If you want to make a beautiful gift with your own hands, you can try making flowers from threads. The buds can be different in size and differ in shape. Such a bouquet of bright colored elements will be a pleasant present. In addition, making flowers from threads and yarn is an exciting activity for both adults and children.
DIY Thread Flowers
With the arrival of spring, you want to make something special for your mother, grandmother, teacher or friend. Such a gift as handmade thread flowers will please any woman, because the bright buds will never fade. Even a small child can make this version of the craft, because there are many step-by-step options for making simple and complex ones.
Almost everyone has threads at home, so any will do, but it is advisable to choose the thickest ones. This is important for creating lush petals. Also, such a decorative ornament can be used not only as a bouquet. A flower made of threads can become an elegant brooch on clothes, a bright decor for curtains or an element of a wreath.
A very original composition is obtained by combining flowers made using different techniques. The buds can be made not only from threads, but also knitted from yarn, glued from satin ribbon or made on a special weaving machine. The latter can be bought in a sewing store, or made at home from plywood.
Materials
Those who have been making fakes for a long time will probably find a list of necessary accessories for making flowers. A beginner needlewoman will have to buy everything from scratch, everything you need can be found in a sewing store.
Important! You should buy a certain minimum of materials for production. In the future, at your own discretion, you can supplement the crafts with beads, rhinestones, ribbons.
The most necessary materials for creating flowers from threads:
- colored ribbons;
- scraps of fabric (different as desired);
- floss or yarn;
- copper wire;
- cardboard;
- colored paper.
List of tools for creating buds:
- crochet hook;
- pliers;
- scissors;
- lighter;
- candle;
- tweezers;
- nippers;
- glue;
- glue gun.
It is worth dwelling a little more on the yarn for making flowers. The thread thickness should be medium. If you only have thick ones, you can separate them - remove a couple of threads from them. The material suitable for creating petals is acrylic. The thread should be slightly fluffy and moderately stretchy, so that it is convenient to wind it on the wire.
Spokes are needed to form buds. Thick ones should be used to make large elements, thin ones - for small fragments, for example, leaves. The same applies to wire: thick ones - for making branches, large flowers, thin ones - for elegant petals and miniature details. Steel wire is needed for branches, and easily bendable copper wire - for flowers, foliage.
Additional materials include cotton wool, acrylic paints and foam rubber. You can use paint to paint over the section of wire where you accidentally missed winding the thread.
Important! Scissors should be sharp so that they are comfortable to use.
Preparation
Before you start making flowers from multi-colored threads and yarn with your own hands, you need to think through the concept. It is advisable to download a photo template with the desired flower from the Internet. To get a realistic effect, you need to study all the details of the plant. Then take measurements using a regular ruler or centimeter tape.
Please note! If the plant has a complex structure, then in this case you need to draw its details on paper in advance.
After measuring, you need to reproduce the most accurate copy of the flowers. It is advisable not to deviate from the real sizes. You can also attach the wire to a real flower and copy the outline of its petals and leaves. Separate fragments are fastened together using the winding method.
How to make flowers from knitting threads in tenerife
Tenerife, or lumé, is a special object on which threads or wool yarn are wound to secure flower arrangements. For making chrysanthemums, diameters of A, C, D are sufficient.
The necessary set of tools for creating buds using the Tenerife technique:
- Tenerife;
- knitting threads in three shades;
- scissors;
- brooch base;
- black threads;
- needle;
- plastic juice straw;
- bead (for the center of the flower).
Stages of the master class:
- To make it easier to wind the thread on the pins, you can use a piece of straw for stringing. You can also take a cylinder from a ballpoint pen, the main thing is that the thread passes through the hole freely.
- Tie a knot at the end of the working thread. On Tenerife, set three nozzles of different diameters. Put a pin in the center of the device.
- Pull the thread down along the left side. The main condition is that the thread must go around each pin of the largest diameter nozzle. Return the thread to the top pin along the right side.
- Again, pass the thread along the left side to the central pin, turning it towards the largest attachment and bending around the adjacent pin. Return the thread to the top again along the right side, but bending it around the adjacent pin.
- When you have three rows of such loops, you need to stretch the threads of a different color onto a medium diameter nozzle in three rows.
- The last small row is made using the third shade of threads. You also need to make three rows of winding.
- Sew all the rows through the core with threads. Carefully squeeze out the pin with a needle from the middle of Tenerife.
- The center of the flower should be such that each stitch goes through the core of the loop.
- When making the core, you can hide the ends of the threads on the back side.
- Remove the finished flower from Tenerife. Sew a bead in the center.
- Sew a brooch base or hair elastic to the back of the flower.
Flowers on a fork or ruler
This is a slightly different option for making decorative flowers from threads. When making flowers using this technique, you get beautiful miniature crafts that can decorate a scarf, handbag, decorative wreaths or a handmade notebook. For flowers on a fork, you will need:
- fork;
- medium thickness knitting thread;
- scissors;
- needle.
Step-by-step instructions for making a flower with a diameter of 5 cm:
- Wrap the thread between the fork teeth 20 times. If the yarn is too thick, 15 turns will be enough.
- Cut the thread to leave a 30 cm tail. Thread it onto a needle and wrap it vertically around each fork tine.
- Pull one end together, tying the ends into a knot to form the first petal. Make six more petals in this manner.
- Pull all the flower components together. You can sew a decorative bead in the middle.
For the master class on how to make a flower using a ruler, you will need:
- yarn;
- scissors;
- crochet hook;
- wide range.
Making a flower:
- Cast on 40 stitches on the ruler in one and the opposite direction. It is worth remembering that the wider the ruler in diameter, the larger the flower will be.
- Remove the resulting loops from the ruler and twist them into a flower. Attach a bead for decoration in the center.
On cardboard
A flower made of woolen threads on cardboard can be a wonderful gift for mom on March 8. You can use it to decorate a brooch or a postcard. Such a cute bright craft is not difficult to make even for a small child. Necessary materials:
- knitting threads;
- cardboard template in the shape of a circle;
- needle;
- beads.
Making a flower using a cardboard template:
- Make markings on a cardboard circle and attach sewing pins to it.
- Wrap each bulge in a circle. You can also make 2-3 more circles depending on how lush the flower should be.
- Make the core with a different color of thread. You need to thread it through a needle and connect all the middle holes of the threads wound on the template.
- Tie the ends of the threads into knots at the back to prevent the structure from falling apart.
- At the last stage, you need to sew a bead in the middle of the flower.
Features of the use of woolen threads
To make flowers, it is important to choose high-quality threads. The ideal option is natural wool yarn. This material has a number of advantages:
- does not get wet well and repels moisture;
- elasticity (the flower will not wrinkle);
- strong thread.
Please note! A finished wool product cannot be ironed. If you need to iron it, it is advisable to do it through a white cotton cloth or gauze.
No special knowledge or skills are required to handle woolen threads. The main thing is not to expose the products to high temperatures, not to wet or crush them. It is enough to handle them carefully, and also to throw away small pieces of wool after making the craft.
Flowers made of threads will be a pleasant gift that any woman will appreciate. Also, these bright buds can be used as decoration for home, clothes, accessories. They are made easily and simply, so there will be no problems for children or beginner needlewomen.
