How to make a flower on a dress made of cloth with your own hands

Too strict dress-case for a party - complete it with a handmade fabric rose. Too boring for everyday life - decorate it with an original contrast flower. I want to stand out from the crowd of brides - add to the dress a bright flower of ribbons.

Small or voluminous, simple or multi-layered flowers become an extraordinary highlight of the dress, attract attention and add a considerable share of romanticism and charm to the image.

The most important thing is that such a decorative work can be made independently from scrap materials.

A drop of fantasy, knowledge of small tricks about which we will tell you, and step-by-step creation of simple colors from fabric will help you create your unique masterpiece.

If you have not found ready-made patterns of petals, then you can draw them yourself, using the ruler and pencil.

An ordinary circle can also serve as a pattern. It is made with compasses or by circling a glass, cup or any round object.

There is another unusual and therefore little-known method - removing "measures" from a living flower.

• Take the most beautiful flower and carefully disassemble it into petals.
• Each of them circle on the cardboard, then cut along the contours. Difficulties may arise with very prominent petals. In this case, circle them with a small digression.
• In this way, they also lead around the leaves, only at the base of the leaf blade you need to make a small protrusion if you attach it to the stem.
• Cut the fabric on the fabric elements "oblique." It is recommended to use a ballpoint pen to outline patterns, as the pencil often leaves a dirty mark. The trace of the handle when cutting remains behind the contour.

Almost any fabric of any density (organza, silk, satin, chiffon, crepe de chine, velvet, flax) will suit the flower.

It is advisable to choose a natural material, because it will stretch well and be easily corrugated.

About synthetics can not be said. It is subjected to rapid overheating, which leads to the deformation of the element of the flower. In a word, experience, strength and patience require more.

To color resorted to when you need to achieve maximum naturalness of the flower. Suitable aniline and confectionery dyes, ink, "Rainbow", gouache and photo painting.

A piece of fabric can be completely dyed, and you can individually petals.

To keep the flower in shape, the fabric can be starched or treated with a gelatin solution, which is very simple. In a glass of cold water, dilute 2 tbsp. spoons of gelatin and let them swell, and then reheat in a water bath.

In a ready hot solution, lower the cloth and squeeze. Dry on the line. When it dries, iron a warm iron.

It is important to note:

• starching is done after dyeing the fabric;
• thin matter starch is strong; dense starch is weaker. Velvet is smeared with a solution only from the wrong side;
• if the material is rustling, then it is ready to go.Otherwise, it will be difficult to form the petals due to a weak solution or tool sticking if the solution was excessively saturated. It is fixed simply. Wet the fabric, let it dry and repeat the process from the beginning.

Curved petals give different ways, depending on the fabric:

1. The contours of the elements of light material burn candles or a cigarette lighter. Only while running drafts should not be.
2. You can use the tool gurgle The petals from the heated tool will round out. Curl edges curling knife, special crochet. Bulge petal will give heel.

The similarity with this flower is achieved just due to the stamens.

They are made of strings, which are impregnated with a solution of starch or gelatin, and a paint dye in an amount of about 30-40 pieces. The latter can be replaced with melted wax.

For the pestle need wire wrapped with paper and cotton balls, painted in the appropriate color.

The heart of the flower is decorated with buttons, cotton wool, beads and everything that may be at hand.

It is recommended to use PVA glue, which does not leave marks on the fabric.

And now from the theory we move on to practice.

The presence of a small patch of dense fabric of interesting colors can be the beginning to create such a pretty flower.

• Cut circles of the desired diameter.
• Each element is folded in half several times.
• Seam the bottom edge of the resulting petals.
• Collect all the elements in one flower.
• Attach a piece of lace or knitted border to the center of the flower.
• Attach a button that will hide the seams.

No wonder the queen of flowers is considered a rose - a symbol of beauty and love. Do not decorate your dress with such charm is just a sin.

We will need a red or pink ribbon 35 cm long.

Fold the edge away from you and start wrapping the rose. Secure the base with a thread, not reaching the fold line.

Sew the end of the ribbon from the wrong side, securing all layers.

This beautiful flower is the easiest way to create flowers from circles. At the same time it is desirable to use a different material.

• Cut circles of different diameters, at least 5 pieces.
• Burn edges.
• Collect the petals in a flower, starting with the largest.
• Cleave all layers with a pin.
• Sew the decor, holding the petals together.

The stencil in the form of divided petals will serve as a pattern for a lush organza flower. Fabric can pick up different colors and different textures.

• Fold the fabric in several layers to make a square. It should be larger than the template.
• Circle it and cut it out neatly. The number of petals depends on the size of the flower and the thickness of the fabric.
• After laying the cut out figures on each other and aligning the layers, fasten all the petals in the center with a thread.
• Beads and beads can decorate the middle.

We want to share another option to create a flower from ribbons.

From the material you need, you only need ribbons of different colors, which can be pieces of any fabric, a thread with a needle and beads for decoration.

Take a 50 cm long ribbon and wrap one edge to form a triangle.

Turn the sharp corner tuck and fasten with thread.

Next, collect the ribbon in the form of an accordion.

Collect the flower from the gathered ribbon and secure with a thread.

It remains to make leaves.

• A green ribbon of 10 cm length is folded with a triangle.
• Sweep the base and pull it off.
• So make the second leaf.
• Gather a floral arrangement and decorate with beads.

This technique requires perseverance, but the originality of the colors of the fabric compensate for this disadvantage.Sizes and colors can be very different, as well as how to use them, while the material costs are minimal.

Flowers are made of satin ribbons using Moment-Crystal glue, decorative elements, cardboard, scissors and a needle thread.

There are different ways to create colors using the kanzashi technique. We will look at a few.

To make a beautiful aster, cut the tape into segments of 7 cm in length. The number of future petals is optional.

Fold each piece in half and cut at an angle with a soldering iron to form the top of the petal.

Wrap the bottom of the petals and scorch the edges, so that the ends of the ribbon will join.

From thick paper, cut a circle corresponding to the diameter of the flower. Stick the petals, starting from the edge of the circle, gradually filling the entire space.

A large convex flower is made as follows:

• Tighten the ball with a plastic bag. The size of the finished product depends on the diameter of the ball.
• Make the petals.
• 7 petals connect in a circle with a thread and secure. There will be a small flower to be attached in the center of the ball.
• Between the details of the first row glue the second row of petals.
• Glue the petals in rows, forming a flower of the desired volume.
• When the glue grabs, gently remove the ball and plastic bag.