8/17/2007

 

Now Availavble!

 

DVD on silk rose making / to order click on shopping bag below>

 

 

 

Now available on DVD

In depth tutorial on the art of handmade silk roses and gardenias. An opportunity to learn the secret techniques of a designer with 25 years experience in hatmaking and design. Learn this lost artform, and recreate real silk roses and gardenias reminescent of flowers made by couture designers in times gone by.

Disc 1: covers types of fabric recommended, tools and equipement needed, stiffening the silk, cutting the silk, silk bias stems and shaping the petals.

Disc 2: covers, making leaves, constructing the rose, cutting and shaping duchess satin and constructing silk gardenias, and a final chapter on airbrushing for a soft natural shading on the flowers.

Sources for all you needed supplies and materials are included.

2 Hours of instruction

$75.00

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 Supplies for Course: Supplies include, finest quality available straw sisal body in your color choice (see swatch chart for straw colors), a black velour felt body also finest quality, and ribbon to trim you hats. A hat block, millinery wire, and ultra suede and grosgrain sweatbands for both felt and straw hats. $100.00

color swatch chart

Course Supplies: $100.00  

Silk Rose Making Instructions: This booklet covers couture quality silk rose construction (the same as my roses on the silk rose page), and will include a section on how to fabricate your own tools for this art. You will learn how to make china silk, georgette and velvet roses. Sources for the best quality silk at the best prices, where to buy tools and other suppliers of flower making products.

Silk Rose Making Instructions $23.50

Silk Rose Making Instructions

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Dyeing Instructions: When you're ready to move beyond Rit dye. This booklet will cover all aspects of professional artist dying related to millinery, including mixing your colors and different types of professional quality dyes. Secrets to getting even color on fabric and straw are revealed. It is imperative to know how to dye in order to establish ones own special look. You will learn how to dye straw for hats and fabrics such as silk and silk / rayon velvet, for silk rose making. Best dye and fabric sources are included in the source list. There is a strong emphasis on dyeing safety.

Dyeing Class Instructions $20.50

 Dyeing Class Instructions

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 Additional straw bodies $32.00 color swatch chart
 Additional felt hoods $28.00 felt swatch chart
 Additional felt bodies (for wide brimmed felt hats) $32.00
 Additional blocks $23.50

 

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