Do-it-yourself items made from linen and burlap. Just look at the beauty the craftswoman makes out of this! Now I look at old bags differently! Fabric panel

The apartment is our personal space for relaxation. By furnishing it, we try to create a warm and comfortable atmosphere. It’s hard to imagine a cozy interior without cute decorations. Handmade crafts have become very popular lately. The main argument is that you don’t need to buy anything special in order to make an original craft. You will be surprised, but all the available materials are in your home.

Let's open the bins!

Many people probably have a corner in their home where pieces of old wallpaper, small coils of wire, old newspapers or magazines, tea or coffee cans and similar unnecessary rubbish are folded and carefully stored.

Calming ourselves with the thought that the time will come, and this piece of old jute or flax will definitely come in handy, we gradually turn into keepers of a huge number of small things that we are unlikely to use.

With a little imagination, you can diversify your interior with interesting elements and find practical use for things that have been collecting dust in the closet for a long time without use.

What kind of crafts can be made for the home?

It is not possible to list all the categories, because human imagination has no limits. We can only highlight some of the most popular ones, namely:

Functional crafts. This type includes boxes, caskets, jars for cereals, bottles, etc. In general, everything where we can store small-sized items;
Crafts for interior decoration, which are aimed at creating a cozy atmosphere in the room - figurines, pictures, flowers, napkins, amulets;
Crafts that combine beauty and functionality - a coffee table, a stand for shoes or umbrellas.

Choosing material

Everything is simple here: the material for making crafts can be anything. It all depends on your imagination.

Crafts made from burlap and twine are becoming increasingly popular. At first glance, burlap seems to be an unattractive and rough material that is widely used in agriculture and has nothing to do with decorating rooms.

Although it is sometimes used as a canvas for painting. Interior designers position burlap as a stylish, natural and environmentally friendly fabric.

Therefore, they use it with pleasure in their work, supplementing it with all sorts of elements and inventing more and more new decorations:

products made of burlap and jute;
products made of jute and straw;
coffee and burlap decorations;
crafts using clay and jute;
burlap decorated with linen.

The list is incomplete, again, it all depends on imagination and available means.

DIY burlap products

As already mentioned, burlap is a universal textile material from which you can make many interesting and useful things for everyday household use - curtains, napkins, flowers, decorations for vases and flower pots.

People who are no longer new to this matter recommend starting with something simple. Try cutting the fabric into small pieces, loosening the fringe around the edges and starching it. The table napkins are ready!

Using the same principle, you can give an original look to an ordinary flower pot. To do this, you just need to wrap it with thick fabric and secure the edges together with a stapler. To prevent the craft from seeming boring, you can stick watermelon or pumpkin seeds on top of the material, add coffee beans or any other cereal.

The main thing is the color variety of the materials used. This design will not only please the eye with its originality, but will also allow you to change the design of flower pots from time to time. Without requiring additional cash costs from you.

A home interior element made with your own hands can be an original idea for a gift, say, to friends or relatives. So, an element such as a talisman looks interesting and relevant in any home.

Making a talisman from burlap

Home is our fortress. And just as no fortress can do without a guard, so a house cannot do without a guardian of the hearth. And when it comes to home amulet, the first thing that comes to mind for most people is a figurine of a brownie. Making a brownie from burlap with your own hands is quite simple. All you need to do is follow the instructions.

Before you start working on the figurine, you should make sure that you have everything you need, namely:

2 wires;
leg-split;
a piece of burlap;
disposable spoons 3 pcs.;
a tuft of tow;
pencil;
scissors;
needle and thread;
disposable socks or as they are also called nylon socks;
coil of wire;
padding polyester;
a sheet of cardboard or any other material that would be suitable for a model of the brownie's body.
glue;
accessories for decorating the figurine - coins, cereals, a small broom, etc.

Now let's move on directly to the manufacturing process.

We roll a piece of available cardboard into a tube and secure it along the edges with a stapler. P Then, at your discretion, we make holes for the future hands of the man and insert the wire there.

Next, take disposable socks, fill them with a small amount of padding polyester and roll them into balls. After which we tie these balls to the side wires of our craft. There must be a distance between the ball and the hole where the wire enters the cone. We will close this gap with a sleeve, which can be sewn from any fabric you like.

