One of the most beautiful primroses is viola. This curious flower thickly covers the flower beds and looks at us with a bright eye. Those who want to learn how to make kanzashi pansies to decorate their image will need detailed master classes. You can find them in this article.
Origins of technology
The word kanzashi itself came to us from Japan. At first it was called stick-shaped hairpins, decorated with simple elements - wooden beads and metal trim. Japanese culture is so multifaceted that each caste wore its own type of hairpins, which differed not only in decoration, but also in material. Their number in the hairstyle was also important.
With the advent of silk brought from China, hairpins began to be decorated in a special way. Craftsmen created unique compositions from small pieces of fabric. They were folded in a special way and glued together using rice glue. Each master independently dyed pieces of silk using natural dyes. They tried to create compositions as close as possible to real flowers. Traditional clothing began to consist not only of kimonos, but also of kanzashi, decorated with complex and rich floral motifs. In Japan, it is customary to distribute the traditional calendar into 28 seasons. For each season, a certain shade of clothing and symbolism is selected, for example, March is characterized by yellow kimonos and hairpins decorated with peach flowers, daffodils and peonies. Quite often, butterflies, birds and dragonflies are made using the kanzashi technique, which are an indispensable adornment for Japanese women.
Gradually, the art of kanzashi penetrated into Europe and was greatly liked by the simplicity of the technique and the indescribable beauty of the finished products. Europeans did not attribute any sacred meaning to the art of creating flowers from fabric, so for convenience they used satin ribbons made in factories. The technique itself transformed and changed, and floral arrangements became decorations not only for hairstyles, but also for clothing, jewelry, and interior decoration.
In addition to traditional flowers, a wide variety of products appeared - crowns, snowflakes, boxes, and various interior compositions.
Materials for work
Modern needlewomen have a large selection of materials in their arsenal. You can successfully use both factory-made fabric such as satin, brocade, organza, and ribbons made from these materials. To fasten the petals, use special tweezers with long narrowed noses.
The work uses sharp scissors and glue. You can use either “Moment Crystal” or hot glue. Parts can not only be glued together, but also connected by stitching.
Pay attention! Be sure to choose matching threads so that they do not spoil the neat appearance of the product.
The variety of modern fittings makes jewelry unique. It is enough to simply change the color of the rhinestone from the core of the flower, and it will become unique. Artificial stamens, sewn and glued rhinestones, sequins, beads and half-beads, and beads are used. The abundance of accessories for making jewelry also expands the possibilities of using ready-made flowers. You can use them to make hairpins, earrings, brooches, and rings. Or decorate the headband, elastic band, hair bun. Creative ideas know no boundaries. You can verify this by looking at the photos of products made using the kanzashi technique.
Making blanks
Try creating a pansy flower using the kanzashi technique and you will simply fall in love with it. A detailed master class with step-by-step photos will help you. Where to use the flower-shaped blank is up to you to decide.
To complete the job you will need:
- Tweezers with long ends;
- Sharp scissors;
- Candle;
- Light silk cord;
- Glue (hot or “Moment”);
- Satin ribbons.
All parts are cut in the form of squares from satin ribbons. You need to make two yellow and three purple squares with a side of 5 cm (ribbon width 5 cm), three black pieces with a side of 3 cm.
Take the yellow blank in your hands and fold it into a triangle.
Place a neat fold in the center of the petal, while bending its ends down.
Place the side folds again, first raising the ends, then lowering them. The result is a fan like this.
Fold the corners to the central part of the workpiece, pinch with tweezers and cut off the excess. Solder the ends using a candle flame.
Make a second petal.
Fold the black and purple squares into triangles. Place the parts on top of each other as shown in the photo.
Repeat the steps you followed to create the yellow petal.
The lowest petal of the flower has a small hollow in the middle. To follow its natural curves, bend the middle part of the petal with your fingers. Grab the fabric with tweezers and melt it pointwise over the candle. It should look like this.
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It turns out that this flower is not only purple-yellow, but the eyes simply cannot get enough of all the colors and charms of these flowers. This is how we are used to seeing forget-me-nots in the classical style, so to speak).
And there are also pansies, completely blue, dark burgundy, white, yellow with black splashes, blue with black, you can’t list them all.
I decided to make Kanzashi pansies in the classic style, that is, take the usual colors of purple and yellow. You can make different types of flowers from ribbons, I recently showed you.
It turns out very beautifully and you can use such a flower not only to decorate your hair, but also to collect a basket of flowers from them and give it to a loved one for a holiday.
