How to prepare fabric for flowers from silk and any other fabric. Pro's choice + important secret

How to prepare a composition for processing fabric for flowers from silk and any other fabrics for creating flowers. A solution of PVA is a composition loved by all experienced masters of flower making. But, there is a professional secret that makes this composition universal. What PVA glue to choose, how much water to take, how to dry the fabric and what else to add to get a composition identical to the composition for processing Japanese fabrics for silk floristry. All the secrets of craftsmanship are explained and shown in this video tutorial by silk florist designer Polina Kuznetsova.
This lesson is part of the master class "How to make a poppy flower from silk without special tools." Here is a quick overview of the entire Mac Nouveau tutorial - • Как сделать цветок мак... - go to the video and in the playlist you will see all the other tutorials on creating a silk flower without using special flower making tools.
Video content and timing:
0:00 Greetings from designer Polina Kuznetsova at the first lesson of the master class Poppy "Nouveau" made of silk without the use of special tools for flower making.
0:20 Master class: How to process fabric for flowers with a solution of PVA glue. The easiest and most affordable way to process fabric for flowers from silk and other natural and blended fabrics.
0:35 What glue is better to use for processing fabric for flowers. PVA glue from Henkel - PVA Moment in a red or yellow can. What color should be the correct PVA glue. Why yellow PVA glue is not suitable for processing flowers.
1:08 How to prepare a solution for processing flowers from fabric based on PVA glue. How much glue to take. How to properly dissolve glue in water.
2:14 A little skill secret. Which fabrics are good for processing with PVA glue, and for which fabrics a solution for processing flowers from a fabric based on PVA glue is not suitable.
2:50 How to restore the shine of satin or other shiny fabrics (satin silk, dupont, etc.) when treated with a PVA glue-based compound. Why add alcohol or vodka to the solution for processing fabric for flowers. How much alcohol to add to a PVA based fabric treatment.
3:24 How to soak flower silk with PVA solution. We dip the silk into the bowl, remove the excess solution of the composition. How to properly remove excess PVA solution from a piece of fabric.
3:50 How to properly straighten and dry a fabric for a silk flower treated with a composition.
5:20 Can I blow-dry treated flower fabric to speed up the drying process?
5:24 How to replace processed Japanese fabric to create flowers. The composition for processing fabric for flowers is almost the same as the composition for processing Japanese fabrics for silk floristry.
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