{"title":"Classes \u0026 Tutorials","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"tiedye-flower-tutorial","title":"Tiedye Flower Tutorial","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTie-Dye Flowers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a layered study in color, chemistry and movement.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis tutorial begins on a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDark Aqua base\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, then builds reactive flower layers with Pea Green, Double Helix Skylla and clear encasement. The flower centers are poked and trapped under clear, creating tiny pockets of depth that make the petals feel suspended inside the bead rather than sitting on top of it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThen comes the part that gives Tie-Dye Flowers its name. 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Violet and magenta move through chartreuse, turquoise and electric flashes of dichroic light, while every flower seems to open a little differently depending on the angle.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBright, dimensional and a little wild, this one feels unmistakably Soleil.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGlass + Materials\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eEffetre \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDark Aqua\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCBS\/Riley Dichroic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eDouble Helix \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSkylla\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eEffetre \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePea Green\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eDouble Helix \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eZephyr\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eClear stringer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSkill level:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Intermediate\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal bead size: approximately \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e15 × 24 mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal mandrel: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e3\/16\" \/ 4.76 mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Soleil Glass Compendium\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eprerecorded, self-paced tutorial\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 36-hour window applies only to purchasing the lesson. 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