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Mysterious and magical flowers: from spellbooks to the workbench

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Plants and humans have always co-existed side by side. From the time immemorial we looked to the natural world around us for answers to our questions, and plants were obvious candidates for making sense of life. Wise women (aka witches) and apothecaries as early herbalists empirically tested out pants to see what they did, especially as medicines. Often, when... Read More

Advanced Techniques: how to dye fabrics to match

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❀ Advanced techniques: let’s dye fabrics to match ❀ Fabric flowers are perfect for SS special events, weddings, races, garden parties, you name it. Unless you are planning on making white flowers or working exclusively with shop bought factory dyed fabrics, you will have to dye your own. Why do we spend our precious time dyeing fabrics by hand? As the answers might... Read More

Replicating extinct and endangered flowers

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Handmade flowers have a multitude of applications. Some of them are more obvious, others not as such with new ones being discovered all the time. Recently I have had a very unusual request for an … extinct flower that is featured in one of the still life paintings by Jan Davidsz de Heem, a Dutch baroque artist. The flower... Read More

Let’s mix PEACH FUZZ, the colour of the year for 2024

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Other blog posts on dyeing you might find useful Colouring stamens for flowers 3 ways to dye silk petals to achieve the intensity of colour How to dye silk flowers: white flowers How to dye velvet leaves You are welcome to follow PresentPerfect Creations on Instagram and become a member of my Creative Club on Patreon here. Read More

Keepsake Denim Flowers

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  Keepsake denim flowers from old jeans? Is this even possible?  Denim flowers become more and more popular for different reasons. Some just love this universally known blue material. Some others look to upcycle some old garments and change them into exciting things. However there are people who go deeper with this idea and turn old clothing into memory... Read More

How to make a fabric poppy

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How to make a fabric poppy? This is a popular search request that regularly brings visitors to my website. And more so now, when poppy flowers are in very much in demand.  Let us have a look how we, too, can make this so familiar, yet so unique, versatile and different flower. I have always been charmed by the... Read More