Weston Street
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Seven dart mask used for instructions.
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5 dart mask,with tie ribbons
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Making your venetian mask (scroll to bottom to start)

Scroll to bottom to beginning the of instructions

detail ear medallion and tassel
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detail earing medallion
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mini mask detail
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mini masks,bases available
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5 darts with ties
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5 darts
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End of instructions,scroll to bottom to the beginning of the instructions

Attach decorative cord around edge of face in the same manner is the other trims.Adjust darts for appropriate curl and attach embellishments bells on dart tips ,gems,medallions etc.of your chosing. Tie ribbons can be attached with bells on the ends.(I applied cement to about 1" on one side of ribbon,let dry,fold together to form a point install a grommet,loop a cord and bell thru the grommets as on the darts.
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feed the doubled end through the grommet from the fabric side,leave about 1 1/4 " hanging string the top bead onto the cord ,clamp with a clothes pin and apply a bit of dimensional paint as shown to hold the bead onto the cord and let dry.
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string up a bell as shown
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finished wide trim
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and then across the frontand around to the back again meeting the start point and trim the material off.
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after drying and starting at rear, run trim around back
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apply cement to wide trim(should be about 1" wide )
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apply cement to rear of head piece
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apply cement to top surface of first row,let dry and attach front row of three darts spaced as shown.let dry for a couple of hours.
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press 4 rear darts first onto head piece approximately as shown,always let this cement dry thoroughly before assembling and keep pressing in place occasionally,all parts should adhere well so keep presing once in a while all through the dart and trim assembly.As this cement dries it becomes more agressive.
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apply cement to fabric side of darts about 1 inch from wide end
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apply cement to front and rear of head piece
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trim ends
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press firmly to edge
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after cement has dried attach trim to edge and wrap around front and rear equally
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apply cement to back of trim material
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let dry
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apply to paper side in same manor
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prop up brush betweenapplications to avoid drips
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apply cement to edge as shown
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set aside to dry.Darts will have the edge trim attached next and then assembled to the mask,then the bells,and other embellishments as well as the finish trim will be attached to the mask.
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after super glue sets trim off and applya drop of the dimensional paint.This shows gold,but black would also work matching the bead color.
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apply gel super glue to anchor bead.
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slide bead over tip,Position about two inches from GROMMET as shown,super glue gel can be used if you are in a hurry,otherwise the dimensional material works well(it must be dried well,about an hour.)
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fold over and form point.
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form a crease on paper side of tip.
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grommet in place.
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install grommet.
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load grommet into tool,this tool is available at wal-mart
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finished hole.
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reaming to size.
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At a point where the dart is about 1/2 an inch wide (about 1 1/2 inches from the tip) punch a hole on the centerline with an awl or a tapered reamer.Ream the hole to the size of the grommet barrel. A piece of 2x4 pine makes a good punching block.
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view showing both sides.
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trim fabric.
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apply heat to fabric side.
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lay fabric on top(no wires on this side.
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ready to apply the fabric side.
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after a few seconds of cooling,trim to edge of backing material.
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apply heat with iron set at "silk" for about 20 seconds,move iron slowly back and forth with downward pressure,after cooling do a pull test to assure that all areas have adhered.If not re-apply heat to that area.
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lay a pressing cloth on.
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paper looks better when cut on a bias.
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