To make a pansy flower from satin ribbons we will need:
- purple ribbon 5 cm wide
- yellow ribbon 5 cm wide.
- Middle (mine is dark blue)
- Stamens (mine are silver) per flower 2 pieces
- Felt white or purple
- Glue gun
- Scissors
- Candle
- Tweezers
- Hair band medium
Ribbon pansies
First, we cut the purple and yellow ribbon into squares, 5 by 5 cm wide. For one color we will need 11 purple squares and 2 yellow ones. Burn the edges of the squares on the candle.
We will form the flower from round kanzashi petals. To do this, fold the square of tape into a triangle, then bend one edge of the triangle to the left side and fold it in the form of an accordion, do the same with the second edge of the triangle.
After forming a round petal, cut off the excess, grab the edges with tweezers and scorch it on a candle to secure it. If necessary, cut off the protruding part on the back side of the petal, and also scorch it on a candle.
It will be seen in more detail and more clearly in my video lesson, so don’t despair if suddenly you couldn’t repeat it from the photographs, after watching the video you will succeed 100%.
In this way, all petals are formed: 11 purple and 2 yellow.
We warm up the glue gun and begin to collect the forget-me-not flower. First we glue two yellow petals, add another purple one to them, this will be like the base of a pansy.
Now we simply grease the tips of the purple petals and place them under the resulting base in a circle. Here you need to independently adjust the shape of the flower so that it turns out neat and beautiful.
When all the petals have been glued, you need to cut out a small circle from felt according to the diameter of your center and glue it with hot glue to the center.
Now take the stamens in your hands, bend them in half, you should get 4 pieces at the top, since we took double stamens. We twist them at the bottom, fasten them half a centimeter to the bottom with a small strip of felt with glue, and cut off the remaining threads sticking out with scissors.
We glue the stamens to the middle, and now we glue the middle itself onto the kanzashi pansies so that the stamens are directed towards the yellow petals.
Now cut out a circle with a diameter of 3.5-4 cm from felt and glue it to the back of the forget-me-not flower. We cut out a strip of felt 1 cm wide and 3 cm long and, after threading the strip through an elastic band, grease it with glue and glue it to the round felt base on the flower.
Instead of an elastic band, you can use any hairpin that is convenient for you. Pansies made from satin ribbons can also be decorated using acrylic paint.
For example, lining the edges of the petals with paint with sparkles will be very beautiful. In the near future, I want to buy myself a set of acrylic paints specifically for decorating kanzashi. And you can also make a sunny spring flower -.
Pansies from ribbons master class
God bless you!
With respect and love, Elena Kurbatova.
We have already made several flowers from satin ribbons using the kanzashi technique. Continuing experiments on creating pansies from various materials, we could not ignore the design of these flowers from ribbons. There are a lot of options for assembling the flowers themselves, color schemes, combinations of petals. Let's focus on the methods we like the most.
To work you will need:
Lighter or candle
Satin ribbons, 5 cm wide,
Threads to match
Universal transparent waterproof glue or glue gun.
Cut the satin ribbons into squares. The number of square blanks varies depending on the expected number of petals in the flower. The flower itself can be created from several rows of petals.
Fold the square in half diagonally.
Then again.
Lift the “bottom” ends up, making a small pinch at the base.
And then down. Wrinkles form on the workpiece. Pull the corners themselves to the base.
Secure with lighter fire or glue.
Trim the base of the petal (the size of the corner is not important).
I would like to note that it is not necessary to fold the petals in exactly this shape. Make any other petal, sharp or round. The main thing is a successful combination, which allows you to make the set of prepared blanks in the final result similar or reminiscent of a real flower.
If desired, add additional round or sharp parts to the main types of petals.
Arrange the petals to your liking, following the color scheme of the original flowers.
A flower with pink and white petals is created from two rows of petals. Colored (blue-yellow) - from one row.
Gather the pieces sequentially onto the thread using a thin, sharp needle.
Those who do not want to part with these beautiful flowers even in winter are invited to take a look at the training master class for beginners, in which we will talk about how to create real pansies from ordinary ribbons.
Before you start, you must prepare everything you need to create pansies:
- Scissors;
- Tweezers;
- Lighter, matches or candle;
- Glue;
- Cream, golden or beige cord made of silk threads;
- Satin ribbons in black, bright yellow and purple shades.
In order to make pansies, we will need to pre-cut 2 squares from a yellow satin strip, the size of which will be 5x5. In addition, we will need 3 black squares (3x3) and the same number of purple squares (5x5).
Let's start the master class.
