Silk Daisy Chain
West Dean College West DeanTutor: Anne Tomlin The aim of this course is to introduce students to the art of millinery silk flower making using a mixture of traditional French and Japanese somebana heated tools. You will gain skills that you can use after the course has ended to explore the craft further and find your own personal way of creating […]
Velvet Rose
West Dean College West DeanTutor: Anne Tomlin Learn how to make couture silk and velvet roses using silk velvet and silk. Learn about the construction of flowers through observation and drawing. Each process will be demonstrated with samples. The aim of this course is to introduce you to the art of silk flower making using a mixture of traditional […]
Leather and Silk Flower Headpiece
West Dean College West DeanTutor: Anne Tomlin The aim of this course is to experiment with different techniques of couture flower making using a mixture of traditional French and Japanese somebana heated tools. You will gain skills that you can use after the course has ended to explore the craft and find your own personal way of creating flowers […]
A quintessential English Silk Rose
West Dean College West DeanDisover the art of millinery silk flower making and experiment with a range of traditional French and Japanese somebana heated tools. You will gain skills that you can use after the course has ended, to explore the craft further and find your own personal way of creating flowers to make a silk rose. The course […]
A Stem of Sweet Peas
West Dean College West DeanDiscover the art of millinery silk flower making and experiment with a range of traditional French and Japanese somebana heated tools. You will gain skills that you can use after the course has ended to explore the craft further and make unique flowers. Throughout the day all the different stages will be demonstrated and at […]
Autumn Leaves and Berries
West Dean College West DeanThe course aim is to learn about millinery silk flower-making from observation of leaves and berries and to interpret them using silk, leather, paper clay, and wire. You will learn many techniques using a mixture of traditional French and Japanese Somebana heated tools. You will gain skills that you can use after the course has […]
Making Spring Flowers
West Dean College West DeanMake beautiful silk spring flowers, including narcissi, anemones and snowdrops. Learn lots of flower making techniques and experiment with traditional heated tools to manipulate silks and velvets to shape the petals. The aim of this course is to learn about millinery of silk flowers from observation of flowers and to interpret them using silk, velvet, […]
Dahlias with Anne Tomlin
West Dean College West DeanTutor: Anne Tomlin Observe and make a realistic silk dahlia using traditional flower-making tools together with Anne's own techniques that she has developed over her long career in millinery. The aim of this course is to make a realistic silk dahlia using traditional flower-making tools together with Anne’s own techniques she has developed over years […]