Hello everybody, I'm new here :o) I was interested in reading how these moulds were made. I use a slightly different technique for both the silicone skin, and the mother mould. Here's what I do, just in case anyone wants to experiment. Names of products may be slightly different, as I'm not in the US. I use ordinary clear silicone - the type you buy for sealing anything outdoors. 1. Fill a basin with warm water, add a very good squirt of dishwashing liquid and mix well. 2. Put silicone dispenser in caulk gun, cut off top, and squeeze straight into the soapy water. 3. Using your hands (you can use rubber gloves, but I never bother) gather up the silicone mass, lift it onto your master (the object you want to make a mould from) and press down well all over. Make sure it gets pressed into all depressions. 4. Dip your hands back into the soapy water if the silicone starts to stick to them. Smooth over the outside of the mould with wet soapy hands. 5. Leave overnight to cure. Case-mould I use Fine Casting Plaster, which is much the same as Plaster of Paris. Large bags of it can be bought in large hardware and builders' suppliers. It will perish if the bag is left open, so buy only enough for your needs. I use hessian scrim or plasterer's scrim. Small rolls of plasterer's scrim will do the job OK, and are easy to source. Hope these tips are useful...

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Anele, I can totally relate. I made panels last year for my living room. Let me start this by saying that I do not sew. My mom who is quite skilled at sewing, tried to teach me in my youth, but I never made it past learning how to sew on a button. A couple of years ago, my 12 y/o got a sewing machine for her birthday (a really nice one, not a kids' machine). She uses it for making fun stuff like purses, pillows, etc. Well, I decided that I was going to try to make panels - I mean, how hard could it be to sew rectangles?! A friend of mine offered to assist - she was making some panels herself. I had the fabric already (had fallen in love with a fabric I saw online then stumbled over it on clearance at a local fabric store so bought it and saved it, thinking I'd have someone else make my panels for me). Anyway, my friend walked me through it - helped me measure the fabric and the lining, then showed me how to pin. I have to say, the hardest part was all the pinning! Making sure that the hems were all evenly pinned took forever. If I remember correctly, I hemmed the bottoms of the panels and lining (separately) first, then laid the lining onto the panels and sewed then sewed the side and top hems into place over the lining so at the bottom, my lining hangs loose at the bottom but is sewn into the panel at the top and sides (not sure I'm making any sense). As a mom of four, plus a dog and cat, finding a convenient place to lay everything out was a pain. My kids are all in school (youngest was in kindy at the time) so I had to do it while they were at school. I only had one space in the house that was wide and long enough where I could fully lay the panel out to do all the cutting and pinning then I just draped them over my dining room chairs until I had time to do the sewing. I just did them one by one but it took me months! Mainly b/c I didn't set aside the time to do it, not b/c it was time consuming. I then used my kitchen table (I have a large farm table) for the actual sewing. All in all, it was a fun project. I was so proud of myself that I decided at some point, I want to take a sewing class. Unfortunately, I haven't taken out the sewing machine since, but I do plan on making a couple of pillows (nothing fancy) soon. And I have to say, my mom was SHOCKED when she came over and saw the panels hanging and I told her that *I* made them. She couldn't believe it, especially when she saw that I took the time and lined them! Here is an old picture. The panels aren't hanging nicely here and have since been fixed, but you can get the idea of my finished product! Good luck with yours!