Ribbon Flowers with their own hands: see how to make beautiful artificial flowers from ribbons

Flowers can please the human eye not only for a couple of days, standing in a vase in the window, but 365 days a year. And now we don't mean artificial and seemingly lifeless flowers. We are talking about flowers from ribbons, of course they do not smell, but they look very beautiful. This article will talk about making flowers from satin years with their own hands.

Manufacturing techniques

Flowers from prefabricated petals

The technology is very simple, the petals are separately made and fastened together into a single flower.

Types of petals:

• Scorched edges. Petals of this type are seared at the edges with a special tool.
• Twisted edges. Petals are twisted and fixed with thread or glue.
• Non-shattering edges. These are petals made of leather braid.

Types of assemblies petals:

• Gluing. This assembly is carried out with a glue gun.
• Stitching. Is carried out by hand, sometimes the petals are sewn on a machine.
• Trimming. Hot scissors are used for this.

Flowers from a solid ribbon

Quite a simple technique with which a beginner can cope, the main thing is to find the right technique of stitching.

Types of making flowers:

• "Twisted flower". Plaque neatly twisted, fastened. After that, all the petals are bent and fixed one by one. The buds turn out voluminous and lush, it all depends on the size and quality of the ribbon. Suitable for making roses.
• "With petals". Along the entire length of the thread live zigzag, then pull it down.
• "Vintage". Ribbon of lace on all edges is lined with thread, in the middle is attached a bead.
• "Base". A cardboard base is taken on which the flower is formed.
• "Textured". Made of lightweight textured braid, which is easily rolled into a tube.

Kanzashi .

Technique of creating flowers from satin ribbons kansashi popular. It involves making flower buds from different pieces of fabric of different shapes. These pieces are twisted into buds and sewn together with thread or glue.

Where to use flowers from satin ribbons

Not only ordinary flowers are made in this way, but also various kinds of jewelry, such as a brooch. It can be a wonderful decoration for a dress or other type of clothing.

Standard set of materials necessary for needlework

• Ribbon. There is a huge variety of tapes made of different materials and in different shades.
• Soldering iron. Necessary for gluing or cutting ribbon in the technique kansashi.
• Thread. In the work should use only high quality and strong thread.
• Glue. An important factor in choosing is the transparency of the glue. The more transparent it is, the less it is visible.
• Scissors. An indispensable tool in any kind of needlework.
• Tweezers. For safety when firing the petals.

Decorations

There are a large number of uses for flowers for jewelry:

• Brooch and pendant. Flowers in such jewelry are attached to a solid base.
• Earrings and rings. A miniature flower can be a great piece of jewelry for this kind of jewelry.
• Jewelry for children. Beautiful, well-bonded flowers would make a great decoration for a hairpin, bracelet or elastic band for a baby girl.
• Self-adornments. Professional craftsmen make custom flowers that are very difficult to distinguish from the real thing. Such a bouquet, set in a vase, can be put in a sideboard or dresser, so it pleases the eye.

Examples of flowers

This section will look at examples of making flowers from satin ribbons for beginners.

Peony .

Items Needed:

• You will need 2 ribbons(5 cm and 2 cm) of red and pink.
• Tweezers.
• String to match the color of the petals.
• Scissors.
• Candle.

The process of making:

1. Cut 15 petals from 5 centimeter ribbon.
2. Cut 15 petals from 2 cm ribbon.
3. All petals are burned on the edges with a candle. This is done so that they slightly curl.
4. Starts to form a flower of petals of different sizes. Gradually you need to loosen the fastening of the thread, so that the flower was lush.
5. Petals should be fixed 2-3 times, so as not to accidentally disintegrate the flower when created.
6. The final step is to decorate the flower, for a shine the bud can be treated with varnish.

Air flower

This is a very large-scale work, for the performance of which you will have to prepare at least a hundred small flowers.

Necessary elements:

• Ribbon of three different sizes from the organs. The shades must be combined.
• Candle.
• Beads for decoration.
• String.
• Scissors.

The process of making:

1. Ribbons are cut into circles of 3 different sizes.
2. The edges of the resulting circles are burned over a candle.
3. Petals are connected in a bud and fastened together, in the middle of the bud attached to a bead.
4. This decoration is an excellent match with the skirt.

Rose

Several different options for creating a rose from satin ribbons will be considered.

A simple variant.

The necessary components:

• Ribbon length of 2.5 meters.
• Glue gun.
• Thread and needle.

Manufacturing process:

1. Ribbon is unfolded so that it looks like the letter G.
2. The end of the tape is wrapped, the tip is fastened with glue. We get the core of the flower.
3. To create the petals you need to roll the ribbon, but in the other direction. One side is fastened with glue, the other side unfolds the petal.
4. Then the petal is bent and attached to the core.
5. Petals are attached until the flower is formed.

Option with individual petals

In this case, the petals are formed from individual ribbons and attached to the core with glue. To prevent the satin fabric from crumbling, all petals must be scorched before assembling.

Kanzashi Variation

Thanks to canzashi, you can move on to the creation of complex multi-level buds.

1. Cut squares of fabric. Their edges are burned.
2. From the squares formed petals, which form a bud. Beginning with the larger petals to smaller.
3. As decoration in the middle of the bud can be placed beads or decorate the bud with beads.

Pansies

Components needed:

• Fabric purple and several shades of it.
• Beads.
• Scissors.
• Candle.

The process of making:

1. 2 semicircular and 1 oval petal are made, which form the inside.
2. The resulting flowers are tied together with threads.
3. The heart of the flower can be decorated with beads or use a yellow ribbon for that.
4. After that, they need to scorch and bind at the bottom with leaves.

Creating flowers from artificial ribbons is a simple and uncomplicated hobby, which everyone can master. It is not limited to the usual flowers, you can gradually complicate the composition and improvise, creating your own compositions.

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