Making Silk Flowers : Peonies with Anne Tomlin
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£295.00
In this workshop we will be studying and constructing all the elements of the Coral Charm Peony, from the carpels in the centre of the flower, making of stamens, petals, calyx, bud and leaves. There are many skills to learn, including working with paper clay to make the carpels, a useful material for many elements of flowers. You will also learn how to stiffen silk, mix procion dyes to make the perfect shades, learn to layer colours, painting with them to create a naturalistic look. You’ll be shaping petals using a wide range of heated french and Japanese tools to create texture and form. Hiding wires between layers of silk for the leaves to create a support for the structure, and binding stems with flat silk to create a fabric-like effect.There will be lots of tips and tricks and hands on individual help, enabling everyone to understand and create a beautiful flower. Each element will be broken down in to clear, and easy to understand stages, interspersed with demonstrations. You’ll be provided with templates, a worksheet, photos, and a kit, and by the end of the workshop you will have gained the skills and knowledge to go away and experiment with making other flowers observing for yourself all the intricacies that nature has to offer.
Guest Tutor – Anne Tomlin
Anne graduated in 1983 from West Surrey College of Art (now part of UCA) with a first-class Honours degree in Textile Design, before studying Millinery at The London School of Fashion. She began designing and making hats in 1985 and started to make a name for herself in the fashion world. By the end of the 1980s she had founded Bailey Tomlin with textile designer Bridget Bailey, and for nearly 20 years they made hats under their own label, as well as collections for many prestigious stores and designers; including Harrods, Liberty, Mulberry, Saks 5th Avenue and Mitsukoshi, regularly exhibiting at the London Designer Show, Chelsea Crafts Fair and The Country Living Fair.
She was invited by the British Council to Japan three times between 2001 and 2004, for the prestigious 'British Week’ at Mitsukoshi. Since the hat making years Anne has focused on the studying and making of flowers. Clients include Harriet Anstruther, Jane Taylor Hats, Rachel Skinner and artist Yinka Shonibare, Her work has featured in recent exhibitions: Parfums d’Orient at the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris; “Wild & Cultivated: Fashioning the Rose” at the Garden Museum; plus flowers commissioned for “Cecil Beatons Fashionable World” at The National Portrait Gallery and is currently working towards an exhibition on flower-making at the Fashion and Textile Museum in Bermondsey curated by Amy de la Haye. She has taught at West Dean College, London College of Fashion, Selvedge Magazine and London Hat Week.
Please note this is an in-person class at Hampton Court Palace, East Molesey, Surrey KT8 9AU.
Please view important joining information about Hampton Court courses.
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In this workshop we will be studying and constructing all the elements of the Coral Charm Peony, from the carpels in the centre of the flower, making of stamens, petals, calyx, bud and leaves. There are many skills to learn, including working with paper clay to make the carpels, a useful material for many elements of flowers. You will also learn how to stiffen silk, mix procion dyes to make the perfect shades, learn to layer colours, painting with them to create a naturalistic look. You’ll be shaping petals using a wide range of heated french and Japanese tools to create texture and form. Hiding wires between layers of silk for the leaves to create a support for the structure, and binding stems with flat silk to create a fabric-like effect.There will be lots of tips and tricks and hands on individual help, enabling everyone to understand and create a beautiful flower. Each element will be broken down in to clear, and easy to understand stages, interspersed with demonstrations. You’ll be provided with templates, a worksheet, photos, and a kit, and by the end of the workshop you will have gained the skills and knowledge to go away and experiment with making other flowers observing for yourself all the intricacies that nature has to offer.
Guest Tutor – Anne Tomlin
Anne graduated in 1983 from West Surrey College of Art (now part of UCA) with a first-class Honours degree in Textile Design, before studying Millinery at The London School of Fashion. She began designing and making hats in 1985 and started to make a name for herself in the fashion world. By the end of the 1980s she had founded Bailey Tomlin with textile designer Bridget Bailey, and for nearly 20 years they made hats under their own label, as well as collections for many prestigious stores and designers; including Harrods, Liberty, Mulberry, Saks 5th Avenue and Mitsukoshi, regularly exhibiting at the London Designer Show, Chelsea Crafts Fair and The Country Living Fair.
She was invited by the British Council to Japan three times between 2001 and 2004, for the prestigious ‘British Week’ at Mitsukoshi. Since the hat making years Anne has focused on the studying and making of flowers. Clients include Harriet Anstruther, Jane Taylor Hats, Rachel Skinner and artist Yinka Shonibare, Her work has featured in recent exhibitions: Parfums d’Orient at the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris; “Wild & Cultivated: Fashioning the Rose” at the Garden Museum; plus flowers commissioned for “Cecil Beatons Fashionable World” at The National Portrait Gallery and is currently working towards an exhibition on flower-making at the Fashion and Textile Museum in Bermondsey curated by Amy de la Haye. She has taught at West Dean College, London College of Fashion, Selvedge Magazine and London Hat Week.
Please note this is an in-person class at Hampton Court Palace, East Molesey, Surrey KT8 9AU.
Please view important joining information about Hampton Court courses.
RSN Stitch Bank
You can explore many more stitches in the RSN Stitch Bank.
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