Fabric Carnation

  ✂︎

Favorite

Comment

List

       

Share

• 

  Step 1

  You need light jersey with a lot of elastic in it for better looks and stretch for that matter.

• 

  Step 2

  Cut a long, thin strip. I had a metre of the jersey but in order to make the strip longer I cut all around it without stopping and the above piece has about 3,70 metres. The longer the strip, the thicker the flower. Remember, it should be about 1 or 2 cm wide.

• 

  Step 3

  Start wrapping it around your palm. While doing it, pull the strip tightly.
  Jersey tends to curl up and that would add up to the looks of the flowers and make them more beautiful.

• 

  Step 4

  Here it is all rolled up.

• 

  Step 5

  Take it off carefully and holding it firmly tie a knot around it with a previously cut short strip.

• 

  Step 6

  When it is secured. Cut the upper part

• 

  Step 7

  Like this.

• 

  Step 8

  Here's what it looks like. Cut the strips on the other side too.

• 

  Step 9

  Now, some of the "petals" will be bigger than others so here you do a little trimming until you make them all even.

• 

  Step 10

  A break in the steps for comparison. Here you can see what you'll get if you use a slightly wider and shorter piece of fabric (the pink one being a sturdier cotton).

• 

  Step 11

  When you finish trimming both sides, the flower will be left with the middle exposed, so you have to fix that too.

• 

  Step 12

  Start by pulling the little strips to the other side but not very strongly because if the tie is not tight enough you might pull the strips off, and you also roll them up in your hands to get a nice round flower.

• 

  Step 13

  Here it is!
  Attach a pin at the back and you have a lovely carnation brooch.

• 

  Step 14

  Or, you can take a bamboo stick (plastic stem, or whatever you come up with) insert it inside and make yourself a lovely flowery bouquet.

Versions

+ Add your version

Posted by

Kelsey G.

Comments

Leave your comment