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DAHLIA To make the dahlia use a No. 103 tube and royalicing. Colors may be used as desired, red, yellow,white or a lovely deep purple. The cone should bestripped using the brush method that is described inColor Techniques. Stick a square of waxed paper onany flat nail. With the tube lying flat and slightly tothe side, start the first petal from the outside of thenail easing off on the pressure until you come to thecenter as shown in Step 1. After this petal is com-pleted, turn the nail slightly to finish the secondpetal. This procedure is repeated until the first row is finished. The second row is started about 1/16 ofan inch from the first row. The narrow end of the tube is tipped up at a slight angle as shown in step5. The last row is finished off in the same mannerwith the petals started slightly in from the followingrow and standing up a little higher-step 7. Yellowstamens are then placed in the center of the dahlia.The square of waxed paper is then slipped off thenail. These flowers must be made up ahead of timeand allowed to dry. |
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