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.

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[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. :)