Learn the Art of Millinery and create beautiful hats

Founded by award-winning milliner Katherine Elizabeth, The Millinery & Business Academy, teaches you the technical skills to design and make beautiful hats, as well as the business foundations needed to share, sell, or simply grow your craft with confidence.
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Hello!

I'm Katherine, the founder of this Academy! I've been making hats for longer than I probably like to admit (let's just say over 20 years.. ), and I am completely and utterly obsessed with this craft. Along the way I've been lucky enough to make hats for some wonderful people and work on some pretty special projects - but honestly, the part I love most is sharing it all with you.

I started this Academy because I know exactly what it's like to be starting out with nobody to ask. New milliners, hobbyists, women wanting to turn this into a full-time business - whoever you are, I built this to be everything I wish I'd had when I was starting out.

So really, truly - welcome. I can't wait to see what you make.

Start your Millinery journey in a way that works for you...

Three different ways in - a full membership, a single course, or one-to-one time with Katherine. Whichever suits you, I am so excited to help you on your Milllinery Journey
01.

The Academy

Full access to our entire library of millinery and business courses, a private community, live sessions with Katherine, and events throughout the year.

The complete experience, for makers who want it all in one place.
02.

Short courses

Prefer to focus on one skill or one project at a time?

Our short courses let you dive into a single technique or piece, without joining the wider membership.
03.

Private tuition

The chance to learn from world renowned Milliner Katherine Elizabeth one-to-one.

Tuition is shaped entirely around you - whatever you're working on, whatever stage you're at, and whatever questions you need answered.

The Academy has helped over 300 women start their dream business

Over 300 women have come through the Academy and gone on to build the businesses they'd always dreamed of, some leaving their jobs to do this full time and even opening their own studios. I am so, so proud of every single one of them

Love, form our community

Community and friendship is everything

Thank you for setting up an academy that is not just brilliant at supplying education in millinery but has invaluable resources for establishing a business online and off. This whole process of becoming a member has confirmed to me that community and friendship is everything, with a safe space to be free with creative ideas, speak openly and help each other become our best selves and thrive in our businesses. The Academy and you give so much value and essential skills to be milliners with ambition!

Leanne

... its a fabulous community

I joined the Academy in early 2020 & absolutely love it! Katherine Elizabeth is such a talented Milliner who shares her knowledge via monthly video tutorials (bundles) of the processes involved in making a particular style of headwear. Alternating monthly we receive a practical bundle one month & a business one the next. There are now so many to choose from. She is on hand to ask questions as well as support from our fellow like minded members who support each other.. its a fabulous community she has created. It's a Big Thanks from me.

Hayley

A fantastic resource!

It is great, you can take things at your own pace, use it for inspiration, problem solving and just because you can! A fantastic resource at whatever level of experience you are!

Pat

I just got completely hooked!

I joined the academy about a year ago after one of the challenges, and I just got completely hooked! What I love about it is the fact that all the lessons are based on short videos. So you can dip in, dip out, take as much as you like. I find the Facebook group really helpful as well as a newbie because they can help you if there was something you didn't quite understand, or you needed a bit of advice on why something wasn't working out.

Jennifer

So if you've got any doubts, don't. Just get on and join.

Katherine's a wonderful teacher. She's very supportive. The group of milliners is fantastic as well. Everybody from complete beginners through to people like myself who've done a little bit, and other people who have been working in millinery for many years and are really professional and have their own businesses.

So if you've got any doubts, don't. Just get on and join!

Linda

Meet some of the hats I’ll teach you to make inside the Academy

Just a small selection of the Hats you can learn to make in the Academy, in over 45+ Millinery bundles Katherine and her expert Tutors walk you step-by-step through making these hats (and many more)!
With each training Bundle comes step by step lessons, workbooks and checklists.

Our Pricing

SHORT COURSES

Buy a single course outright, learn at your own pace, and keep it forever

Starts From

£95 per course

THE ACADEMY

Be part of our Membership - Full access to the course library, private community, live sessions, and events

Starts From

£38 per month

PRIVATE TUITION

Book one-to-one time with Katherine, focused entirely on what you need help with

Starts From

£195 per session

It’s time to make your dream of owning a creative business come to life

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