The head is made using the same principle as the arms. After the head is attached to the brownie's body, sew buttons, which, in this case, will imitate eyes and embroider a beautiful smile with threads.

Take 2 disposable spoons and break off their handles so that you get two comfortable supports for the little man. Having glued the legs, you can decorate the spoons with pieces of burlap, creating an imitation of house slippers.

A piece of burlap can be turned into a flower, doll or bag. Ready to experiment? Then don't waste time in doubt.

Do you think that creating crafts from burlap with your own hands is not fashionable or modern? But no! From this unpretentious-looking material you can create very nice little things that fit perfectly into the decoration. Despite the rough texture, it is easy to make elegant decorations and decor for clothes and home from bag fabric. Carefully study our recommendations and proceed to the master classes!

A hobby with ancient roots

The art of making crafts from coarse woven material has its roots in ancient times. Our Slavic ancestors made amulets in this way to ward off evil spirits. Needlewomen made motanka dolls, the creation of which had great spiritual and magical meaning. It was believed that amulets protected against the evil eye, brought happiness and prosperity to the house, and brought harmony and mutual understanding to the family.

And at the present time there are craftswomen who follow all the rituals and rules for creating magical amulets. But if you don’t want to delve into all the intricacies of the ancient craft, you can simply make crafts from burlap for interior decoration; today this hobby is on the list and is very popular among women of all ages.

Where to start a new craft

Of course, you will need burlap. It can be found in craft stores. Now on sale there are bleached and natural versions of this material, completely ready for use. If you get your hands on a real bag, the fabric needs to be prepared. To begin with, shake it out of dust, then wash it and dry it flat. To give the fibers a rich shade, after washing, the cut can be soaked for an hour in a decoction of onion peels or in strong tea leaves.

In addition, you may find it useful:

leg-split;
threads;
acrylic paints;
glue gun, scissors, needle;
padding polyester for stuffing voluminous crafts;
decorative elements - lace, beads, etc.

A very simple craft - a brownie made from burlap

You can start your passion for burlap crafts with this very easy-to-make brownie. To make it, you need to prepare a piece of burlap, a small piece of twine, thread with a needle, padding polyester and acrylic paints.

How to make a brownie from burlap:

Cut a circle with a diameter of 15-20 cm from a piece of burlap. The size of the finished craft will depend on the diameter.
Stepping back 3-5 cm from the edge, draw another circle with chalk or dry soap. Sew large stitches along the marked line using strong thread.
Place a piece of padding polyester in the middle of the circle and tighten the thread. You should get a rounded bag. If necessary, add more padding polyester so that the future brownie is tightly stuffed.
Prepare two pieces of twine. Using a thick gypsy needle, pass one piece through the center of the toy's body, and the second at the bottom. Tie a knot at the hanging ends - these will be the arms and legs of the brownie.
Unravel the pulled edge - this is the forelock. Use paints to draw a funny face. Instead of paints, you can take eyes and a nose from a broken children's toy.

That's all, the first burlap craft is ready! Agree, everything is done very simply, and the end result is a fun toy that is worth picking up if you are going to.

Decorative vase made of burlap

To make a decorative vase, you will need a tall tin can, for example a corn can, a piece of burlap with a width equal to the height of the container and a length sufficient to completely wrap it. Also prepare a glue gun, a piece of twine or lace, beads, and decorative flowers.

All stages of work are very simple:

Wrap the jar with a piece of burlap and secure the edges with hot glue.
Make a braid of twine and glue it along the top edge of the jar.
Tie a piece of twine or wrap it with lace around the resulting vase.
Show your imagination by decorating the craft with beads, seed beads, and bows.

DIY burlap flowers

Despite the fact that burlap is a rather rough material, skilled needlewomen can work real miracles with it. An example of this is graceful flowers. Making them will require some experience, so it’s worth taking them on after you’ve gotten your hands on simpler crafts.

To work, prepare small pieces of burlap, thin twine, soft wire and a glue gun. Follow the instructions, do not rush - then your flowers will definitely turn out.

