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Jeweled Tiaras
Current Format: 6 hours (late evening)
You know the ones - those beautiful Crystal Tiaras that look like real diamonds, rubies, emeralds, and sapphires, and make those ready-made versions turn pale in comparison! | |
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This is the headpiece that is mandatory for nearly every ballet Princess and Queen role ever staged, and the headpiece wanted and needed by every Bride getting ready to walk the aisle. These are also the Tiaras that can cost tens and even hundreds of dollars more than those ready-made versions! We offer multiple options for this course, with different levels of complexity and difficulty. Hand-wiring a tiara is labor-intensive, and can be very time-consuming. If you've never done one before, we highly suggest you use the Basic Techniques Class to learn the skills and techniques, and move on from there. All students will create a hand-wired tiara 'from the ground up' - this class does not use pre-shaped or ready-made tiara forms.
This Option is intended for the student who has never hand-wired a tiara, and wants to learn the underlying skills and techniques required. Students will construct a 'basic' hand-wired Crystal tiara.
But, don't be mis-led by the word 'basic' - your finished Crystal tiara will be perfectly suitable for any Queen or Princess!
And you will have learned everything you need to create more advanced designs.
This Option is intended for the student who has already taken our Basic Techniques Class and wants to increase their skill-level, or who is able to stay focused and work fast. Students will construct a Crystal tiara with a more complex design,
which includes a forehead piece, a more complicated shape, and additional rhinestones, colors, and wiring.
In other words, a more advanced and time-consuming project!
This Option is intended for the student who has already taken our Basic Techniques or Advanced Techniques class, or is taking our Advanced Classical Tutu Project seminar and wants a role-matching Tiara (but you MUST be able to stay focused and to work fast!). Students will construct an advanced tiara designed specifically for a selected role. Choose from Snow Queen or Sugar Plum Fairy (each with several color options), or Firebird, Bluebird, or Black Swan.
Option - Design Your Own Students will design and create their own Tiara. You MUST have already taken our Techniques or Advanced Techniques class, because you REALLY need to know what you're doing. You will be required to submit a detailed drawing in advance, complete with color choices and stone shapes and sizes. (We do reserve the right to substitute rhinestones and/or modify your design if needed to make it workable). Note - VERY IMPORTANT!: This is an intense and time-consuming process for both you and us!
Our deadlines for submission are NOT negotiable.
If you want to take this Option, you MUST sign up early.
We MUST have enough time to get the needed materials and test the veracity of your design.
And, YOU must be responsible for the details of YOUR design - we can't and won't do it for you!
For all Options: We'll provide the rhinestones (Swarovski® and Czech, in appropriate sizes, types, shapes, and colors), as well as the wiring and other materials needed to create your Tiara. For all Options: Although you will 'hand-wire' your tiara in this class, we will also show you how to design and make your own 'jig' - a reusable pattern for wiring the basic tiara shape (when making several tiaras, a 'jig' can help make the wiring process much faster and simpler, and provide a more consistent size and shape). The jig instructions are easily adaptable to many tiara shapes and designs. Return to Seminar Descriptions.
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