Tsumami Kanzashi Flower

Instructions

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  Step 1

  Before you begin you want to starch your fabric.

  If you don't have access to this you can use fabric interfacing as well.

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  Step 2

  Pick out your scrap fabric.

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  Step 3

  Cut out your squares. Any size really will do.

  Mine were about 2 inch wide so I decided to use 6 petals, but you can use 5 or if you want use more just your petals won't be as open when you're finished.

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  Step 4

  fold in half

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  Step 5

  Fold corner to the center

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  Step 6

  Same thing to the other side

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  Step 7

  Flip over, the two ends that are together are at the bottom of the diamond as we're looking at it now.

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  Step 8

  Imagine a line going down the middle if the diamond.

  Fold the side to the middle.

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  Step 9

  Same thing to the other side.

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  Step 10

  Now fold it half length wise.

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  Step 11

  It should looke like this from the top....

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  Step 12

  And this on the bottom.

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  Step 13

  Taking your need and thread.( yes no thread in this photo)
  Push the needle through the middle.

  See the next photo for a more exact placement.

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  Step 14

  See how the needle catches the little triangles in middle?? That's what we want.

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  Step 15

  Stack em all together and get them on the needle and on to the thread.

  I quatruple up on my thread to make it strong.

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  Step 16

  Now you want to cutt off the ends.

  Closer picture next step.

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  Step 17

  About this much.. and do it to them all.

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  Step 18

  Squish them all togther.

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  Step 19

  And make a knot.

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  Step 20

  Nice and tight. Give it a few knots so it won't come undone. Then snip your threads.

  Should look like this.

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  Step 21

  Push the centre piece out and flat to al the petals

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  Step 22

  should look like this now...

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  Step 23

  Sew on your center AND TA DA!!!! cute and sweet!!