Tool for making flowers from fabric. Bulki. In general, speaking of Japanese instruments, you need to understand that

Fabric flowers in photographs for Militta Magazine and all our readers.

With the help of fabric flowers, you can decorate your hair, bags and accessories,
as well as our beloved children, who are flowers in themselves.

We have two items on the agenda today:

1. What are flower bulbs?

2. What can replace bulbs for making flowers?

So, What are flower bulbs?

First, let's see what our great Wikipedia tells us:

Bulki- steel balls mounted on metal rods. The number of rolls used, as a rule, is not less than six. For example: 5,15,20,30mm in diameter. Changing the size of the balls by 1–2 mm in one direction or another special significance does not have. There are no boules for sale, they can be ordered in a locksmith or mechanical workshop according to the drawings. Corollas, petals, sepals and, in some cases, leaves are processed with bulbs, giving them a natural shape characteristic of a given flower.

Yes, our Free Encyclopedia is a little behind the times. Bulks today you can buy whatever you want - you can use a soldering iron, or you can, which look like grandmother's, with ordinary wooden handles that heat up on gas stove. But not everyone can afford to buy them, at least in the beginning. Although, there are Masters who even today honor the traditions of their ancestors and do not change them. Remember, I told you about the great French flower maker Bruno Legeron? In his workshop, flowers are still made using such tools.

Bulks and other tools for making flowers

Well, in general, Wikipedia is right. Bulki are tools, part of which is a metal ball or half a ball, with a rod. Thanks to them, flower petals can be made voluminous. quality tool are usually made from brass. Brass is an alloy of metals, it has a high thermal conductivity, i.e. heats up quickly, and keeps warm for a long time, and then cools down for a long time.

Yes this professional tools, and thanks to them, some masters create masterpieces. Looking at them, the first thought that comes to mind is: "Of course, without this I will not succeed." And this is the first mistake of many beginners, and I once thought so. And in order not to offend anyone, I will show my first works and my mistakes. This is my first fantasy flower. How proud I was. Of course, I understood that I was oh, how far away from the great masters, but he seemed so unusual to me)))

I did it because I didn’t know how to do it, because then it was almost impossible to learn anything about leather flowers. There were so many beautiful things on Osinka, but there were no detailed descriptions. You had to read all one hundred odd pages to learn something. And now - my mistake. This is what many beginners do. I know, because sometimes I get letters from them in the mail with photos of their first flowers. petals twisted, have some form, but they flat, them not enough volume.

So What can replace the bulbs for making flowers?

I made this rose a little later, already having some experience with leather and already made several flowers.

Josephine skin rose

I "boiled" the petals of this rose with a screwdriver

Here is also one of my first favorite works - Pink Peony.

Brooch Peony - one of my first favorite))

I added volume to the petals of this peony with a tennis ball.

peony petals

How did I do it? I put the petal on my palm and, as if scrolling, pressed the screwdriver into the petal.

Only later, when I realized that I can’t live without leather flowers, that I really want bulbs, I was presented with a set of flower making tools for my birthday)))

The fact is that genuine leather is a very curious material. When wet, it can be given any shape. We form folds with our hands, stretch, give volume with improvised means, wrap the edges of the petals. The main thing is that the petals are not flat.

To be honest, it was kind of embarrassing for me to talk about it. Somehow it sounds unprofessional - to use improvised means. And the other day I saw a curious photo, in my opinion. This is a picture from an old Japanese book on leather flower making.

Of course, it's a pity that we can't read Japanese, but we can see. As you can see in the lower pictures, an awl is used to add volume. Those. you can use any object that is suitable in size, which has a round side surface.

Only wet skin lends itself to such manipulations, and in order to give it fixation, we pre-process it in the future. adhesive solution. You can't do this with dry skin, dry skin is boiled with warm or hot (but not much) bulges.

Like these ones homemade devices I found in the Land of Masters.

And here are the "masterpiece" bulbs of Svetlana Shovkoplyas, a reader of this blog.

Do-it-yourself bulki

Look what beauty she makes now with her bubbles

And now the question is for you, my readers, who already have experience, and what did you replace the bulbs with when you didn’t have them? And if you send photos to my address, I will add them to this article. I think many beginners will be grateful to you.

