Hat Making Project
Silk Abaca Rose
Step-by-step instructions for making a beautiful silk abaca rose from scratch, including painting and shaping the petals.
Hat Making Project
Silk Abaca Rose
Step-by-step instructions for making a beautiful silk abaca rose from scratch, including painting and shaping the petals.
Projects / Silk Abaca Rose
Project Overview
Silk abaca is a relatively new fabric to the millinery trade. This vibrant material is made by weaving the processed stalks of the abaca tree, a banana palm from the Philippines, through silk.
Expert flower maker Anne Tomlin, who wrote this tutorial, says “In my world of flower making, I was intrigued to discover the kind of shapes I could make with silk abaca and how I could make use of its texture and pliability. It is really smooth, strong and fluid, is easy to colour with silk dyes and has an incredible sheen. Not only does it drape nicely, but it also behaves really well with heated flower tools.”
In this tutorial, Anne shares step-by-step instructions for making a beautiful silk abaca rose bloom from scratch, including the process of painting and shaping the petals. You can then move on to her Silk Abaca Leaves project to finish off your floral creation.
This silk abaca rose tutorial was originally published in HATalk Issue 139.
Category: Fascinators, Flower Making, Trimmings
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What You Need
- Piece of silk abaca
- Silk dyes (Red MX-5B, Yellow MX-8B, Scarlet MX-2R & Blue MX-7RX)
- 15mm paper ball
- Paper covered wire #24
- Tacky glue
- Straw stiffener (optional)
- 4 heated flower making tools (Anne used the small flower making tool set from Guy Morse-Brown Hat Blocks)
- Electric hot plate
- Blotting paper
- Rubber pad or sand bag (covered in a piece of cotton fabric)
- Scissors
- Pointed tweezers
- Needle and thread
- Soft, stubby paint brush
- Printable Template
Project Overview
Silk abaca is a relatively new fabric to the millinery trade. This vibrant material is made by weaving the processed stalks of the abaca tree, a banana palm from the Philippines, through silk.
Expert flower maker Anne Tomlin, who wrote this tutorial, says “In my world of flower making, I was intrigued to discover the kind of shapes I could make with silk abaca and how I could make use of its texture and pliability. It is really smooth, strong and fluid, is easy to colour with silk dyes and has an incredible sheen. Not only does it drape nicely, but it also behaves really well with heated flower tools.”
In this tutorial, Anne shares step-by-step instructions for making a beautiful silk abaca rose bloom from scratch, including the process of painting and shaping the petals. You can then move on to her Silk Abaca Leaves project to finish off your floral creation.
This silk abaca rose tutorial was originally published in HATalk Issue 139.
Category: Fascinators, Flower Making, Trimmings
What You Need
- Piece of silk abaca
- Silk dyes (Red MX-5B, Yellow MX-8B, Scarlet MX-2R & Blue MX-7RX)
- 15mm paper ball
- Paper covered wire #24
- Tacky glue
- Straw stiffener (optional)
- 4 heated flower making tools (Anne used the small flower making tool set from Guy Morse-Brown Hat Blocks)
- Electric hot plate
- Blotting paper
- Rubber pad or sand bag (covered in a piece of cotton fabric)
- Scissors
- Pointed tweezers
- Needle and thread
- Soft, stubby paint brush
- Printable Template
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HATalk Subscribers – sign in below to view the full instructions for this project.
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