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Flower Making -- Vintage Techniques and Patterns for Making Fabric Flowers 
by C Davidson

{softcover, 110 pages, 6.69 x 9.61, 2012, ISBN: 1936049791}

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Originally published in the 1930s, this book is a complete guide to making 26 flowers using either professional flower making tools or substitutions for professional tools (ie, knives, melon baller, teaspoon, etc.). Techniques covered include:

- simple fabric stiffener recipes
- how to stem small bunches of flowers
- wiring leaves
- cutting flower patterns
- pressing to get desired shapes
- making flower centers
- assembling flower sprays
- using dye to color fabric
- assembling the flowers

Flower patterns and instructions for assembling 26 flowers are included:

- camellia
- tiger lily
- orange blossom
- nasturtium
- orchids
- violets
- velvet violets
- red velvet rose
- carnation
- velvet carnation
- daffodils
- pansies
- lily of the valley
- wattle
- cabbage rose and bud
- flannel flowers
- daisy
- buttercups
- wheat
- small red poppy
- cornflower
- hibiscus
- chrysanthemum
- french rose bud
- small daisies

Hundreds of illustrations and pattern pieces detail this book, giving the user 26 clear flower making lessons to create embellishments for clothing, hats, home furnishings and any other item that needs a dainty, floral touch.