Making Silk Roses With A Flower Iron

I first tried making silk roses a few years ago for my Cicada gown project, and mentioned wanting to try the real flower making iron tools...well now I have! I grabbed this set of flower making tools as a Christmas present to myself this last winter and have finally pulled it out to make about a billion (okay, several dozen) flowers for a big costuming project I have in the works.

Today I'm showing how I have been putting roses together, but I will have a few more videos on orchids, peonies, and chrysanthemums coming up soon as well ✨

The Silk Flower petal shape templates here:   / silk-flower-86708159  

The flower tutorial I found the most helpful:   / 460563499406724498  

The set of silk flower irons I purchased: https://www.etsy.com/listing/94174237...
The PVA glue I use: https://www.michaels.com/product/line...
The tweezers I use for petals: https://www.amazon.com/Scientific-Lab...
Silks found at Silk Baron: https://www.silkbaron.com/product_p/8...
And Pure Silks (the "green"): https://www.puresilks.us/products/100...
The floral wire I prefer: https://www.etsy.com/listing/95997715...

Music and Sound Effects from Epidemic Sound.

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