You'll need a strip of fabric, needle and thread, scissors, button and a pin back (can also use a large safety pin).
Pick out some fabric you like which frays really easy. Depending upon how big and thick you want your flower, cut a strip of the fabric. Mine is 1 inch wide and 44 inches long. If you want your flower smaller, don't cut it as long or as wide.
Fold over one end and secure it with a stitch.
Flip it over and start a running stitch along the bottom of the strip of fabric.
When you've reached the end of your strip, pull the thread so the fabric bunches up.
Shape the fabric into a flower.
Secure all the layers by stitching through each and securing on the back.
Next, stitch the button in the center.
After the button is secure, stitch on your pin back or safety pin.
WAA LAH! Super easy peasy frayed flower pin.Experiment with the look by adding dangling pieces of lace, fabric, beads, chain or ribbon.
Now, go make one!
19 comments:
Great tutorial--I've been curious as to how these frayed flowers develop and now I know. I love that button you used in your demo flower. Thank you so much for sharing the instructions.
L-O-V-E IT!
Very pretty! I love the fabric you used.
I love this! Thanks for the tut, I'll be making one soon.
Greetings from Portugal, Maize.
Even if am not a crafty woman I enjoy your blog a lot; it was great to read how to do the frayed flower.
Cheers!
Great tutorial, sweet flower! This is just what I need to add to a bag I've just made. Perfect.
Thanks so much for sharing. I am now going to check out the rest of your blog - sounds like some cool ideas.
Thanks, from Lucy in England.
Such an adorable flower. I just saw these in a vintage craft book, and I was going to try one. Your tut. is WAY more clear then the book. I make purses, and these will be such great little embellishments. Thanks so much for the great tut! Hopefully I'll have one to share on my blog!
I have finally made one - ANd I'm sure - I'll made bunch of them in future!
GREAT IDEA AND TUTORIAL!
Lovely tute Maize
Thanx a lot
So glad I found this.
Need flower fast! This should fit the bill perfectly.
I'm only a couple of years late but I made one!
http://lorrwill.blogspot.com/2009/03/st-pattys-day-pin.html
Will be making more. This is awesome. Thanks so much for posting this (and still having it accessible!)
I was making a flower out of my daughter's Easter dress material so I could have something matching without actually matching her and your flower was what I was envisioning--only you took the "Now how do I get from my brain to real flower" step out and made it easy on me! THANKS!!
I'm now obsessed with these flowers, made 5 this weekend. Great mother's day gifts for my sisters.
that is cute thanks for the tute!
Great tips,thanks!
Can't wait to make a bunch of those cute flowers..
oh! make one - attach it to a handmade card - and the recipient has the pin to take off of the card!!
or just make it and permanently attach the flower! thanks for this tutorial
This is adorable, I think I'm going to try to put these on some little girls hair clips
Thanks so much for this great tutorial! I just read it, and went and made one in about 10 minutes! I sewed mine onto a hair band so that my daughter can wear it around her bun to her first ballet class today. Thanks for taking the time to share this!
I know this is a super old post, but I just found it and made a patriotic flower to wear today. Thanks for the idea! I am now scheming to make these for my wedding this fall.
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