

Round Raffia Bag Class
Join me for 4 hours of fun and creativity. This bag is extremely easy to make and requires no previous sewing or plating experience. My classes are limited to a maximum of 10 Students, allowing for lots of one on one tuition plus giggles and chatter. When your girlfriends ask you where you bought your bag, you’ll have the priceless pleasure and pride of saying “I made it!”
What you’ll get:
- 300 grams of Natural Raffia
- Leather Handles
- Morning/Afternoon Tea
What to bring:
- Scissors and a smile


Raffia Clutch Purse Class
Join me for 4 hours of fun and creativity. This bag is extremely easy to make and requires no previous sewing or plating experience. My classes are limited to a maximum of 10 Students, allowing for lots of one on one tuition plus giggles and chatter. When your girlfriends ask you where you bought your bag, you’ll have the priceless pleasure and pride of saying “I made it!”
What you’ll get:
- 300 grams of Natural Raffia
- One leather wrist handle
- Two tassles
- 45cm zip
- Morning/Afternoon Tea
What to bring:
- Scissors and a smile


Raffia Hat Class
Join me for two 3 hours of fun and creativity. This hat is extremely easy to make and requires no previous sewing or plating experience. My classes are limited to a maximum of 10 Students, allowing for lots of one on one tuition plus giggles and chatter. When your girlfriends ask you where you bought your hat, you’ll have the priceless pleasure and pride of saying “I made it!”
What you’ll get:
- 300 grams of Natural Raffia
- Rafia twist for decoration and perfect sizing
- Morning/Afternoon Tea
What to bring:
- Scissors and a smile

Your Teacher
Charlotte Lynn Holyoak
International Milliner, Stylist, Instructor
Charlotte Lynn Holyoak has been an International Milliner/Teacher/Designer for 29 years, working in Australia, Japan, U.K. and U.A.E. Charlotte won the Title of ‘Official Milliner’ to The Dubai World Cup (the richest horserace in the world) and continued to work in that arena for 10 years. Her designs won the coveted ‘Fashions in The Field’ awards for both ‘Best Dressed Woman’ and ‘Best Dressed Couple’. Charlotte’s No. 1 passion has always been to Teach. To date she has had over 1000 Hat and Bag Making Students and Raffia is her absolute favourite raw material.
If you would like more information about raffia bag and hat making classes please contact Charlotte by completing this form.