Friday, May 27, 2011

Feature: Flower Hair Pin Tutorial

Today's Feature comes from a good friend of mine, Kat. Kat has her very own blog at Pins and Needles! Please stop by and check it out!!


Flower Hair Pin Tutorial


MATERIALS:

* 17ish inch strip of fabric (1-2 inches wide)
* 1 inch circle of felt
* Hair pin
* Button or bead for center of flower
* Glue

STEP 1:
Cut your fabric strip. It can be any fabric you prefer but should be thin enough to gather. Here I used a raw silk. The strip can be approximately 17-20 inches long, depending on how many layers of petals you want your flower to have. Leave the edges raw.



STEP 2:
Sew a basting stitch down one edge of the fabric strip.




STEP 3:
Pull one end of the thread to begin gathering the fabric. Once it is gathered to your liking, tie of the ends.




STEP 4:
Coil the fabric to create layers of petals. The gathered fabric will naturally want to do this.





STEP 5:
It's time to assemble the flower. Choose a button or bead for the center of your flower. Next, glue each end of the strip where you want them to secure the petals.





STEP 6:
Glue the felt circle to the back of the flower and the button on the center front.




STEP 7:
Glue the hair pin to the felt on the back of the flower...




...and TADA!

5 comments:

  1. Very cute and seems easy but what if you don't sew? Any ideas?

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    1. There are various websites to teach you how to sew and you can go to a sewing class. Or you can get someone else to do it for you! Lol! x Hope it works!

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  2. Or you can just hand stitch it.....that'll work just fine.

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  3. I never thought of doing a flower this way. I've been buying wired ribbon to do this. Guess my brain went to sleep will safe me money making flower bows for my daughter and her friends and also for my grandbaby. Thanks alot.

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  4. Seems so easy, I have gotten something to do and give out as a gift. Thanks a lot.

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