Now available on DVD / See sample clip below description.

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 your needed tools and supplies and materials are included. Two hours of instruction

$75.00