Young Apprentice Blog 02.04.11
04-04-2011
Today the Young Apprentices learnt how to draw, cut and make flower embellishments using various types of fabrics such as satin, chiffon, taffita and netting.
The students began to create their flower templates by carefully drafting petals shapes both large and small on paper.
The paper flower templates were then cut out and placed onto the given fabric and pinned into position and cut.
Shakara’s work pinned in postion
The flower templates were then layered and hand-stitched with diamonte beading added to give the flowers that extra wow factor.
Shakara in deep concentration hand sewing
Natasha hand- stitching her flowers. Natasha’s finished flower with a pink diamonte
Shani-que hand sewing her flowers
Shani que’s flowers completed .
The Young Apprentices creativity was in full swing today and they all agreed they would put their new found skills to use and make a corsage as a gift for their Mothers for MOTHERS DAY……
Read more next week……..
