Simple and beautiful flowers and bouquets of satin ribbons

Flowers are the perfect decoration for clothes, hairstyles and rooms. But living plants quickly wither, so needlewomen learned to make artificial flowers from satin ribbons with their own hands. How difficult is it that you need to perform such crafts? What nuances of product assembly should be considered? How to find a worthy use of man-made beauty?

The use of satin ribbons for making flowers originated in Japan. This type of craftwork is called "kanzashi". Initially, such artificial gifts of flora served as a decoration for the image of the bride. However, over time, the Japanese began to decorate them and everyday hairstyles. However, even now, the tradition of wearing "floral" ribbon decorations is kept for appropriate reasons. For example, the festive kimono of a geisha is complemented by kanzashi with buttercups. As for the domestic fashionistas, the flowers of satin ribbons are used not only in the hairpins, but also for decoration:

• clothes;
• handbags;
• premises;
• gift packages;
• topiary;
• mural, etc.

One of the most important advantages of products made of ribbons is that they easily acquire the desired shape - you can create any type of petals. In addition, satin crafts:

• do not crumple;
• comfortable in care (do not lose neither color nor shape after washing);
• presented in a wide range of colors.

What you need to work with ribbons?

You can make your own hands from satin ribbons flowers of the most incredible shapes and sizes. It is worth noting that the level of skill in the manufacture of high-quality crafts is important, as well as the right material - along with tools for needlework. As for the tapes themselves, they can be narrow and rather wide. The size is selected depending on the type of flower, and this parameter has no effect on the pomp. By the way, the most convenient is the width of 5 cm. And in order to enjoy the process of making flowers, you need to prepare:

• heat gun with silicone glue;
• glue "moment" or "super-glue";
• stationery or tailor scissors with pointed ends;
• tweezers, so that the details of small flowers were comfortable to clamp;
• a conventional lighter or paraffin candle for processing and gluing the edges of the tape;
• paint for pictures on fabrics (if you want to paint the tape or to focus on some details);
• additional elements (beads, beads, sequins, rhinestones).

Simple flowers made from hand made satin ribbons

The lightest in execution, but no less beautiful flowers from this, are created from a single ribbon. This way you can make very cute roses.

Materials:

• 1 m tape 2.5-3 cm wide;
• lighter;
• thread needle.

Instruction:

1. Melt the edges of the tape.
2. 1.5 cm of tissue fold down diagonally.
3. We form a fold to the left at the expense of 3 turns - this is the middle of the flower.
4. Stitch item.
5. Now alternately turn down the ribbon downwards, and then we wind around the middle.
6. We fold each fold with a thread. Rose is ready.

The same method can be collected peony, only you need to choose a ribbon of a suitable shade.

Delicate handmade kanzashi flowers made from satin ribbons

In order to make a hand-made article, you can stitch its petals and glue it. This is especially true for beginners who are not quite confident with the thread and needle.

Materials:

• on 1 m of a tape of two flowers 4 cm wide;
• thread in tone needle;
• lighter;
• hot melt glue;
• scissors;
• a piece of felt;
• bead for the middle.

Instruction:

1. Cut the ribbon into 5 parts by 7 cm and 5 parts by 9 cm.
2. Melt the edges of the lighter.
3. We fold all the details of the same color in half, stitch it with threads, departing 3 mm from the edges, each element, collecting the petals in a circle.
4. Repeat the previous step for the petals of a different color.
5. Without cutting the thread, we attach two flowers so that the smaller diameter is inside, and sew them, while attaching the bead to the middle (you can glue the bead around the perimeter with a thin lace band).
6. Cut a small circle out of the felt and glue a flower onto it. The handicraft is ready.

Bouquet of flowers from satin ribbons, handmade

Beautiful flowers made from satin ribbons can be combined into a bouquet. Such a thing will be an excellent doubler for a “live” bridal bouquet, a fitting gift on International Women's Day. One composition takes about 25-27 roses.

Materials:

• ribbons of different colors 3 cm wide;
• stationery scissors;
• stapler;
• long ruler;
• ball basis for a bouquet;
• cone for flowers;
• bouquet handle;
• rhinestones for decoration;
• heat gun.

