Kanzashi hair ties: weaving technique, ideas and master class

2024 Author: Sierra Becker | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-26 03:46

Creating holiday hairstyles is an art, and often going to the hairdresser turns into a big expense. However, it is not at all necessary to go broke every time you want to become the queen of a party, since it is enough to decorate well-groomed curls with an unusual hairpin and you can safely go to conquer men's hearts. Headbands, hairpins and kanzashi hair bands from satin ribbons look especially beautiful, which you can make yourself. Depending on the size, they are ideal for decorating girls' hairstyles of different ages, including casual ones.

Easy option: what you need

If you want to learn how to make your own kanzashi-style scrunchies, then don't immediately jump into creating compositions with lots of detail, hoping to become the author of a masterpiece. Try to get a piece decorated with one small flower first.

For this you will need:

• satinred, white and green ribbon 4cm wide;
• soft scrunchy with thread braid;
• scissors;
• rhinestones to decorate the middle;
• candle (lighter);
• satin ribbon 10 or 5 mm green;
• glue gun.

Production

To make a flower of 5 petals, you need to cut 3 squares from a red satin ribbon 4 cm wide and 2 from white.

Next each of them:

• fold diagonally in half;
• turn fold up;
• create 3 folds at the bottom to make a petal;
• cut from the inside out;
• melt the cut on the flame of a candle and pinch it with your fingers to grab it.

As for the manufacture of the leaf, then, again, first a square is cut out of a green satin ribbon. Then:

• cut it diagonally;
• put halves on top of each other;
• melt the long side and squeeze with fingers so that the halves stick together;
• cut again diagonally perpendicular to the seam to make two blanks;
• take one half and fold the sharp ends to the wrong side;
• "glue" the sheet at the bottom on the candle flame;
• do the same with the second blank.

When all the petals and 2 leaves are ready, start decorating the flower and gum.

Flower assembly

At the final stage of creating hair ties (kanzashi)use a glue gun.

Assembly is done like this:

• glue all the petals to make a flower;
• decorate the middle with a rhinestone;
• two leaves are glued onto the flower from the wrong side;
• press with fingers so that all parts are connected more tightly;
• cut a thin strip 5 cm long and 1.5 cm wide from the green ribbon;
• doubling;
• put a drop of glue on the fold;
• put the tape on the metal clip of the elastic band;
• glued so that the junction is close to the elastic band;
• straighten the ends of the strip;
• glued from the wrong side to the elastic band;
• cut off the ends of the strip and grease with glue;
• apply a flower and press with fingers.

What do you need to make a layered flower to decorate an elastic band?

Having mastered the technique of round petals, you can move on to creating more complex products using the kanzashi technique. As in the previous master class, the basis of the product will be squares cut from satin ribbons of two different colors 3, 4 and 7 cm wide. As for the tools, you will need a glue gun, a ballpoint pen, sharp scissors, a candle, a lighter, tweezers and ruler. You will also need a rhinestone or a bead to decorate the middle of the flower and an elastic band with a textile braid, cotton threads to match the ribbons, thick cardboard and a needle.

Making a two-layer kanzashi hair tie: a master class

First of all, you shouldlearn how to glue a sharp petal. To do this:

• a square cut from a 7 cm wide satin ribbon is folded in half diagonally;
• repeat this action so that the new fold goes from the top of the right angle to the center of the hypotenuse;
• fold the blank for the last time;
• cut as shown in the figure below;
• clamp the petal with tweezers;
• “solder” the cuts over the candle flame;
• do the same with 13 more squares of ribbon of the same color, 7 cm wide.

The same scheme is used to make petals for the second and third levels of the flower for hair ties (kanzashi). They can be from a ribbon of the same or different colors, 3 and 4 cm wide. At the same time, 5 of them should be smaller in size, and 9 should be larger.

Assembly

Making an intricate DIY kanzashi scrunchie flower will require patience, especially at the last step. Assembly is carried out in the following order:

• sew the tips of large petals together to make a flower;
• cut a circle with a diameter of 3 cm from a small piece of thick cardboard to match the flower;
• sew medium size petals together;
• paste the first flower on cardboard first;
• fixed on top with a second gun;
• glue the smallest petals together;
• cut a 1cm wide strip from the ribbon used to make the first flower;
• stick the third flower on twoothers and decorate in the center with a rhinestone or bead;
• the prepared strip is placed under the elastic so that the metal clip is at its center;
• put a drop of glue on it;
• fold the strip;
• straighten and cut the ends, leaving a cut length of 1.5 cm on each side;
• glued to a cardboard mug;
• press firmly.

Headband with flowers and weaving: what you need

Besides the kanzashi scrunchie, you can make other hair ornaments using this technique. For example, a great idea is to make a flower headband with original weaving.

For this you will need:

• scissors;
• ruler;
• tweezers;
• lighter;
• file;
• glue (for example, "Moment-gel");
• pencil;
• satin ribbon 400 mm long and 50 mm wide;
• 1-1.5 cm wide plastic headband;
• thread and needle;
• two satin ribbons of different colors, about 150 cm long and 6 mm wide;
• beads, beads, buttons or other decorations for the middle of the flower.

Headband braiding

Before you make such a hair ornament, you need to burn the edges of thin satin ribbons. Then:

• drop a drop of glue on their inside out;
• connect into a loop;
• pull a dark green ribbon (N1) through the loop at the end of a light green one (N2);
• throw the end of N2 through the index finger on the left hand;
• stretch her inloop of the first tape;
• continue weaving until you get a pigtail equal to the length of the rim.
• tape ends do not cut;
• remove the glossy layer from the surface of the rim with a file so that the pigtail sticks easier;
• apply glue;
• pigtail;
• press;
• cut the edges of the ribbons;
• burn;
• glue the pigtails inside.

The headband decoration is created in the same way as for the kanzashi barrette and scrunchie.

It can be in the form of a single flower or a bouquet with or without leaves. In this case, both round and sharp petals, including double ones, can be used.

There is another option for braiding the rim. This will require two very long thin satin ribbons of contrasting colors, 2 and 1 cm wide. The first ribbon is tightly wrapped around the rim along the entire length and the ends are fixed with glue. Beads with a diameter of about 8 mm are put on the second. Wrap the rim around it so that all the beads are on the outside. Fix the ends of the tape with glue. Decorate the product with a flower glued together as already described.

Now you know how kanzashi hair ties are made (a step-by-step process for creating such jewelry is presented above). As you can see, everything is quite simple, and anyone with patience can create a chic hair accessory.