First you need to take the yellow square and fold it so that a triangle comes out:
Then you need to bend the side corners down so that a neat fold forms in the middle:
After this, the element must be turned over and the side corners bent again:
Now the corners can be bent towards the center:
Having done all this, we will have to pinch the base of this petal with tweezers and cut off the extra piece with scissors:
After this, trim the sides and seal them and the base using a lighter:
To create a flower from ribbons you will need 2 of these petals.
We will have to fold these pieces so that they form neat triangles. At the same time, place the smaller one made of black satin ribbon on the larger purple element:
In order for the petal to look more natural, its middle will need to be slightly “tromped” with your finger:
Holding this part of the future flower with tweezers, you have to melt its edges a little using a lighter:
Using the same pattern, form 3 more black and purple petals:
Now that this part is ready, you can make the center for the pansies. To do this, simply tie a knot in the middle of the cord, which will later become the core.
Many craftswomen who design home interiors or create interesting items of clothing love ribbon pansies. A master class that would consistently talk about the process of this type of work is simply necessary. After all, it is almost impossible to independently guess how the stitches and seams are made, how the ribbon is folded and how the flowers themselves and their bouquets are formed.
What types of tapes are suitable for the job?
When faced with the need to choose a material for embroidery, you can really get confused. Today, the range of specialized stores is so wide that once you enter one of them, it is impossible to leave without purchasing something.
In fact, you can choose almost any material to make pansies from ribbons (the master class offered below illustrates working with Here, preference is given to those materials that suit the craftswoman in color, texture and width. You can buy ribbon from:
- Atlas.
- Silks.
- Caprona.
- Organza.
Each of these materials contains synthetic fibers, which is very good for the future product. Artificial materials do not fade, do not stretch, do not deform, that is, the work done will be preserved for a long time.
Material width value
The most commonly used tapes are sizes 3, 5, 7, 12, 15 millimeters. For example, a 7 mm wide ribbon was used to embroider “Pansies” with ribbons (the master class is given below). Material of this size fits perfectly into the eye of an embroidery needle and also does not cause problems when draping.
But to create flowers for subsequent attachment to the canvas, it is better to choose a wider material. By the way, ribbons can be combined: wide ones for large petals, narrower ones for smaller ones or for leaves.
Finding two-color ribbons can be considered real luck. Gradient dyeing is great for creating flowers like pansies from ribbons. The master classes in this article are based on the use of just such materials. Most often, flowers are made using techniques
from tapes: master class. Photos step by step and description of stages
To create such a flower, you don’t have to be an ace in embroidery. Using simple stitches and basic techniques, you can make your own ribbon pansies. The master class is quite simple:
This technique is used to embroider all the petals of pansies.
First, they make those that are conventionally directed at 10, 12 and 2 o'clock (taking the classic arrangement of numbers on the dial as a guide).
Then they return to those looking at 11 and 1 o'clock. Later the remaining petals, stem and buds are embroidered.
The center of such flowers is made using a “French knot”. The principle of its formation is shown in the photo.
Textile ribbon flower
If you were unable to buy the material shown in the photo, do not be upset. You can choose two shades of the same color to make ribbon pansies. The master class includes a simple algorithm that will remain unchanged, you just need to use different tapes to create the first and second level petals.
To work you should prepare:
- Sharp scissors.
- Needle for (with a wide and long eye).
- The tapes themselves.
- Pins for fixing parts.
- Thick fabric for the base.
- Ruler and pencil.
Where to start?
Each flower is attached to thick fabric. If it is part of any composition, you can perform it directly on a large canvas. However, you should start forming flowers on separate rectangles when independent ribbon pansies are required. The master class (photo can be found below) offers just such an option.
First of all, you should cut off a piece of tape from which large petals of the second level will be made. As a rule, in fresh flowers they have a darker color than the center. The tape is folded at an angle (pictured on the left) and stitched along the line marked with a dotted line. The finished fragment is fixed on the base fabric.
Next, cut off a longer strip and fold it into a rectangle with two corners. Secure the folds with pins and stitch along the dotted line (the line goes along the dark side). The second petal of the first layer is made in the same way, but the tape is folded so that the stitching falls on the light side.
They make the middle: a bright yellow ribbon is tied in a knot and placed so that it is visible between the petals. Then the remaining parts are fixed.
Other secrets of ribbon flowers
The flower is ready, it can be attached with a glue gun or thread to almost any base.
An alternative method is shown in the photo.
The darkened centers were obtained by simply coloring the finished products with a marker. However, this is only relevant for panels and paintings. To avoid color transfer when washing decorated clothes, it is better to dye flowers with special fabric paints.