Operating technique:

From burlap, cut out five petals for one flower.
On the front side of each petal, glue a thin twine along the edge so that the material does not fray and looks neat.
Glue a piece of thin soft wire on the wrong side. The ends of the wire should protrude 1-1.5 cm from below beyond the petals.
Assemble a flower from five finished petals, fastening the leaves with protruding wire.
Roll the snail into the middle of the flower from the twine and glue it to the center of the craft. You can also make stamens from short pieces of twine.
Bend the leaves beautifully. Thanks to the wire frame this will be easy to do.
At all stages of work, do not rush in any way. The glue must adhere well, otherwise the flowers will begin to spread, and the work will only bring disappointment.

You can decorate a box, vase, or doll hat with these flowers. Or you can attach them to wire legs and assemble a bouquet. To prevent the wire from being noticeable, first wrap it with thin twine. The number and shape of the petals can also be varied to obtain, for example, lush roses or delicate lilies.

Ideas for creativity

Using the same principle as flowers, you can make crafts in the form of butterflies, leaves, and bows. Usually they are used not as independent elements, but to decorate more voluminous creations.

If you remember that burlap is an ordinary, albeit rough, fabric, you can sew a variety of toys from it. Brownies, animals, birds - everything associated with country style - look especially impressive. This handicraft goes well with stocking dolls.

Embroidery on burlap looks beautiful and unusual. In this case, knitting yarn and a thick gypsy needle are used. The embroidery technique can be any, for example or You can also embroider.

Another idea for crafts is made from cereals and coffee beans, where the same burlap serves as the canvas. The main secret is that the base is glued to a sheet of cardboard and only then proceed to the painting itself. If the burlap is not reinforced with cardboard, the cereal will inevitably fall off.

Burlap glued onto thick cardboard will make a fun tea house. The canvas is cut out like regular cardboard and the house is assembled using hot glue. The edges and joints are decorated with twine.

Burlap is also popular as decoration for the holidays. It makes gentle Christmas angels, graceful Easter baskets, scary bats for Halloween,...

Master classes for beginners

Go to step-by-step master classes to practice creating crafts with our needlewomen.

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For work we will need burlap, linen or any cotton fabric

Cut a strip of burlap. The width of the strip can vary from 5-8 cm or more, the size of the future flower depends on it

Lay the corner as shown in the photo below

We begin to twist the rosette, while simultaneously twisting the strip of fabric

The edge of the strip needs to be sewn or glued with hot glue

Video master class, so to speak: to consolidate the material covered)

Based on materials from shabbysweetcottage.blogspot.ca

Nowadays, Christmas tree decorations made of burlap, linen, and jute are very popular. Making them is usually not difficult. The materials required are the simplest. And the toys turn out to be original, sincere, cozy.
What is important is that such decorations do not break, and they can be hung on the Christmas tree in a house where there are children.

I suggest making several New Year's pendants from linen fabric for the holidays. They can decorate a Christmas tree, use them in New Year's compositions or to decorate gifts.
For work we will need:
Materials
scraps of natural fabric (burlap, linen, cotton);
PVA glue;
universal glue (preferably Titanium);
beads, beads, sparkles, etc. - for decorating toys;
acrylic paints (you can gouache);
monofilament or thin threads for sewing on beads;
cardboard;
optional: food coloring;
for an angel: a large wooden bead (or a piece of thin light fabric and a lump of filler); linen or cotton yarn for hair
Tools
wide glue brush;
a small, stiff paint brush (the cheapest one from the office supply store will do);
thin brush for painting an angel;
scissors;
ruler;
compass or round shape for template;
ruler;
protractor;
a simple pencil or disappearing marker;
sewing needle.
I made my jewelry from linen, quite thin fabric with a dense weave of threads. If you are going to use burlap, I recommend increasing all the given sizes. The thicker the fabric or the sparser the weave of the threads, the larger the toy should be made.

Fabric preparation

I used small scraps of fabric I had left over from sewing gift bags. You can take linen, burlap, or double-thread cotton fabric.

