Iris

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Permalink Reply by Katy Nott on September 25, 2012 at 7:25am

Hi Magdalena - there's a tutorial on youtube for making clay irises.  I guess the principle would be the same with gumpaste.  There is a lot of using cutters and veiners thought, so don't know if it would be suitable for you.  Take a look and see - 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-biDElRvpY&playnext=1&list=...

I also have a book on making flowers, I'll check it out and see if Iris is included.

Permalink Reply by Katy Nott on September 25, 2012 at 7:37am

Ooh just had another thought!  Gail (artdeco), made a load of irises a while back (no cutters or anything used).  Message her and ask her how she did it!

Permalink Reply by Magdalena Visser on September 25, 2012 at 9:48am

Thank you Kate, I saw the tutorial on you tube but found it wanting, I'm not sure if it will work exactly right with sugar paste, fondant or  for my purpose. But I will ask Gail. If I know which cutters to use I might work it out somehow, but I don't see a lot of info about it. I want smallish Iris's.

Permalink Reply by Goreti on September 25, 2012 at 10:05am

Have you checked the one on lovely tutorials?  http://www.lovelytutorials.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2398

Permalink Reply by Katy Nott on September 25, 2012 at 10:13am

Ah Goreti - your wonderful Russian site again lol.  Actually looks like one of the tutorials there is the picture version of the youtube clay video.  

Magdalena - looks from the lovely tutorials site that Goreti linked us to, that you can use the gladiolus cutter, or the orchid cutter.  At the end of the day, an Iris is very similar to the lilies, gladiolus, hibiscus etc.  I would think any thin oval cutter and then frill it like mad!

Goreti said:

Have you checked the one on lovely tutorials?  http://www.lovelytutorials.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2398

Permalink Reply by Katy Nott on September 25, 2012 at 10:35am

btw - just checked my book and sadly they don't feature an iris.

Permalink Reply by Magdalena Visser on September 25, 2012 at 5:17pm

Goretti, it is 23h015 here in South Africa and I am blessing you! Thank God I met you all! I completely forgot about lovely tutorials, and they are so-o-o-o good! I just finished 100 of 250 Barberton daisies( Gerbera's) for cupcakes and I think I'm calling it a day. Off to bed I go! God bless you all!

Permalink Reply by Goreti on September 25, 2012 at 5:51pm

I love lovely tutorials.  It is usually my go to place.  Have a good night

Permalink Reply by Katy Nott on September 26, 2012 at 6:36am

Ditto Magdalena.  Great people here.  100 out of 250?  Yikes, mind blowing.  I'm toying with the idea of entering a cake in the contest and I thought - blackberries.  Stupid girl - I've made about 6 and it's taking ages....................

Magdalena Visser said:

Goretti, it is 23h015 here in South Africa and I am blessing you! Thank God I met you all! I completely forgot about lovely tutorials, and they are so-o-o-o good! I just finished 100 of 250 Barberton daisies( Gerbera's) for cupcakes and I think I'm calling it a day. Off to bed I go! God bless you all!

Permalink Reply by Karen Underdahl on September 26, 2012 at 9:48am

There is a really good DVD by Nicholas Lodge called "Gumpaste Bearded Iris & Southern Magnolia".  It has great instructions for an iris.