To start off, you need a model to base your work on. Search on the web for whatever flowers you like and take a good look at them. You want to learn exactly how the thing is shaped, all the nooks and crannies, so to speak. Then, you need to start preparing parts for assembly. Try to dissect the image in your mind and see what parts it can be broken down into. Based on that model that you just made with your brilliant brain, begin drawing shapes on your fabric and cutting them out. Don’t be perfectionist, or if you are, make sure you have lots of fabric handy. Once you have cut the pieces out, it’s time for assembly. Best tip I can give here is try to assemble a few different ways and see which works best. You want your flowers to look as realistic as possible.
Handmade flowers might not have that natural feel and beauty of natural ones, but they provide an opportunity to have fun and make something with stuff in your home that might seem useless. They are beautiful and are great for that sense of achievement that give you when you make them. Plus you can help nature.
Williamson Jackson
To start off, you need a model to base your work on. Search on the web for whatever flowers you like and take a good look at them. You want to learn exactly how the thing is shaped, all the nooks and crannies, so to speak. Then, you need to start preparing parts for assembly. Try to dissect the image in your mind and see what parts it can be broken down into. Based on that model that you just made with your brilliant brain, begin drawing shapes on your fabric and cutting them out. Don’t be perfectionist, or if you are, make sure you have lots of fabric handy. Once you have cut the pieces out, it’s time for assembly. Best tip I can give here is try to assemble a few different ways and see which works best. You want your flowers to look as realistic as possible.
Once you have the perfect shape, its time start gluing and sewing the pieces together. Feel free to experiment and see which way works best.
Finally, you can use wood, paper, straws, whatever you like and your creative mind wants to see, to mount the flowers on and add leaves, and maybe thorns, to them. There you go. As easy as that, you have made yourself a nice piece of art and don’t let anybody tell you it’s not good enough. After that it’s just a matter of finding a vase or putting them across your room in whatever way you like. This is it. You can try a few times until you get the technique down and enjoy yourself.