P.S. And here are the first reviews of blog readers. Regina Ryazanova shared her experience:

"I'd like to show what tools I'm trying to replace real bulbs with. The first photo is a homemade bulb made from a towel dryer handle. And the second "tool" I found on the Internet is an ordinary fork, in which I bent two extreme prongs (so as not to I use it as a double leaf knife.

homemade flower making tools

And the second photo ... just to show how this very "knife" makes veins on the leaves. Maybe it will be useful for someone...

My dear guests, I would like to draw your attention to the fact that on this page you can only find brief information about the tools.

Follow the links at the bottom of the page and you can read about the purpose of each of the tools, a description of the pillows, how to work with them. This is the most full information regarding the use of tools in the work of a florist, contained on the Internet at the moment.

Currently, there are many masters and kits on the Internet that are offered for making flowers, I do not urge you to buy from us, but ... be careful and extremely careful, try to purchase tools from people who are professionally involved in making flowers, from those whose work you you can see whose creations you really like, as usually the masters work with the same tools that they offer for sale. Make your choice carefully, because you buy your bulbs once and for a long time, so do it for yourself right choice May flower making bring you joy :)))

For the manufacture of artificial flowers, special tools are needed, which have a very poetic name - bulbs.
AT basic set includes 14 tools, each of them has its own specifics.
Soft, rounded lines are drawn with bulbs, the petals are processed, giving them the shape of a ball, the tips of the petals are turned away and the middle of the flower is formed. Single and double blades are essential in leaf processing, just as I am a wide heel. A narrow heel will come in handy when you want to make a chrysanthemum. A hook is needed when making a lily, and a spinneret for grass in a field bouquet.
If you want to learn how to make flowers yourself and the only obstacle is the lack of special tools, write to me. I will help you solve this problem and order such a kit for you.

Basic kit tools you can make any flower of your choice, but currently you can also order additional kit tools.

Such a set is not required for a florist, it simply expands its capabilities, the kit includes only six tools: a double stud for lilies of the valley, two chrysanthemum knives (used for making chrysanthemums, daisies, gerberas, fantasy flowers), a ring for lilies, roses and chrysanthemums and a penny for clover and fantasy elements.
Also in our arsenal there are also unique tools, such as " Japanese knives". These are wonderful tools that work absolutely differently than we are used to working with tools in European technology, most of these tools do not work from themselves, but by movements towards themselves. The set includes three types of heels, as well as double, triple and four-row knives. Heels replace the first few buns from core set, but they do not process round parts, but put lingering lines on the fabric, they process the edges of large corollas and leaves in a very naturalistic way. We often use them in the manufacture of orchids, pansies, peonies, roses ... Knives are a magnificent corrugation of petals and leaves, flawless chrysanthemums. The lines of the knives are spectacular, they seem to be drawn into the tool.

OUR NEW PRODUCTS: Recently, additions to the Japanese Knives set have appeared on sale - an ultra-thin double knife and a heel - tools that are used to create extraordinary corrugations in small forms, such as violets, pansies, sweet pea etc. and for the effective lapel of the outer petals of roses, as well as the processing of linings and leaves. We use these tools more and more often in our classes to create unique forms using the somebana technique.

Currently, along with the tools you can buy rubber cushions for flower making. Available: rigid (25 by 25 cm), semi-rigid (20 by 25 cm) and soft (15 by 15 cm).

While in Moscow, you can pick up your instruments from our Gallery on Petrovsko-Razumoska any day except Monday from 12-00 to 20-00, after calling me and making sure that everything you ordered is waiting for you :))
It is also possible to send tools to other cities in Russia (the cost of shipping across Russia is on average 350 rubles) or any corner of the world, the cost of international AVIA shipments ranges from 1000 rubles and more, it all depends on the weight of the parcel :))

If you have any questions or just want to know the price or order tools, you can call me at: 8-926-227-66-80 or write to my mailbox: [email protected]

Sincerely, sincerely yours, Polina Kuznetsova :))

And here you are :))), if you want to spend a little more time and learn a lot of interesting things about the use of tools for making flowers and some other useful Additional information about the work of a florist...:))

Hello! I am making fabric flowers.