The fabric can be pre-dyed. For example, food coloring.
We dilute the paint with water. I did it by eye - I poured the remaining orange and red paint into a bowl and diluted it with warm water to make a solution of rich color (photo 1).
Soak the flaps in the paint solution. We press so that the fabric is well saturated with liquid (photo 2).
Wring out and dry. You can dry it by laying it on polyethylene or hanging it on clothespins without bending it.
I recommend painting in the bathroom. And wear gloves. As my sad experience has shown, food dyes stain nails just as wonderfully as fabric. It's difficult to wash off afterwards.
To treat fabric with glue, lay polyethylene on the table.
Dilute PVA with water in a ratio of 1/1. If the glue is thick, then more water can be added.
Spread the pre-ironed fabric on the table (photo 3).
Apply the glue solution with a wide brush. Do not skimp on the solution; the fabric should be saturated with it.
I first processed one side of the flap, then turned it over and processed the other side.
Let the fabric dry directly on the table.
I do not recommend speeding up drying with an iron or heating appliances. You risk getting a surprise in the form of stains.
The dried fabric should be as stiff as paper. Actually, we will continue to work with it as with paper.
Photo 4 shows ready-made flaps. Using red food coloring in combination with the original flax color produced a reddish-brown hue. It turned out very similar to the result of dyeing with natural dyes. I like it.
The fabric is ready, you can start making toys.
Set aside the PVA glue. Further, when the text mentions glue, it means Titan glue.
A little about this glue. Unlike, for example, Moment glue, Titan is thick. Accordingly, there is less risk that it will saturate the fabric and appear on the front side. Compared to other adhesives, it has a very low odor. This is very important, since when making toys you have to glue a lot.

"Star Flower"

Surely you have seen or even made such flowers from paper. They are very easy to make.

1) Using a compass or some kind of template (saucer, jar lid, etc.), draw a circle (photo 1).
I have a circle with a diameter of 10 cm.
2) Determine the center: bend the circle in half, unfold it and bend it again perpendicular to the first fold. At the intersection of the folds, draw a point. This is the center (photo 2).
3) Using a ruler and protractor, divide the circle into 8 sectors. Stepping back from the center a certain distance (mine is 1 cm), we place marks on each line (photo 3).
4) Cut the circle along the lines to the marks (photo 4).
You can mark only one circle. Then fold both circles and make cuts along the lines.

5) Bend each sector as shown in the photo. Lubricate with glue (photo 5).
We wait a few seconds and glue it together with a “stick” (photo 6).
To speed up the process, you can apply glue to three sectors at once. While we are finishing the third one, the first sector can already be glued.

In this way we make two large parts and two small ones. For small parts, make the circle blank half the size.
My diameter is 5 cm.

6) If desired, we tint the petal rays with white acrylic paint. You can also use gouache, but, unlike acrylic, it is washed off with water and is therefore less reliable and durable.
We tint this way: we put a little paint on a dry, hard brush. We pass over a sheet of paper several times to remove excess. Apply paint to the rays, making movements with the brush from the top to the base. It’s as if we rub the paint into the fabric.

7) Again, if desired, decorate the flower with sparkles. I used glitter to design my nails (photo 9).
Pour the varnish into a small container (a plastic bottle cap). Dip the tip of the ray into varnish and dip it into a jar of glitter. Tapping the petal on the edge of the jar shakes off excess.
I used parquet varnish, but you can use, for example, acrylic. If there is no varnish, then grease the tip with glue.
Thus, we process all the rays one by one (photo 10).
After the glue has dried, remove excess glitter. To do this, at first I simply shook the flower. Then she clicked her fingernail on each petal. It is better to do this over the sink, otherwise everything around will shine.

8) We put large and small parts in pairs. Fix with a drop of glue.
We decorate the middle: first we sew the central bead, and then the rest around it.

9) Glue a string to hang the toy (photo 12).
10) Lubricate the central parts of the parts from the wrong side with glue and glue them together (photo 13).
The star flower is ready!
Another design option for the middle.

"Fluffy center"

1) For a fluffy center, cut a strip of fabric approximately 14-15 cm long and 2 cm wide. Unravel one side of the strip.
Since the fabric is treated with glue, it is somewhat difficult to unravel.
We do this: use a needle to pick up one thread at a time in the middle of the strip and then pull the resulting loop. In this way the threads are pulled out easily.
We make the fringe approximately 1 cm wide (photo 1).
2) Cut off the fringe, leaving an unraveled edge approximately 3-4 mm wide (photo 2).
3) Lubricate the tip of the fringe with glue and twist it tightly. While twisting, lubricate the base of the strip with glue (photo 3).
4) Straighten and fluff the fringe (photo 4).
5) Using a brush, apply white acrylic paint to the ends of the threads (photo 5).
In this way we make another middle.

