Hahaha... Thanks! 😜😘💞 We'll have a long video next week. We currently focus on tutorials to help people trying or planning to do this craft, so we'll do a few videos to discuss materials and tools. We're not sure how many of you guys are interested. We'll have to experiment it out 😅😇💞
I've been waiting for the long form of video of these... it's so relaxing to watch plus your voice is very soothing and editing, music is also very best
Awww... Thank you so much! 🤗😘💞 I know it took us forever! But I'm glad we finally made it. We will make more videos like this and I've got some helpers now, so hopefully we'll be more consistent with video uploads. 😅😇💞
Oh this is really such a lovely video, thank you for sharing your talent with us and helping us learn! :) I love these simple videos with basic explainations, but I think if there are many more steps to it, making detailed tutorials would definitely be great too. It IS educational after all and only beneficial to people who want to learn. I do indeed have a few questions. Or requests? Not important ones, but stuff that interests me. 1.) What is the exact name of those maschines you used (twisting wire & petal maker) and how much do they cost, from cheapest to most expensive? - Neither of those names really bring any results on Amazon for example. So I wonder what their official names are. 2.) I'm curious if you could show us in future videos how to best pick colours and patterns for specific things. Petals, leaves, feathers, etc.. - I have seen you use threads aligned from dark to bright, bright at the edges and dark in the middle, etc.. So I'm curious if you could help us and show us a collection of different patterns of colours and what they are best suited for, flat or fluffy forms. 3.) Would you potentially make a video in the future and show us how small or how large we can shape silk and wire? - I imagine there is a limit to how small and intricate you can go with these materials, but also how big they can be without causing problems like fraying at the edges or being too floppy to hold in form.
Okay. I think we have shown pretty much every general steps of the flower making, but each step can have different details to pay attention to so the flowers turn out better. It also depends on the type of petals/flowers we make. They are difficult to be covered all in one video. To answer your questions: 1. The annealed brass wire is only sold at places where people make velvet flowers I think. You can either anneal yourself or buy from others. I always buy from my friends, because I have an electric stovetop. The price totally depends on the person who sells it... The lady who sells it in our shop has it listed at $10 per oz 😅 The petal maker you referred to was the flower iron? If you search flower irons on Amazon, you should be able to find them. The price is around 100 bucks. They are used for making fabric flowers. The wooden stick clip is also something specific for velvet flower makers, so it's just like the annealed wire. You can use regular embroidery silk threads, which you can find on Amazon. I think they were priced around $1 per gram the last time I checked. If you want to buy silk threads specifically designed for velvet flower making, the same as the annealed wire 😅. White threads are less expensive, but you'll have to dye by yourself. The threads are priced at $0.5 -$1 per gram. We might be able to find cheaper threads for you guys, but we'll have to buy like 10 kilos (maybe even more) at a time, so unless we organize a big group of us, it's almost impossible. 😅 The bottom line is that velvet flower makers are a small group outside of China and making the flowers require some specific tools that are only used by us, so manufacturers are not interested in selling them outside of China. Trust me, we struggle a lot, just like you guys. 😖 It took us a long time just to collect all the tools and materials to start crafting 😅 2. Yes. I'll make a video of it. There is no specific requirement on which color should be used on which flower, but there is some basic knowledge of how to arrange colors. 🤗 3. The longest silk strip I have seen was around 8 inches in length and that one was made with raw silk. The silk threads you guys see us use are degeled silk, so it's softer and thinner than raw silk. When we make super large or chubby strips we have to use raw silk because degeled silk can't hold the shape, but they feel differently to the touch, of course. The thinnest ones I have seen were around 0.04 inch/1 mm, but they don't look that fluffy. You'll see some 0.06 inch/1.5 mm mini strips in tomorrow's video. Hahaha... 😘😜💞
Id love to see more of these detailed videos, its so relaxing 🫶
Thank you so much! 🤗😇💞 We'll try to make more long videos in the future 😍😘💞
"I know it doesn't look like the real thing, I'm just trying to make them pretty" Oh my word, you're adorable 😊
Oh, and I also really enjoyed your longer video!
Hahaha... Thanks! 😜😘💞 We'll have a long video next week. We currently focus on tutorials to help people trying or planning to do this craft, so we'll do a few videos to discuss materials and tools. We're not sure how many of you guys are interested. We'll have to experiment it out 😅😇💞
I've been waiting for the long form of video of these... it's so relaxing to watch plus your voice is very soothing and editing, music is also very best
Awww... Thank you so much! 🤗😘💞 I know it took us forever! But I'm glad we finally made it. We will make more videos like this and I've got some helpers now, so hopefully we'll be more consistent with video uploads. 😅😇💞
Thank you for sharing your beautiful art!