There are a lot of questions about the use of tools for flower making: how to work with them, on what pillow, what shapes they give ....

In this thread I will write detailed description tools for making flowers that I use myself and that my students work with. The instruments are also called "Bulki". They can be used not only for fabric flowers, but also for the colors of their skin, wool, and felt.

Bulks are inserted into a soldering iron with a power of 40 watts, and heated.

On a hard cushion (except in some cases). Draws a double line with a distance of 2-3mm. It is used to draw the central vein of leaves and petals, as well as to draw various veins. Also used in the manufacture of some chrysanthemums, daisies, cornflowers and gerberas.

On a hard cushion (except in some cases). For drawing various veins.

On the middle pillow. Gives curved shapes. Used in the processing of leaves. And also sometimes it can be used in the manufacture of large chrysanthemums.

On the middle pillow. Draws a raised thin line. It is used in the manufacture of chryanthemums, butterflies, fantasy flowers, sunflowers.

A pillow is not needed to work with a spinneret. The spinneret is used for the manufacture of graceful rollers imitating grass, as well as for the manufacture of decorative flagella in various compositions of their colors. In order to make a flagellum, you need to cut strips at least 1 cm wide, and carefully stretch them through the holes in the preheated spinneret.

On hard and medium pillow. For curling the edges of rose petals. In the manufacture of lilies, chrysanthemums, orchids.

On the middle pillow. Draws a smooth smooth line. Used in the manufacture of clover, butterflies, fantasy leaves, chrysanthemums. For drawing softer veins on the leaves.

On the middle and soft pillow. To give convex rounded shapes. Depending on the size of the bulb, you can make both a small forget-me-not and a large rose. Bulkami draw soft rounded lines, curl the edges of the petals, process (press) the middle of the corolla flowers.

A little later I will write about 7 extra. tools, no photo yet..

If you are going to be engaged in floriculture seriously, then you cannot do without special tools. There are many sets, but I will tell you about the one that I use myself and which I think is the best, because. they can make absolutely any flower and there is nothing superfluous in it. So: BASIC SET :

This set includes 8 buns different size, the largest of which is 3.5 cm in diameter, hook which are mainly processed petals of roses and lilies, die through which the desired strips of fabric are stretched, approximately 0.9-1 cm, cut along the oblique in order to make decorative elements, single and double knives: are used to draw relief lines along the letons, to give relief to the leaves, as well as to give relief to the petals in many colors, for example, in peonies, callas, etc. wide and narrow heels the range of application of these tools is very wide. And also a soldering iron (purchased optionally) with a power of 40W, a tip diameter of 6mm. It is very important that the soldering iron has a power of no more than 40W, because. if the soldering iron is more powerful, then you can burn the fabric, and the diameter should be 6mm, because this is the diameter of the "legs" of the instrument. Mostly hardware stores sell 40W 4-4.5mm soldering irons, which are completely unsuitable for us. If you are unable to purchase the right soldering iron independently, we will always help you in this matter.

We also have available additional set tools and it looks like this:

This set includes mortar for lilies of the valley, ring hook analogue, chrysanthemum knives wider and narrower and a very commonly used tool penny . Of course, you can do without this set, but you will have a wider processing range with it, and having it will make your work more interesting and fun.

And one more very important set, especially for those who decide to master for themselves JAPANESE FLOWER MADE TECHNIQUE. These are the so-called JAPANESE KNIVES"

these tools are necessary for processing leaves, as well as some flowers made in Japanese technology. Again, when making flowers using this technique, it is quite possible to get by with our basic set, but in order for your work to be as embossed and beautifully processed, as we see in the photo of the works of Japanese masters, these tools are simply necessary. I want to make it clear right now that "Japanese knives" which we offer are tools made by our master "golden hands" as well as the two previous sets and are an exact copy tools from Japan, with the difference that they are made of brass (Japanese tools are made of steel) and fit our soldering irons.

To purchase tools, you can call 8-926-903-1102 or write to me here or to my mail [email protected]

In conclusion, I want to show you some photos of the works of Japanese masters: