Hat Making Project
Feather Mount
Bind goose nagoire and coque feathers to create a handmade feather mount.
Hat Making Project
Feather Mount
Bind goose nagoire and coque feathers to create a handmade feather mount.
Projects / Feather Mount
Project Overview
A handmade feather mount is elegant and adaptable – it can be used in so many different ways! To create an instant fascinator, simply attach your handmade feather mount to a headband. Or twist and shape for a unique hat decoration.
In this tutorial, millinery tutor Rachel Nixon used about 60 goose nagoire feathers and 25 coque feathers to make a mount long enough to twist. You can achieve different results by varying the number of feathers you use. You can also mix things up by trying other feather combinations. A few hackle feathers will add a nice touch, for instance.
When you first try making one of these mounts, it can feel like you’re all fingers and thumbs. You may find that your feathers slide around and just don’t go where you want them to. Patience is the key, though, and once you get into a routine of spinning your thread you will get the knack of it.
This feather mount tutorial was written by Scottish milliner Rachael Nixon of Chanix Millinery.
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What You Need
- Goose nagoire feathers
- Coque feathers
- UHU glue
- Invisible thread
- Wire (Use wire that can be shaped and swirled. For this project I used 0.8mm millinery wire but it doesn’t have to be a specific type. I generally use whatever is leftover in my scrap wire hoard.)
- Sharp, long scissors
Project Overview
A handmade feather mount is elegant and adaptable – it can be used in so many different ways! To create an instant fascinator, simply attach your handmade feather mount to a headband. Or twist and shape for a unique hat decoration.
In this tutorial, millinery tutor Rachel Nixon used about 60 goose nagoire feathers and 25 coque feathers to make a mount long enough to twist. You can achieve different results by varying the number of feathers you use. You can also mix things up by trying other feather combinations. A few hackle feathers will add a nice touch, for instance.
When you first try making one of these mounts, it can feel like you’re all fingers and thumbs. You may find that your feathers slide around and just don’t go where you want them to. Patience is the key, though, and once you get into a routine of spinning your thread you will get the knack of it.
This feather mount tutorial was written by Scottish milliner Rachael Nixon of Chanix Millinery.
Category:
What You Need
- Goose nagoire feathers
- Coque feathers
- UHU glue
- Invisible thread
- Wire (Use wire that can be shaped and swirled. For this project I used 0.8mm millinery wire but it doesn’t have to be a specific type. I generally use whatever is leftover in my scrap wire hoard.)
- Sharp, long scissors
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