6) Prepare the flower halves. Glue the lace loop. Glue the halves together (photo 6).
7) Lubricate the bases of the fluffy centers with glue and glue them to one side and the other of the flower (photo 7).
"New Year's Dahlia"

I made a New Year's dahlia from dyed fabric.

1) Cut the fabric into squares. I have squares with a side length of 4.5 cm (photo 1).
2) From the squares we glue “pounds” - petals (photo 2).
I needed 26 pounds for the dahlia.

3) Glue a small piece of fabric to the cardboard. Draw a circle and cut it out (photo 3).
I have a circle with a diameter of 5 cm.
4) Glue a lace-loop to the side without fabric (photo 4).
5) Lubricate the circle with glue and glue the petals (photo 5).
I glued it to my eye. As a result, my petals are not quite evenly positioned. Don't repeat my mistake. Mark the center of the circle with a pencil and glue the petals, focusing on the mark.

6) Lubricate the middle of the flower with glue and glue the second row of petals (photo 6).
7) Use white acrylic paint to tint the petals in the same way as we tinted the star flower (photo 7).

8) Glue in the fluffy center. Only in this case, for the middle we cut a strip 30 cm long, and make the fringe width 2 cm (photo 8).
9) Making a dahlia for New Year’s (photo 9). Apply varnish to the ends of the petals one by one and sprinkle with glitter. It is good to pick up glitter and apply it with a stiff bristle brush.
It is more convenient to decorate the petals before gluing them to the base. In this case, we dip each petal in varnish, and then dip it in glitter.
"Anemone"

We make a combined anemone - the first row of petals is like a dahlia, and the second row is like a star flower.

1) When describing the New Year's dahlia, I did not specify that it is convenient to make even squares this way: cut a strip of fabric, fold it with a corner and cut it off (photo 1, 2). Then fold and cut again. In this way we cut the entire strip.
The squares are smooth without additional markings.
I have a square with a side of 4 cm.
2) Unravel two sides of the square (photo 3).
3) Glue the “pounds” - petals (photo 4).

4) Tint the petals with white paint (photo 5).
5) Cover with glitter (photo 6).
6) Make a circle base as for a New Year’s dahlia and glue the petals (photo 7).
7) Make the second row of petals like a star flower. We tint. Glue it (photo 8).
My diameter of the circle base for the inner petals is 5 cm.

8) Make a fluffy center (photo 9).
9) If desired, glue sequins (photo 10).
It’s convenient to glue sequins like this: lay the sequins on the table with the front side up. Apply a drop of glue to the petal with a toothpick. Touch the sequin with a wet finger (it will stick to your finger). We transfer the sequin to the petal and press it.

And this is how you can transform ordinary gift bags.
1) From the remnants of the fabric we make small flower blanks.
2) Glue the tip of a piece of jute twine between the halves of each flower.
Making the middle
3) Apply glue to the middle of the flower and dry it. Apply a second thicker layer of glue.
4) Pour in beads. Press the beads (through a piece of paper so that the beads do not stick to your fingers). Let's dry it. Shake off the excess.
5) We thread the second end of the twine through the holes of the bag and tie it with a bow. If desired, decorate with a thuja sprig or anything else.
I made the bags in the style of the gifts and souvenirs packed in them. Namely, angels made of linen fabric.
We will do them now

"Silver Angel"

For the angel, in addition to the fabric, you will need a large wooden bead.

1) Draw a circle and use a protractor to divide it into three sectors. Cut it (photo 1). The resulting blanks for three angels.
I have a circle with a diameter of 15 cm.
2) Glue the lace-loop (photo 2).
3) Glue the cone (photo 3).

3) We expand one of the holes of the bead. You can do this with a stationery knife: insert the tip of the knife into the hole and twist it (photo 4, 5). We expand the hole until the tip of the cone fits into it.
4) Pull the loop through the bead (the widened hole is located at the bottom). Lubricate the tip of the cone and the base of the loop with glue. We put the bead on the cone and press it (you can help yourself with a stick) (photo 6).

