Private traditional millinery workshops
Shape felt or straw into a hat using traditional wooden blocks.
Wayne Wichern Millinery / Ballard Millinery Studio
Wayne Wichern offers individually arranged millinery instruction at his Ballard studio. The described technique shapes felt or straw around wooden hat blocks, followed by finishing and embellishment, rather than simply decorating a ready-made hat. His current workshop page expressly invites one-to-one arrangements while the public class schedule is paused.
Current location note / listed area: Seattle, Washington; one-to-one studio appointments by inquiry
Private acceptance and dates must be confirmed directly; no public workshop slot is promised. Confirm the selected technique, materials, skill and physical requirements, instructor versus participant heat/tool roles, fit, finishing, studio access and number of sessions. The broader workshop description and vintage block collection do not guarantee every tool, design or completed wearable in a private session. No safety, protective function, wedding package or mobile party service is claimed. Use the complete email in the footer or telephone: one body email is truncated, and an older duplicate workshop page contains obsolete dates. Current Seattle operation only, not former California or childhood Wyoming locations.
Public-source research · 2026-10-31 · Not vendor-confirmed or independently vetted.
Original research sources
- https://www.waynewichernmillinery.com/hat-making-workshop-schedule
- https://www.waynewichernmillinery.com/
- https://www.waynewichernmillinery.com/contact-mailing-list
Documented state connections
Geographic evidence is retained historical research, not current service availability.
- Washington · based
Owned root/contact and current workshop page identify BallardMillineryStudio at1149NW52ndStreet SeattleWA; WAonly, no formerstudio geography.