Hey there everyone, Emma here...
It's my turn at Tickled Pink Stamps to do a tutorial so I have done one for you all to see how I do my fabric roses, this is just the way I do them, many of you may do them a bit different!! {please be gentle.....it's my first tutorial....eeeeek!!!!}
You will need a small piece of card, a bit bigger than the size of the flower you want to make and a fabric strip about 1.5cm-2cm wide. I like to use fabric that frays as it gives a nice shabby/vintage effect, I also don't cut the length to a specific size as you will just cut it when you are making the rose. I like to ink my fabric just a bit to give it a soft colour...
...Tie a knot at the end of the fabric strip, then I like to staple it to the middle of the piece of card to keep it firmly in place...
....then start twisting the strip and wrapping it around the knot...
...as you can see the staple is now hidden!!...
...start adding small amounts of glue to the card as you are rolling the fabric around...
....the glue will keep the rolled strips of fabric in place so that it doesn't unwrap itself, don't worry if you have small amounts of glue showing at this stage it will dry clear...
...when you have reached the size of the rose that you want, just cut of the strip and tuck it under the rest of the rose...
...here is the finished rose, I like to wait about 30 minutes for the glue to set before the next step...
....Next, you just trim around the rose as close as you can to the fabric...
....When you have cut it out you can add pearls or brads and buttons to the centre if you like, I also like to lightly spray mine with a touch of vintage gold glitter!!!
Here they are on one of my creations!!!
I hope you found my little tutorial helpful.....thankyou for looking and all the comments you leave me!!!
Big hugs
Emma
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