Kanzashi/Fabric flowers

[reishka]

I finally got those silly kanzashi/fabric flowers to work! With a combination of thread and glue, I came up with a method that got the job done. That, and using ribbon instead of starched fabric expedited the process, so I'm so happy~ I wore it in my hair without it falling apart -- only time will tell how sturdy it actually is, but I have high hopes. :) And now that I have this down, I can try my hand at more complex ones...

Please pardon the crappy cellphone pic.

Comments

[seryn]

I love the two-color petals! That's really nifty. I have not seen nicer flowers on hair combs anywhere.

Did they really actually expect you to make your own ribbon from starched fabric? As if just forming the petals wasn't enough work? This is the opposite of "You make it look easy!" because it looks like it was really hard to do.

(ps. your fingernails match the centers! cool!)

[reishka]

Haha, I totally didn't plan that! :) It's Zoya - Phoebe, from their summer collection, and I'm smitten with it. :)

Well, traditionally, kanzashi were made from starched fabric, and held together entirely using rice glue. So the more traditional ones have you take a lightweight fabric, starch it, and cut it into little squares. Using ribbon just shortcuts the whole process into making squares, and then doing all the folding.

I think my brain liked to make the whole thing more complicated than it really needed to be. I'm going to go back at some point and try to see if I can get it working using the fabric, since I have a method that works now. :)

[scheherezhad]

That is absolutely gorgeous!

[reishka]

Thank you!