Silk Flower Tutorial
These silk flowers are all over the web. I did not come up with the idea myself. But, I did figure out how to make them on my own. Do YOU want to learn? Of course you do. The flowers are so cute!
Silk Flower Tutorial
Supplies:
Silk or less expensive faux silk fabric
Beads
Scissors
Lighter
Thread
Glass of water (optional but advised)
How it’s done!
First thing you need to do is cut out 5-6 circles in several sizes.
You do not need to cut them into perfect circles.
Grab a circle and your lighter (and water in case you flower catches fire)
Hold the flower in the center
Begin the burn the edges
Continue turning the fabric in a circle, not staying in one spot too long.
The edges will start to curl.
Do this to all of the circles.
The next thing you want to do is stack them, from biggest to smallest.
Get you needle, thread, and beads.
Coming from the underside of the flower stitch a small X
Then come up from the bottom again, and start stitching your beads in place.
You should now have a purdy flower.
You can hot glue it to an alligator clip, or stitch it to a headband.
(sorry about the blurry pic, my model kept moving)
You can attach it to a shirt even.
The embellishment possibilities are endless!
Ohhhh!!!! Thanks for the tute!!!
this is great! i’ve seen these all over the web and never realized how easy it was!
Love this…thank you!
That is a great tutorial. What a great idea for other to try for themselves.
go girl!
Never would have thought this is how it was done! Thanks for sharing the tutorial!
That is so neat! Thanks for sharing!
I love it! I think me and the girls might try and make some of these to go with one of Erin’s knit beanies! Thanks for the tute!
So cute! I “burn” mine over a TeaLight, that way you have both hands to control the flower.
thanx so very much! been looking for a good explanation
These are gorgeous and what an easy tutorial! Love it!
Does 100% dupioni work for you? The edges on mine just singed without curling? Will a cheaper silk curl better?
What a great project! It looks like a ton of fun and a hint of danger!!
Thanks for sharing!
Silk burns- it would have to be a synthetic to curl. At least I’ve never worked with a real silk that ‘melts’ instead of burns- but I love the project- I think my daughter and I will make these!