Feather Peony

Hat Making Project

Feather Peony

Make a peony flower out of curled nagoire goose feathers.

Feather Peony

Hat Making Project

Feather Peony

Make a peony flower out of curled nagoire goose feathers.

Projects / Feather Peony

Project Overview

These gorgeous goose nagoire feather flowers are quick to make and don’t require any specialist equipment. You just need hair straighteners to curl the feathers and a hot glue gun to assemble them.

In this feather peony tutorial, you will use three toning colours of feathers to create a lovely gradated flower. Once you’ve mastered the technique, it’s fun to try different size and colour combinations and to play around with the direction of the feathers.

A single feather peony or two look very elegant on a simple cocktail hat, while a whole bunch of blooms on a wide brimmed straw hat can wow the crowd at a summer race meeting.

This Feather Peony project is by Amy Fowler of Humboldt Haberdashery.

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What You Need

  • Goose nagoire feathers in 3 toning colours (24 of the darkest shade, 24 of the medium shade and 32-36 of the lightest shade)
  • Stiffened felt in a colour similar to your feathers (you can use a 1:4 PVA to water mix to stiffen felt)
  • 16cm piece of 23 gauge wire
  • Flat nose craft wire pliers
  • Scissors
  • Hot glue gun and glue
  • Flat hair iron (hair straighteners)

Project Overview

These gorgeous goose nagoire feather flowers are quick to make and don’t require any specialist equipment. You just need hair straighteners to curl the feathers and a hot glue gun to assemble them.

In this feather peony tutorial, you will use three toning colours of feathers to create a lovely gradated flower. Once you’ve mastered the technique, it’s fun to try different size and colour combinations and to play around with the direction of the feathers.

A single feather peony or two look very elegant on a simple cocktail hat, while a whole bunch of blooms on a wide brimmed straw hat can wow the crowd at a summer race meeting.

This Feather Peony project is by Amy Fowler of Humboldt Haberdashery.

What You Need

  • Goose nagoire feathers in 3 toning colours (24 of the darkest shade, 24 of the medium shade and 32-36 of the lightest shade)
  • Stiffened felt in a colour similar to your feathers (you can use a 1:4 PVA to water mix to stiffen felt)
  • 16cm piece of 23 gauge wire
  • Flat nose craft wire pliers
  • Scissors
  • Hot glue gun and glue
  • Flat hair iron (hair straighteners)

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Not a Subscriber yet? Sign up to begin your free trial and get instant access to all of our hat making projects and e-magazines.

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