roses are red

Today I have helped to make some roses for a hair crown which shall be used on several of the actresses. Following the instructions from the link below we used a variety of materials from bias binding to silk noile to create the flowers. Though fiddly at first, I soon got used to folding them and securing the bottoms. After an hour I worked out at the pace I was working at I could produce 25 an hour.

http://www.burdastyle.com/projects/valentines-bouquet/instructions/1

The over all results of the roses varied. The bias binding roses held there shape and could be easily folded and manipulated whilst still maintaining the rose's shape. However the silk noiles  roses were more sensitive to the handling and frayed whilst being pulled through the centre to secure. The combination of the two however give quite a rustic approach to the head dress which is what the designer envisioned. For future reference however I would try and find a way to contain the fraying such as using a fray stopper or a glue. This would allow the manipulation process towards the end to be more successful and produce a cleaner finish.