In this video I am making silk lilies out of white silk using flower tools or irons. I am also mounting my handmade flowers on an alligator hair clip as well as on a straw bandeau hat. White lilies are a symbol of St Catherine; the patron saint of Milliners. Her saint day is coming up on the 25th November.
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Purchase the “Loopy for Lilies” hat: https://www.byilona.co.uk/product/loopy-for-lilies/
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→ Techniques I Will Cover ←
Using flower tools
Assembling a DIY silk fabric flower
Mounting a flower on an alligator hair clip
Mounting a flower on a straw bandeau hat base
→ Tools & Materials 1 ←
Plastic tub
Semolina – 1tbsp
Turmeric – 1/2tsp (or aniline powder dye)
Water – 1tsp
Latex glove
Small container with a sealable lid
Millinery wire – 0.4mm
White florist tape
Stamens – 3
Needle and thread
Pliers
PVA craft glue
→ Tools & Materials 2 ←
White silk dupion
Green silk dipion
Jar of water
Jar of silk paint (diluted with some water)
Baking paper
Millinery wire – 0.4mm
Bond-a-web
Iron (medium dry setting)
Very sharp & small scissors
Flower tools – double knife, single knife, rat tail.
Galvanised wire – 1mm
Florist tape
#millinery #hatmaking #flowermaking Please do not produce exact copies of by Ilona Millinery hat designs for your own commercial purposes. This video is intended to teach technique only. You are free to re-create these hat designs for your own use, as long as you do not sell the copies you have created.