DIY kanzashi sunflower: master class

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Kanzashi sunflower is a very beautiful and simple flower. They can decorate any accessory, and make your own is very easy. For the petals, you will need a yellow satin ribbon 2.5 cm wide: cut it into segments 5 cm long. They are made according to the same principle as for the aster, and should be long and sharp. For the leaves, we take a green ribbon 2.5 cm wide. Foliage is an optional element, but it adds contrast to the flower.

How to make the center of the ribbon

It is very important for a kanzashi sunflower to choose the right base. Well, if it is felt. We cut out a circle with a diameter of 7 cm from it. For the middle, you can use beads, beads or a simple rep ribbon. In the master class, we will work with a ribbon, but first it must be strung on a thread and pulled tightly around the edges so that the “accordion” learns.

You will need a black tape 1 cm wide and40 cm long, as well as 60 cm brown. Instead of a rep ribbon, you can use satin. Let's start the master class "Sunflower Kanzashi".

Make flower petals

Cut off 5 cm from the yellow ribbon and fold the sides together, right side out. The tweezers will help hold the petal in place and reduce the risk of burns from the lighter. You can singe the edges with a candle, a lighter or a soldering iron. Cut off one end of the tape diagonally and fasten the edges on one side. Now we form the opposite side of the petal by folding both edges into the middle, aligning them in the center and fixing them in place, singeing the edge again. We make about 35 of these blanks.

Creating a center for a sunflower from kanzashi ribbons

The central part of the flower should be voluminous. We prepare the ribbon for the middle of the flower: singe the edge, take a needle and thread to match, fold the material in half, string it on a thread and pull it together. The black center can be made later by fixing it with glue.

Another option: immediately fold the tape in a spiral and sew with matching threads, turning the workpiece in your hands to get a three-dimensional detail. Glue the felt blank and the core, placing it in the center.

Collecting a flower

We start assembling the kanzashi sunflower from the outer edge: glue the petals close to each other. The first layer will need about 18 petals. Then we make the second circle - it needs about 14 petals. At the very end of the assembly, we glue brown around the black centertape. It should cover the edges of the petals. Additionally, the center of the flower can be decorated with artificial insects, rhinestones or beads. Such a flower will perfectly complement a Ukrainian-style kanzashi wreath.

Kanzashi sunflower: a master class on creating a flower with curved petals

You can make a sunflower in another way. The petals will turn out to be rounded, and the middle will consist of beads. Preparing the necessary materials:

• yellow satin ribbon 5cm wide and green 2.5cm wide;
• tweezers;
• lighter;
• black beads;
• scissors;
• knife or spoon;
• clean tissue;
• fishing line;
• glue gun.

Flower making process:

• Cut out 24 rectangles 6 cm long from the yellow ribbon, and divide the green ribbon into 12 segments 6.5 cm long.
• Starting to form the petals from the yellow ribbon: fold the rectangle in half wrong side inside and cut into two halves. To make the edges of the kanzashi sunflower petals look more natural, cut off a narrow strip of ribbon from one edge.
• Cut first the right and then the left upper edge diagonally: you should get a sharp petal.
• Now you need to round off the side corners. Do the same with the green ribbon. The only difference is that we make the triangles at the end sharper and do not cut the side edges of the tape. This leaflet will be at the very base, and it will be practically invisible.
• Remainingset fire to the blanks with a candle without bending them. We do this to secure the edge so that it does not crumble. Clean leaves without soot can be obtained by using the lower part of the candle flame.
• Now we need a knife or a spoon, depending on what will be more convenient to use. Additionally, we prepare clean material for cleaning the tool from soot. If there is a gas stove, the process will go faster - the knife will get less dirty.
• In the work we use the blunt side of the knife: we heat it over the fire and wipe it with a cloth. Then we take a sunflower petal and apply two parallel strips to the fabric, starting from the wrong side. We turn over, on the front side between the folds we make three lines. You will get a corrugated petal.
• Repeat these steps on all other blanks of yellow tape and green leaves.
• Now we form the petals and leaves: we wind the right corner of each blank to the left, and the left corner to the right. Scorch the bottom of the candle.
• Pulling out the tape, we begin to bend the petal outward, drawing the edges over the fire. We bend the green petals more strongly.

When all the blanks are ready, it remains only to collect the flower. On a felt base with a diameter of 5 cm, glue the first row of green petals in the amount of 12 pcs. Next, we begin to glue the yellow petals in a checkerboard pattern, without shifting to the center. There are also 12 petals in this row. In the third row, glue the yellow petals in a checkerboard pattern between the petals of the second row. To decorate the center, we need faceted beadsblack color and fishing line with a diameter of 0.18 mm. We fold the fishing line into 4 additions, fix it on the wrong side and begin to sew beads in a circle. It remains to fix the fishing line, and the sunflower is ready! It can be used to make a hair accessory, a brooch, or use it to create a ribbon arrangement.