Emphasis for this workshop is placed on achieving an overall natural impression of the flowers with regard to their shape and colour rather than anatomical correctness of each individual flower. This course will suit those of you with some basic knowledge of sugar flowers or cold porcelain and the more experienced, each able to work to your own degree of crafting ability without pressure! Once you have gained the knowledge of how to get the best from your porcelain, then you can achieve the detail with practice.

Flowers included in the final arrangement will be Handel roses, buds and leaves, thistles and leaves, honeysuckle buds and foliage, jasmine, escalonia and lace hydrangea. These flowers will demonstrate different techniques.

The workshop is relaxed but structured in order to make the best use of the time available. At the end of the 2 days, you will leave with a finished project – an example of the flowers to be made will be available to see at the beginning of the class so you can see what you are aiming at!

Equipment for this course is listed below, however these are suggestions only and you may already have suitable cutters and veiners that will work perfectly well. The make does not matter although I find metal cutters tend to give a cleaner cut with cold porcelain than plastic ones. Veiners can be used as templates and can be suitable for different leaves as it is the shape of the leaf and colouring that, on the whole, makes the difference!

Cold Porcelain and modelling tools
Sharp nail scissors
Dusting brushes, old brush for glue
Selection of wires 18g (for large roses), 20g, 22g, 24g, 26g, 28g, 30g
Cutters for large roses Tinkertech Two (Set of 3)
Rose leaf cutter and veiner to suit
Honeysuckle leaf veiner
Metal leaf cutters Tinkertech Two 25-55mm for honeysuckle leaves
Purple thread for thistle tops – shade of your choice
Thistle cutters or template
Small calyx cutter for jasmine
Apple blossom petal cutter for hydrangea
Small star cutter for escalonia
Small single daisy petal cutter - for petals of escalonia
Small stamens

Squires Kitchen will supply all colour dusts and colour paste together with sugar florist paste, if you are working in sugar. If you would like Alyson to provided cold porcelain for you please advise by 5th October. The cost will be £5 per 250gms (approx). A demonstration of how it is made is part of the workshop.