You are very welcome! Thank you very much for watching our videos! 🤗😘💞
Love your content❤ traditional techniques preserved, incorporated with contemporary decorative pieces. Elevating tradition ❤
That's our purpose of doing this. We think traditional techniques are alive longer if they are used to make products enjoyed by modern people 😇🤗💞
These flowers are absolutely beautiful. Great job in preserving their history and the culture. 👏🏼
Hahaha... Thank you so much!! This is a beautiful traditional craft. We don't want it to get lost 😘🤗💞
Love watching this!! So soothing and beautiful! ❤️🌸
Aww... Thank you so much! 😇🤗💞
Sangat cantik 👍😘❤
Thank you very much! 😇🤗💞
I just found your channel and am really hopeful you have more long form content coming! So relaxing and so so fascinating
Wow! Thank you so much! 🤗😘💞 We'll be working on more long videos 😍😇💞
Outstanding
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it! 😇🤗💞
Oh this is really such a lovely video, thank you for sharing your talent with us and helping us learn! :)
I love these simple videos with basic explainations, but I think if there are many more steps to it, making detailed tutorials would definitely be great too. It IS educational after all and only beneficial to people who want to learn.
I do indeed have a few questions. Or requests? Not important ones, but stuff that interests me.
1.) What is the exact name of those maschines you used (twisting wire & petal maker) and how much do they cost, from cheapest to most expensive?
- Neither of those names really bring any results on Amazon for example. So I wonder what their official names are.
2.) I'm curious if you could show us in future videos how to best pick colours and patterns for specific things. Petals, leaves, feathers, etc..
- I have seen you use threads aligned from dark to bright, bright at the edges and dark in the middle, etc.. So I'm curious if you could help us and show us a collection of different patterns of colours and what they are best suited for, flat or fluffy forms.
3.) Would you potentially make a video in the future and show us how small or how large we can shape silk and wire?
- I imagine there is a limit to how small and intricate you can go with these materials, but also how big they can be without causing problems like fraying at the edges or being too floppy to hold in form.
Okay. I think we have shown pretty much every general steps of the flower making, but each step can have different details to pay attention to so the flowers turn out better. It also depends on the type of petals/flowers we make. They are difficult to be covered all in one video.
To answer your questions:
1. The annealed brass wire is only sold at places where people make velvet flowers I think. You can either anneal yourself or buy from others. I always buy from my friends, because I have an electric stovetop. The price totally depends on the person who sells it... The lady who sells it in our shop has it listed at $10 per oz 😅 The petal maker you referred to was the flower iron? If you search flower irons on Amazon, you should be able to find them. The price is around 100 bucks. They are used for making fabric flowers. The wooden stick clip is also something specific for velvet flower makers, so it's just like the annealed wire. You can use regular embroidery silk threads, which you can find on Amazon. I think they were priced around $1 per gram the last time I checked. If you want to buy silk threads specifically designed for velvet flower making, the same as the annealed wire 😅. White threads are less expensive, but you'll have to dye by yourself. The threads are priced at $0.5 -$1 per gram. We might be able to find cheaper threads for you guys, but we'll have to buy like 10 kilos (maybe even more) at a time, so unless we organize a big group of us, it's almost impossible. 😅 The bottom line is that velvet flower makers are a small group outside of China and making the flowers require some specific tools that are only used by us, so manufacturers are not interested in selling them outside of China. Trust me, we struggle a lot, just like you guys. 😖 It took us a long time just to collect all the tools and materials to start crafting 😅
2. Yes. I'll make a video of it. There is no specific requirement on which color should be used on which flower, but there is some basic knowledge of how to arrange colors. 🤗
3. The longest silk strip I have seen was around 8 inches in length and that one was made with raw silk. The silk threads you guys see us use are degeled silk, so it's softer and thinner than raw silk. When we make super large or chubby strips we have to use raw silk because degeled silk can't hold the shape, but they feel differently to the touch, of course. The thinnest ones I have seen were around 0.04 inch/1 mm, but they don't look that fluffy. You'll see some 0.06 inch/1.5 mm mini strips in tomorrow's video. Hahaha... 😘😜💞