Tips & Tricks for Burlesque Fan Making | How to Make a Right or Left Handed Fan (or both!)

[@Carriecottagecore]

Hi! What kind of glue is best, and how do you avoid getting glue all over the feathers? 🤪

[@TheFeatherPlace]

Great questions! We use hot glue for our feather fans (and for most of our feather work in general). And as for not getting the ostrich feathers in the way of the glue, it takes a little bit of practice. Ostrich feathers have a thick quill down the center, and that is what we always aim to glue on. It is the strongest part of the feather and will adhere nicely to the stave. We add glue first to the stave, and then place the ostrich plume down, pressing firmly up and down the spine of the quill to make contact. The flue (aka ostrich hairs/feathers) is so lightweight that the motion of placing the feather down, makes the flue float up, conveniently in the opposite direction. :) And as you see if the video, we place a piece of paper in between the staves so the feathers are out of the way. Thanks for watching and hope that helps!

[@hollyhayward1388]

this might be a stupid question but how many staves do you need to buy per fan? do you have to put together multiple staves?

[@TheFeatherPlace]

Not a stupid question :) You can either buy single staves or an already made fan that has the staves, hardware, etc, so you just glue the feathers you want on to it. We have links in the description of both single and pre-made. If you buy single staves, its up to you how many staves you want, but the pre-made kind come with either 16 or 20 staves.

[@JoySanders-x6u]

Hi where did u get these fan staves?

[@TheFeatherPlace]

We sell them! We have several kinds and the links are in the description box.

[@susanbarsby3676]

What's the name off the screws that I need to do this pls

[@TheFeatherPlace]

The screw & hardware come with the stave :) featherplace.com/bamboo-fan-stave-brown-stave-b-bn-stave-b-bn.html

[@susanbarsby3676]

@@TheFeatherPlace thank u

[@jessicasmith6873]

What size are the feathers and where do you get ones that size

[@TheFeatherPlace]

Those are our 20-25 inch femina ostrich feathers and you can locate them here: featherplace.com/collections/ostrich_femina Thanks!

[@giannadeluca2082]

how many feathers did u use for each fan?

[@TheFeatherPlace]

The fan has 16 staves, so 16 feathers per fan. Thanks for asking!

[@jgatus85]

Do the fans close

[@TheFeatherPlace]

Yes, they open and close easily.

[@kathywittes9910]

Pretty useful.

[@anushkaseelochan6087]

Hey can u make a carnival butterfly wings and a place to put school books for the no bookbag challenge which everyone is doing right now... I actually planning on making one but don't know how to make a part to put the books in

[@TheFeatherPlace]

Oooo that is a fun challenge! We will look into it..

[@anushkaseelochan6087]

@@TheFeatherPlace thank you

[@abrahamo90]

I was today years old when I discovered fans are right or left

[@TheFeatherPlace]

hahaha :) Feather tricks of the trade!

[@IamKyuTee]

Now make a video on how to make the staves since you missed that bit of information.

[@TheFeatherPlace]

We actually sell the staves! We have several different kinds and the links are in the description box :)