7) Draw a sketch of the wing (photo 7).
8) Cut it out and try it on (photo 8). We correct - we trim.

9) Place it on the fabric, trace it, cut it out (photo 9, 10).

10) We use blue and white paint to mark the feathers (photo 11).
11) Lubricate the edges of the wing and the lower feathers with varnish. Sprinkle with glitter (photo 12).

12) For the hairstyle, cut the yarn into pieces of the desired length.
I made my hair from yarn - linen with viscose.
13) Lubricate the top of the head with glue and begin gluing the yarn (photo 13-16). Glue in one layer.

14) When all the segments are glued, lift them and grease the bead with glue (photo 17).
Press the yarn onto the bead. Dry (photo 18).
15) Trim the hair and slightly unravel the threads (photo 19).

16) Lubricate the bottom edge of the cone with varnish and sprinkle with glitter. We also design the neckline (it’s more convenient to do this before gluing the hair) (photo 20).
17) Make a headband from a piece of cord (photo 21).

18) Mix white and yellow paints. Using a semi-dry brush, draw a circle - light from a candle (photo 22).
19) Draw a candle with yellow paint. Yellow and orange - flame. We use white paint to mark the edges of the sleeves (photo 23).
20) Finish the sleeves (photo 24).

21) Use a semi-dry brush to tint the sleeves (photo 25).
22) Mix white with a drop of orange paint and ocher. We draw palms (photo 26).
You can add watercolor paints to white acrylic paint.
23) On one side of the candle we draw a vertical line with orange paint, on the other with white paint. We draw the wick with black paint. We cover the edges of the sleeves with sparkles (photo 27).
I also added metallic gold paint to the candlelight.

24) Glue the wings (photo 28).
25) If desired, draw a face - put dots on the eyes and draw a smile (photo 29).

The shining angel turned out to be festive!
"Golden Angel"

This angel is no more difficult to make than the silver one, but a little longer.
We make the base like the first angel. We decorate it to your liking.
We make the wings a little different.

1) Draw a sketch of the wing and cut it out. Let's try it on. Let's correct it. Everything is like with the first angel.
2) Place the template on the fabric, trace it, cut it out (photo 1, 2).
3) Cut out the upper part of the wing from the template. Place it on the fabric, trace it, cut it out (photo 3).
Finished wing parts (photo 4).

4) Tint the parts with white paint (photo 5).
5) Fold. We twist, we turn - we choose the best location (photo 6).
6) Glue it together (we lubricate only the base of the wing with glue, do not touch the feathers). Trim and straighten (photo 7).
7) Draw the top row of feathers (photo 8).

Next, decorate to your liking. You can do it like mine.
8) We tint the edges of the wing and the tips of the feathers with gold paint (photo 9).
9) Cover with glitter (photo 10).
Let's do our hair.

1) Wet the yarn in a solution of PVA glue. We wind it on a knitting needle. At the beginning and end of winding, we fix the thread with knots (photo 1).
2) Dry. We remove it from the knitting needle and stretch it to varying degrees (photo 2).
3) Cut into pieces of the desired length. In the middle part we stretch each segment (photo 3).
4) Glue the pieces in the same way as we did with the silver angel.
Glue the wings. We are completing the registration of the angel. I made a headband from large beads strung on wire.
I highlighted the feathers and sleeves with black paint.
The angel is ready (photo 4).

I also painted the noses of both angels with pink paint. The height of the angels turned out to be about 8 cm.
What to do if you don’t have wooden beads, but you really want to make an angel? There is a very simple solution: make an angel's head out of fabric.
I think everything is clear from the pictures.

When the base is ready, sew on a loop and then decorate it to your liking. The head can be pre-treated with PVA glue and water. This will make it tougher. And it will be easier to draw a face on her.
I decorated my toys with sparkles, because I wanted to make them New Year’s, festive, and elegant. But, of course, they can be designed in different ways. For example, linen and cotton lace combine beautifully. You can use lace to make flower centers or decorate angel clothes. Pearl beads look very gentle on such jewelry. Eco-style lovers can decorate toys with wooden buttons and beads. The centers of the flowers can be made from jute twine, or natural materials can be used in decoration, such as alder cones, small branches of thuja, etc. There are many options!

Nowadays, fabric is used not only for room decoration, for its intended purpose, but also in the form of various homemade elements and crafts: soft toys, paintings, decorative items, flowers and decorations.

Dining table decoration

To decorate the dining table, do-it-yourself fabric crafts are suitable, for which you will need the following: skewers, colored fabric strips, threads to match the ribbons, needles, a glue gun, scissors with a wavy or zigzag blade, beautiful buttons or beads.

Now follow these steps sequentially:

make a blank of strips of fabric measuring 25x5 cm, cut it around the perimeter with scissors with a wavy or zigzag blade so that the edge is not straight;
Fold the prepared strip of fabric in half with the wrong side facing inward. Using a baste, gather the resulting double folded edge of the fabric. The basting stitches should be made the same so that the flower turns out symmetrical and neat. At the very end of the basting, pull the fabric so that the ends of the fabric meet and form a circle. Be sure to sew the ends of the fabric where they join.
insert the skewer inside the fabric circle, between their reverse sides, and secure with glue.
decorate the core beautifully with beads or shiny buttons using a glue gun, at the same time hiding the seam.

Women's fabric jewelry

For fabric decor you will need: stretch or lycra in bright colors, a decorative chain, fasteners or miniature locks, a glue gun, wire cutters and scissors.

Now we begin the process itself.

Fabric preparation. Cut the fabric into strips 1-1.5 cm wide. Take them by the edges and stretch them lengthwise so that the edge is wrapped in the form of a cord.

Weaving process. You can weave in various ways without restrictions or established rules. You can even use the technique of weaving baubles, or use knitting needles (crochet), or simply weave braids.

The more confusing elements there are, the more spectacular and fashionable it will look. Don't forget to leave small ends for attaching them to the chain.

Attachment to chain. Attach the woven creation to the chain, choosing the required length of the necklace. Make a clasp or lock on the chain.

Fabric toys

Fabric toys are still in fashion. For example, a couple of tilde bears, he and she. To do this, you should prepare: 2 pieces of white calico. 30x30 cm, a piece of calico with a fine pattern in blue, a piece of calico with a fine pattern in pink, threads of appropriate colors, padding polyester (silicone or holofiber), a simple pencil, scissors, needles, cutting paper, sewing machine (but you can sew by hand) .

White calico must be repainted light beige. For him it’s darker, for her it’s lighter. The following mixture will help you with this: dissolve 3 tsp in 3 cups of boiling water. coffee and 1 tsp. PVA glue and rock salt.

You need to immerse the fabric in it and hold it for dyeing until the mixture cools naturally. Then straighten the fabric, dry it and iron it.

To get a light tone, instead of coffee, use 2-3 tea bags.

Prepare patterns for the future product in advance and cut the fabric according to them. Control the direction of the fabric during the cutting process.

Sew identical paired elements on a machine or sew by hand. The hearts need to be stitched and turned out through the hole left for this.

It is enough to leave no more than 3 cm of fabric at the seams; it is better to trim off the excess.

Note!

We stuff all the resulting elements with padding polyester or similar material. For your convenience, it is worth doing this during the process of stitching the elements.

Do not over-stuff the arms and legs of the product so that it can be easily seated.

The elements of the product must be sewn from top to bottom. First the ears to the head, then the head to the body. The paws are secured with hidden seams and threads to match the fabric to make them invisible.

The eyes and nose of the bears must be embroidered with threads in the form of knots. Highlight the cheeks with regular decorative blush. Patches and hearts are attached to finished products, having previously been stuffed with padding polyester.

Crafts-flowers

Basically, flowers are made from worn children's clothes made from natural cotton fabrics, since children grow up quickly and the clothes remain.

Note!

Bright fabrics with floral or plant colors are ideal; a graphic design will also work.

To cut fabric you will need templates. From these, cut out two large flowers, four smaller ones and one from felt fabric for the base of the flower, which will support the petals and shape the appearance.

Place a couple of the largest petals on a felt base, then, as the size decreases, fold the remaining small petals in four.

Fix the petals together either by hand or with a machine. To decorate the center, cover the button with fabric and sew in the center. A regular button, beads or beads will also work.

Fabric panel

As a craft for your home, create a fabric panel. This is not at all difficult to do. All you need is desire and imagination, and this can be realized with the help of available materials.