THIS KIT COMPRISES OF 15 SOLID BRASS HEADS FOR HEAT MOLDING PETALS AND LEAVES.PRICE PER 1 SET. THERE ARE 2 SETS.
RECOMMENDED ALSO FOR ARTIFICIAL BRIDAL FLOWERS USED ON DRESSES AND HATS ETC,,,
YOU NAME THE FLOWER OR LEAF AND YOU CAN MAKE IT! A BASIC GUIDELINE WILL BE SUPPLIED WITH THE ITEM.
YOU CAN ALSO PAINT PAINT YOUR OWN FLOWER ELEMENTS ON MATERIAL - CUT THEM OUT AND MOLD THE PETALS WITH THE HEAT IRON. ASSEMBLE FLOWER WITH GLUE GUN, THIN FLORIST WRAPPING WIRE AND FLORIST WAX TAPE. ALL FREELY AVAILABLE. FLOWERS FOR GARMENTS ARE SEWN TOGETHER BY HAND.
THIS TOOL COMPARES TO SHAPING TOOLS USED IN CLAY AND SUGAR CRAFT - THEY ALL OPERATE ON THE SAME PRINCIPLE "SHAPING".
THIS ONE SHAPES WITH HEAT AND THAT YOU CAN ONLY LEARN YOURSELF - VERY SIMILAR TO IRONING PLEATS. YOU WORK ON A FIRM SURFACE BUT WHICH WILL ALLOW YOU WHEN PRESSING DOWN FIRMLY TO "GIVE" ENOUGH TO MAKE A DENT (HOLLOW) AS FOR A ROSE PETAL. BEST WAY TO LEARN IS TAKE A ARTIFICIAL FLOWER APART AND SEE WHERE A HOLLOW OR A DENT SHOULD BE. A SUGAR CRAFT BOOK WOULD BE THE IDEAL PATTERN BOOK AND EVEN THE INSTRUCTIONS WOULD GIVE YOU AN IDEA WHAT NEXT TO DO WITH THE LEAF OR PETAL. IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY AT THE PHOTO ABOVE WHERE SHE PRESSES THE HEAD ONTO THE PAINTED FLOWER - IT FORMS A HOLLOW. I SUGGEST MAKING A IRONING "CUSHION BY FOLDING A FEW LAYERS OF MUTTON CLOTH WITH CALICO ON TOP WHICH HAS A FINER WEAVE THAN MUTTON CLOTH - THE MATERIAL WILL TAKE ON WHATEVER SURFACE IT LIES ON. MAY NOT BE SUCH A BAD IDEA IF YOU YOU WANT A TEXTURED SURFACE TO EXPERIMENT WITH ROUGH WEAVES.
THIS IS JUST AN IDEA I HAD WHEN I SAW THE WAX PAINTING RECENTLY IN ONE OF OUR CRAFT BOOKS - TO USE IT FOR THAT AS WELL. OR BURN A DRAWING ON BALSA WOOD TO USE IN YOUR SCRAPBOOK . THERE IS A SWITCH ON THE CORD FOR SWITCHING IT ON AND OFF TO REGULATE THE HEAT. TO BE USED WITH CARE AROUND CHILDREN - IT IS THE SAME PRINCIPLE AS A SOLDERING IRON.