Instruction:

1. We put the tape to the ruler, measure 65 cm and cut a piece at an acute angle.
2. 5 cm bend out.
3. Rotate the workpiece 90 degrees and again bend 5 cm.
4. Thus we form a square with a small hole in the middle.
5. Fold the tape, repeating steps 2-4 to the end.
6. We clamp the workpiece and pass through the hole in the middle of the end, cut at an angle.
7. Extend the corner until a rosebud is formed.
8. We also pass the second edge, glue or fasten the tails with a stapler.
9. Making the right amount of flowers.
10. Cut off half the base ball and make a hole in the flat part.
11. Fix the handle.
12. Put the cone on the handle, put it on the glue.
    
13. We decorate a cone from below with a ribbon.
14. On the round part we glue the flowers.
15. We decorate a bouquet with rhinestones. The handicraft is ready.

Handmade narrow satin ribbon flowers

To make the petals of a narrow ribbon, thread and a needle will not be needed, but the lighter will be very useful.

Materials:

• 3-4 m narrow tape;
• hot melt glue;
• a piece of felt to match the tone of the ribbon;
• beads for the middle;
• scissors;
• lighter.

Instruction:

1. Cut the ribbon into segments of two sizes.
2. We fold the pieces with an eyelet on the front side so that the edges meet, and make a cut diagonally.
3. We merge the edges.
4. We process all segments in this way.
5. Cut out a round base from felt and glue on it long loops and then short ones.
6. Glue or sew beads to the center. The flower is ready.

Another option to create products from a narrow ribbon is to assemble petals with sharp edges.

Materials:

• 2-3 m tape 1 cm wide;
• piece of cardboard;
• lighter;
• thread, needle;
• hot melt glue;
• bead.

Instruction:

1. Cut the ribbon into rectangles (can be of different sizes).
2. Fold each rectangle face out along the long side.
3. Cut the corner and fuse it over the fire.
4. The other two corners are turned inside out and sew them together.
5. Glue the petals on the base around the circumference from a larger size to a smaller one; we decorate the middle with a bead. The handicraft is ready.

A lush flower of satin ribbons, do it yourself

Lush products are made much faster, because the parts for their manufacture are obtained by air and bulk. The two-layered flowers, from which you can make a brooch or a hairpin, look very nice.

Materials:

• tape 5 cm and 2.5 cm wide;
• hot melt glue;
• thread in tone needle;
• semi-bead, matching color.

Instruction:

1. Cut the wide ribbon into squares.
2. From a narrow ribbon we make rectangles with a side of 6 cm.
3. We fold the squares diagonally, grabbing the corners with glue.
4. The triangle is folded on the bisector of the upper corner.
5. Edges also glue.
6. We cut the lower part so that it becomes even.
7. Now we put the blanks in the corners of each other, form a circle.
8. Pieces of ribbon of different colors are folded in half and grabbed with small stitches along the fold.
9. String all the blanks, we drag them into a tight circle, making beautiful folds.
10. We put a circle on the blank of wide ribbons, sew and glue a half bead in the middle. A lush flower is ready.

Handmade satin ribbon hairpin flowers

Satin plants produce very original hairpins, and you can select combinations of details to your own taste. As a basis for things you can buy special clips or use a used item.

Materials:

• tape 5 cm wide;
• hot melt glue;
• stationery scissors;
• tweezers;
• a piece of felt;
• bead;
• Base for hairpins.

Instruction:

1. Cut the ribbon into squares.
2. We fold the squares diagonally, we grip them with glue.
3. We reduce the sharp corners, squat them on the glue, clamp them with tweezers so that they stick together better.
4. We glue together these triangles with the sides, forming a circle.
5. Cut a circle out of felt, glue a flower blank on it.
6. In the middle we sew a bead.
7. Glue or sew the flower to the base for the hairpin. Decoration is ready.

Flowers made from satin ribbons, handmade, provide an opportunity to create unusual and exclusive jewelry. Such crafts are easy to repeat, you only need to be patient and perform all the manipulations carefully - then the result will be similar to a work of art. Do not forget also that in one thing you can combine not only ribbons of different widths, but also different techniques for making colors.