to open open your own business and start selling. and well as the know how.
Posting on social but hearing crickets?
I’ll help you turn your posts into connections and connections into customers.
Want to sell your hats but don’t know if they are good enough.
I’ll help give you the confidence to start selling and know your hats are good enough. I also give you hours of training so you understand what standard you should be at.
Love what you do, but confidence is holding you back?
I’ll help you build belief in yourself and show your work to the world.
I know because I’ve been there
It was a struggle at the beginning, living back at home in Somerset & juggling a second job to pay for blocks & materials. But I was determined to make a successful business out of my passion for hats. And 20 years on, I am living my dream – literally – doing what I love and making money!
What you’ll learn
When you join the Academy, you’ll get access to online video tutorials & masterclasses, helpful worksheets & an amazing community of creative milliners just like you, who will help you stay on track & feel supported every step of the way.
Foundations & first makes
- Blocking & shaping basics
- Starting with felt / straw foundations
- Headpieces and simple forms
- Tools & materials guide (what you actually need)
- Create your own headpiece
Technique & statement design
- Sculptural Felt Hats
- Parisisal Crown and Brim Bundle
- Royal Ascot Racing Hat
- Knotted Sisal
- Trilby Hat
- Silk Abaca
- Leather headpiece
- Halo Crown
- Sculptural Futuristic headpiece
- Clematis Flower with Svetlana Faulkner
- How to design a collection
- Bridal Bundle
- Spiral Racing Hat
- Create a Fish leather flower with Jane Fryers
- Sculptural hat with Bias strips and Fosshape
- Buckram and parisisal straw headpiece
- Ballerina Rose leather flower with Svetlana Faulkner
- Wired halo Crown with Denise Innes Spencer
Business & visibility
- Pricing your hats
- Getting clients + retaining customers
- PR & press strategy
- Instagram content that suits a luxury craft
- Website + SEO essentials
- Luxury Marketing with Deep Bhagalia
- Facebook Content and Adds with Becky Wise and Dawn Baxter
- Canva training with Thea Newcomb
The investment
The Investment
When you join, you get instant access to everything:
Over 80 trainings, practical workbooks and checklists, our exclusive Facebook community, and a live studio session every week all designed to support you as you grow.
Choose the plan that works best for you below:
Save when you purchase 6monthly or annual plans! 6 monthly works out at £33 per month & annual at only £31!
Enrolment closed March 20th 2026 – Join the waitlist and be the first to hear when enrolment opens!
All plans renew automatically at the end of each term. You can cancel anytime – your access continues until the end of your paid period.
Meet your tutors
Industry experts. Working creatives. So you get the best training available.
Sharon Maddy Patel
Coach & Founder
Sharon, founder of Wild Ambition, supports women to build embodied confidence, regulate under pressure, and lead themselves with clarity, resilience, and self-trust.
Becky Weaver
Senior Editor of HATalk e-magazine
Senior Editor of HATalk since 2009, Becky has published over 150 editions and co-founded London Hat Week. She brings longstanding experience in publishing, events, and industry advocacy.
Svetlana Faulkner
Textile Artist & Founder
Founder of PresentPerfect Creations, Svetlana Faulkner is renowned for her exquisite handmade flowers, combining fabric, leather, and dye techniques with exceptional craftsmanship.
Plus so many more, including Denise Innes-Spencer founder of The British School of Millinery, Lucy Whiteley founder of Get Wordy, Stacey Natal NYC photographer, Mela Hoyt-Heydon, Leanne Cairns, Judy Bentinck, Denise Innes Spencer, Jane Fryers, Beverley Edmondson, Dawn Baxter Social media Expert & Katherine Elizabeth Herself
Love from our community
Frequently Asked Questions:
How does the Millinery & Business Academy work?
On top of that, you’ll get weekly exclusive live sessions with Katherine, ongoing support in our private members-only Facebook group, and the chance to connect with the community as you work through the content.
When will the Academy next open it's doors?
Are any of the workshops in-person, or are they all online?
I’m completely brand new to hat making, is this going to be too advanced for me?
I’ve already taken a Millinery course, will I be repeating things I already know?
Next we have a Sculptural 1940’s felt hat Bundle and in March we cover Royal Ascot Sculptural hats, this is very involved so you will learn a lot. Future classes include, abaca fabric, parisisal straw, trilby hats, futuristic hats, sculptural feathers, block making, and lots more…..
On the business side, we have bundles in how to run your millinery business, how to sell, bring in customers, get your business on the first page of google, how to design, use social media effectively and lots more!
If anything you’ll be spoiled for choice with all the new workshops and tutorials at your fingertips!
How many months do I need to be a member for?
I have a holiday planned, and I think I’ll miss a month - will I be able to catch up when I get back?
What is the qualification, and how do I get it?
If I want to leave the membership, is it easy to cancel?
What if I sign up and decide it’s just not for me, can I get a refund?
Take control, make your hobby your career, do something you love with the rest of your life.
Allow yourself to be a passionate woman who loves to create!
We can’t wait to welcome you inside the club!
