Cake! magazine by Australian Cake Decorating Network November 2014 | Page 34

Step 11:

Step 9:

Step 10:

What you are aiming for is
to thin out the edges, give
the feather some veining
and to misshape it.

For the next step you will
be using the smallest
wheel on the cutting
wheel.

Starting at the top of the
feather start to cut little
insertions in the same
direction as you went
when using the dresden
tool to vein. Do this all the
way around leaving a little
tail uncut at the bottom.

Step 13:

Step 14:

Step 15:

Once the feather is dry,
using your soft fluffy
brush, petal dust and
some baking paper (to
catch the dust) it is time to
colour your feather.

Load your brush with
Keep dusting until it is all
petal dust and start
covered.
gently brushing it onto the
feather, build the colour
as you like.

Step 12:
Use an egg crate foam
(pictured) or some
scrunched up foil to allow
feather to dry with some
movement.

Step 16:
To lock in the colour
and give it some shine,
steam your feather using
a steamer or a kettle.
Pass the feather in the
line of the steam for a few
seconds until it starts to
become shiny. The feather
will start to become
soft again as it absorbs
moisture, allow to dry
again on the egg crate
foam or some scrunched
up foil.