Silk and Fabric Flower Making (2 day)

£195 inc all materials

This course is aimed at:

• Those who have always wanted to make detailed fabric flowers to adorn hats, headpieces, bridal designs or corsages.

The course will involve:

• Working with a range of silks/fabrics in different compositions and discussion on the pros and cons of these materials when making flowers.
• Understanding of how to apply these techniques to other fabrics such as man made fibers.
• Exploring a variety of shaping tools including some time honored techniques whilst creating different flowers.
• A tutorial on stiffening your fabrics along with recipes for a variety of other stiffening techniques will allow you to practice the techniques you learn at home along with the paper patterns you use.

You will leave with:

• Practical knowing of a variety of tools including molded presses.
• A variety of sample flowers including a poppy, a rose, a lily, a peony and leaves.
• The ability to create stamens for your flowers using a variety of materials and techniques for varying effects.
• Information on suppliers and materials.