Sugar Craft - Magnolias - Mansfield Woodhouse Library - Adult Learning

Mansfield Woodhouse Library, Mansfield

Date	22 April - 20 May 2025
Sessions	Tuesdays: 10am - 12pm
No. sessions	5
Venue	Mansfield Woodhouse Library, Mansfield View venue details
For ages	19+
Group size	5 - 10
Cost	FREE - £35

About this course

This course is an intermediate course designed to introduce learners to magnolia sugarcraft flowers. You will produce a magnolia flower to enhance any special occasion cake with step-by-step instructions.

By the end of the course, you will be able to:

• Produce the petals for the magnolia flower adding texture and realism

• Produce the centre for the magnolia

• Learn how to dust the flower to add dimension

Learners will produce a magnolia to enhance any special occasion or celebration cake. Some previous experience of sugar craft will be required to attend the course.

Resources required by attendees:

Florist sugar paste by squires- white, light green paste.
Corn flour dapper
Board or veining board.
Rolling pin
2 different sizes of petals for magnolia, one smaller one larger, or just one size petal personal preference.
18-gauge wire centre
24-gauge wire petals
Foam mat- Foam cell pad.
Multi-purpose veiner or magnolia veiner
Floral tape brown for the branch. White tape or white cotton for the centre.
Ball tool
Dresden tool
Tweezer
Embroidery scissors or fine scissors
Wheel tool to score the sides of the centre of the magnolia.
Spoons for drying or foam or foil.
Dusting powder: Fuchsia and red colour and centre. Green and yellow.
Edible glue
Cocktail stick.
Brushes.
Note pad and pen.

Booking your place and fee information

If you are in receipt of certain benefits you will be offered the course for free, however if you have a financial barrier which may prevent you from enrolling on the course, please visit our webpage for further information https://www.inspireculture.org.uk/skills-learning/funding-your-courses/

To secure your place on the course BOTH the following must be done:

Complete the EVENTBRITE BOOKING.
Complete our INSPIRE ONLINE ENROLMENT FORM for each person attending the course.

You should be redirected to the Inspire Online Enrolment Form after completing the Eventbrite booking. If you are not redirected, please use the link supplied in the Eventbrite booking confirmation email.

To book and enrol on one of our courses, you must have been living in England and have been resident in the UK for the past 3 years.

Some exceptions may apply if you are living in England with evidence of the right to remain and are from an EEU/EEAU country (completion of a questionnaire will be required).

As we no longer receive funding for our ESFA-funded courses for learners living in the devolved areas listed below, full cost fees would apply to these courses if you live in these areas: