Ready to tickle the keys with @jessicasunset? This upgraded set is a refresh for one of her signature acts.
Each fan uses 7 of my 3-prong staves with 5 18-24″ plumes from @fancyfeathercom. The plates were tricky, but thanks to @coating.specialties_3311 for enlisting the help of a pinstriper for the fine painted on detail!
This set was imagined by @thejensenloren as a unique fan take on a venus fly trap!
The emerald and red plumes are from @fancyfeathercom, the venery reeves from @thefeatherplace and at the core are my 3-prong staves. The movement on these is light and swift. Perfect for attracting and devouring any audience!
These feathery storm clouds done for @missjoliepapillon are a set you have to see in real life to truly appreciate!
Jolie had almost 100 of these wide top plumes that had been dramatically curled over. We used as many as we could, I think over 80, on my prong staves. The result is super dynamic with lots of flufftacular movement!
Super unique and completely custom set for Faggedy Randy!
Executing on Faggedy’s booty vision wasn’t easy! The ombre plumes were custom dyed through an experimental process by the very talented Faye Havoc. They are layered on my 3-prong staves. The front plates are Faggedy’s design. For a comical act, these are a beautiful design!
Bra is 34C with removable cups and S/M undies done by @canova_studio. Dress is vintage (no tags) like a size 4-6 adjustable and was professionally altered to have the swoop back by @abunchofsheep. There are hooks on the halter and that come over the bustle. The dress goes down but the bustle stays on its belt! The bustle frame is from master costumer @carnival.d. The fans are 24 24″ boa staves in saffron with 8ply 40″ boas from @fancyfeathercom built using my wrap technique. So excited that these arrived safely to @sin_skye in Finland!
Give a round of applause to dye and design extraordinaire, @Fayehavoc! Sin D. Skye came to me months (and months) ago with a request for fans resembling a Stargazer Lily. Such beautiful inspiration, I knew we could get the colors but I felt like they deserved more than just a tip or ombre dye. I brought in Faye Havoc for help and the result is nothing short of epic!
Faye carefully planned the dye patten, created a custom color and hand painted each of the pedal feathers! She then delicately added individual coque feathers for the little spot detailing. To pull these off, Faye had to be part painter, scientist and surgeon!
The fans are on my 3-prong staves coated in two colors to have green stems and the pink tops to blend. The plumes are premium stock from #RainbowFeathers.
Giant thank you to Sin for her patience for the process! Creating such an incredibly unique set like this just takes time, but the result is worth it!
This set, left in Las Vegas with Raquel Reed, was an achievement in ombre with plumes! Thanks to Raquel for her patience as we worked through the dye, staves and assembly to achieve this design.
Each fan in this set features 7 3-prong staves (with the inside stem lengthened) in satin white, 21 25″+ and 14 18-24″ premium triple dip plumes expertly picked and dyed at Rainbow Feathers.
If you dream in ombre, it’s important to first accept that feathers aren’t ever going to be as seamless as a gradient print or fabric dip. Feathers are natural products making them beautifully unpredictable. Look closely and you’ll notice every part of the feather picks up dye differently. While boas are dipped and soaked in dye at different points, the fluff and overlap helps to even out the sections. With plumes, there isn’t the same luxury! So every feather must be hand dipped, dipped again and dipped again (with multiple steps in between each dip) to achieve this ombre look. Layering then becomes important, overlapping the feathers in ways that even out the ombre and create the end effect. And yes… ombre does add a lot to the cost of a project, but considering the time and expertise needed to achieve an ombre on plumes, I’d say it’s a bargain!
This set is built across 12 of my 3-prong staves using 25″+ tip dyed feathers from Fancy Feather. I had ordered these on a whim early last year and it turned into an adventure to create new staves to accommodate them.
