Various decorative elements can not only give clothes a unique and original look, but also decorate them, give them a second life. Hand-made decorations will also help to enliven the interior of the room and fill it with something unforgettable. Very often, decorative flowers, or more precisely, roses, are made from fabric. Foamiran is mainly used for this - a foamy and beautiful material from which various three-dimensional figures are made.
A foamiran flower can be single-color, two-color, or include all the colors of the rainbow, and consist of large or small petals. Such roses are used to make lamps or lights, the light from which will pass through the material and give a unique soft shade. This article will tell you what a foamiran rose is, a template, a pattern for such a product, and what tools are needed for this.
What materials and tools need to be prepared
Before starting work and looking through the finished rose patterns, the needlewoman must make sure that all the working tools and materials for making the flower are in place. For this process you will need:
- Glue gun for fixing parts;
- An iron for ironing them;
- PVA glue;
- Foamiran material of a certain color or several colors;
- Paper for printing the rose template and its stencils. A pattern can also be made from thick paper;
- Acrylic or pastel paints;
- Polymer clay;
- Sponge;
- Thick cardboard;
- Sharp scissors;
- Wire;
- Pliers;
- Toothpicks;
- Mold for giving texture to petals.
It is not at all necessary to use all the above-mentioned tools and materials for work. All of them are needed only for those who are engaged in this business professionally.
Master class on how to make small life-size roses from foamiran
Flowers made of foamiran look especially beautiful. If you do everything carefully, you can end up with original and exquisite products. The master class on making them consists of the following points:
- You should use several dumbbells (dumbells) for work and one hole punch;
- Create templates of petals and leaves on paper and on a cardboard base. Attach the pattern to the material and prepare the elements of small flowers. It is important that the leaves and petals are not too large. 3-5 centimeters in length will be enough;
- Using a stack, special lines are cut along the leaves. After this, you will get a small blank, folded in half and used later. It is worth making sure that the halves of the sheet are flattened, as this can tear it. Also, the more leaves there are, the more beautiful the final product will be;
- Flowers are made using a hole punch. 3 centimeters is enough for the diameter of the flower. To make the final work more colorful, you should use material of completely different colors and shades;
- Make small cuts on the petals using scissors;
- Iron the petals, but not more than 10 seconds. After this, all the rose flower blanks will be ready;
- It remains to collect the flowers. To do this, each specimen is collected so that its petals remain raised up. This is done with the help of hands. It is important to note that the bud located in the middle should be flattened.
Important! At the final stage, all the flowers are attached to the leaves with glue and can form a bud or inflorescence.
How much foamiran is needed for an interior rose
The flower should consist of 26 petals, for this you need to knit a chain of 52 loops using a hook. For such a diameter of 65 cm and a height of 180-200 cm, you will need 4 sheets of pink foamiran and 0.5 sheets of green. Next, you need to knit the second row of the bud, starting from the center with double crochets, you can use a different amount of material, but this depends on the desired knitting density and the size of the bud.
Making patterns for foamiran roses at home
A craft made from this material will be a lovely decoration for the interior and clothes. Moreover, such roses can be used to decorate gifts. It does not require much effort to make it. First of all, you should prepare your workplace and all the necessary tools for this.
The minimum set of tools that you will need to create one rose is as follows:
- Foamiran material in the shade you like;
- Foamiran material in green color for leaves;
- Stamens, which can be found in craft stores;
- Iron;
- Glue gun;
- The scissors are sharp;
- Awl.
You will also need a special template, for example, from paper, to make roses and many other flowers. It is also used to cut out rose petals. The template itself can be printed or drawn to your taste.
Important! Using a ready-made template, you can see that its parts have different sizes. This is done to select and determine the size of the future flower.
Ready-made foamiran rose pattern: print or draw
To avoid making patterns yourself, you can find them on the Internet or in a handicraft magazine. This will not only save you time, but also help you find ready-made, beautiful and interesting patterns.
These roses from the pattern will help to decorate:
- Family photo albums;
- Photo frames;
- Mirrors and paintings;
- Plaster for money or jewelry.
Below you will find several ready-made patterns for making roses from foamiran.
Fixing the flower
To fix a flower on paper, cardboard or any other dense, non-crumbling material, you will need a smooth circle of felt or other similar fabric. The flower is attached by sewing or gluing to the base. The first is done with strong threads, and the second - with PVA glue or a glue gun with a special adhesive composition.
DIY Fabric Roses
Such work in the form of a rose does not necessarily have to be made only from fabric, it is possible to make it even from paper or leather and leather substitutes. Roses and headbands made of satin ribbons look especially beautiful, they give a unique shine and convexity to the work. You can also make several multi-colored products and collect them in a bouquet or make a beautiful decoration for a bow.
Thus, making a rose in the form of a spiral or any other flower from foamiran is quite easy even for an inexperienced craftsman. Making such decorative items can not only increase the experience of the needlewoman, but also give sophistication and originality to things like a pillow, photo frame or gift that will be decorated with this flower. Both professionals in sewing decorative items and absolute beginners in this business can cope with this.
