How to make beautiful flowers from chiffon yourself for a beginner

The modern market is rich in various fabrics, with the help of which you can make original flower crafts with your own hands. These include felt, silk, satin, chiffon and other materials that are very popular among leading manufacturers.

The most popular type of fabric is chiffon. It serves to decorate any outfit or accessory. In this article, you can find several unique ways to create original flowers from chiffon in just a few hours.

Tools and materials

To make a two-color flower with your own hands, you need to prepare the following materials:

• scissors;
• needle;
• threads of appropriate shades;
• chiffon of two colors (brown, red);
• pattern;
• regular colored pencil;
• a lighter or a candle;
• blank;
• glue.

Choosing Chiffon: Types of Fabric

Chiffon is a real find for both beginner needlewomen and masters of their craft. With the help of this fabric, you can create beautiful roses, tulips and many other flowers. They will look like real ones. There are a great many ways to use such crafts.

To create a chiffon flower with your own hands, you first need to choose a certain type of material:

• Crepe chiffon is a translucent fabric. The manufacturer uses natural silk with a plain weave to make it;
• Jacquard chiffon is a combination of dense opaque material. This type of fabric can be purchased with interesting patterns;
• chiffon-satin - is a symbiosis of these two fabrics;
• Chameleon chiffon is distinguished by its thinness. The material often changes shades (shimmers);
• chiffon with a coating (gold or silver);
• chiffon with lurex - fabric to which a little lurex thread has been added;
• pearl chiffon is a mother-of-pearl translucent material;
• stretch chiffon is the densest type of chiffon, which stretches well;
• chiffon with color transition - a material whose shade changes, smoothly transitioning from one to another (for example, from dark to lighter);
• Printed chiffon is a material with printed designs.

DIY Chiffon Rose

A chiffon rose is made using natural material. Only dense ones are selected to match the base. Alternatively, you can use pieces of felt, cloth or thick interlining. The product can be made using a ribbon 1 m long and 10 cm wide.

Step by step actions

First, a circle is cut out from the base, the diameter of which is about 5 cm. The end of the frill should be carefully glued on the back side, and then start sewing it on. First, you need to sew the edges of the base, gradually moving closer to the center. As a result, you get up to four frills. The end of the material is attached with pins. In the middle, you can glue a bead or a beautiful button.

DIY Air Flower

To create an unusual air flower with your own hands, you need to prepare in advance:

• fabric (chiffon and mesh);
• a sheet of paper and a pencil;
• pins;
• needle and thread;
• decorative elements of your choice (beads, stones, sequins);
• hairpin.

Next, you need to strictly follow the instructions:

• take a piece of paper and draw a large flower, which will be made as a souvenir or a spring gift;
• fold the fabric into a square shape. It should be slightly larger than the drawn flower. This material should be pinned to the template and carefully cut out. There should be up to 26 layers. If this is too much to cut out, you can reduce the number;
• The layers should be folded together, alternately applying chiffon and mesh (unevenly, to add volume to the product). Then they should be sewn strictly in the center. To add additional volume, the thread should be pulled tightly, then secured on the back side.

Chiffon flowers: master class from O. Shepelenok

To make a chiffon flower at home with your own hands, you will need the following materials:

• candle;
• lighter;
• chiffon;
• scissors;
• threads;
• needle;
• beads or buttons for decoration.

Instructions for making the craft:

• The first step is to cut a strip of fabric of any width. For a large flower, this is approximately 10 cm. Sometimes it is enough to make a cut, because chiffon allows you to tear off the strip evenly.
• Then you need to make the strips of fabric smaller in width relative to the very first one.
• After this, you should cut out squares from all the strips.
• Fold each square in half.
• Fold the resulting rectangle in half again to form a triangle.
• Using scissors, you need to cut off the uneven edge, leaving it slightly rounded. The result will be a circle.
• Thus, all squares need to be turned into circles.

Many people often wonder how to make flowers from chiffon correctly. If a beginner needlewoman makes a round flower from chiffon using a candle, then difficulties may arise. Chiffon is a very flammable fabric, a split second is enough for the delicate white fabric to suddenly turn into a piece of plastic coal, or in the worst case, just a hole.

To perform further step-by-step actions, you will have to follow the advice of professionals:

• if you hold the fabric close to the candle and at the level of the flame, the edge will be slightly scorched and will not fray;
• If you hold it over a candle flame, the fabric will deform very quickly, which will ruin the edges.

The simplest flowers made from organza and chiffon can be made by folding several petals of different diameters and decorating the center with a bead, seed beads or button. To make a more voluminous flower, you need to use prepared circles:

• the largest ones are cut into five pieces, and the smaller ones into four pieces;
• cut the smallest ones into three pieces;
• then take a candle, with which you need to process the product from both sides along the cut line;
• At the end you just need to fold the petals.

DIY Chiffon Flowers: Master Class by V. Belichenko

Only artificial fabrics are suitable for this method of making flowers. This can be silk, organza, chiffon, etc. Flowers look very beautiful when several types of fabrics of different density and texture are used in their production. The color of the material can also be different.

From colored fabric (or a combination of several) you can make a wonderful floral, chiffon accessory for a dress or suit in a certain color scheme.

Having chosen the fabric, you should decide on the size of the bud. For convenience, you need to cut out a circle from thick paper with a diameter equal to the maximum size of the flower, and then three more circles, each of which is smaller than the previous one by about 0.5-0.7 mm. The number of circles can be changed, but from practice, four sizes are the most optimal.

The diameter of the largest template in this case is 7.5 cm. It should be remembered that the finished flower is 1-1.5 cm smaller than the template, depending on the fabric used.

When the templates of four sizes are ready, you need to cut out the circles-blanks from the fabric. Their number can be different, it depends on the density and splendor of the flower.

Where can completed products be used?

Chiffon flowers are often used to decorate hairpins and headbands, brides' bracelets and wedding bouquets, wedding ring pillows, brides' garters, wedding clothes and shoes, to decorate the interior of a banquet hall, and to decorate bonbonnieres and gift wrapping.

With the arrival of spring, you can start making unique items. Original crafts are the best alternative for decorating a dress or shoes, creating accessories, home decor, etc. A product made with your own hands will emphasize individuality and also make the image more attractive.