The Burnt Edges Circle Flower
Cut out circles from your fabric in descending size. I cut out 7.
Find yourself a hand-held fire starter. (Thanks Felisha!)
Burn the edges of each circle
Nest each circle within each other, starting with the largest, and topping it off with the smallest. *Note: I ended up using only 5 of the 7.
With matching thread, make a knot coming from the bottom, and make a few small whip stitches in the center of your fabric flower to secure it all.
Add some pretty beads or buttons to add that some bling bling to your awesome burnt edges circle flower!
These two I made by the same method. I one from tulle looks ghostly, like a snake shedding it’s skin. It’s like a shell of a flower. No likey. I have seen them look really cute though, but I think they were made from netting instead of tulle.
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I love these flowers! I was wondering what kind of fabric you used, and whether there is a particular kind that I should get that would make it burn better, etc…
Thanks!
Ruthie
Yes! It must be synthetic for the fabric to melt and shrink slightly (like plastic!, which looks best with this type of flower. Lining fabrics, because they’re so light, work really well. But experiment! So far I haven’t liked the result with thicker fabrics so basically just stick to really light synthetic/synthetic blend fabrics.
Great tutorial! I like to work with fabric & ribbons/buttons, on my cards, so i might try your flowers (i see other tutorials too!) after Christmas. Thanks again, for the great tutorials!! I’m subscribing your blog!
Hi there. I found your tutorial for making flowers. Thank you! Can you do this on Satin or does that not work so well?
Satin works great, although it will probably change the look of the flower a little. Good luck!
I have tried this with regular cotton fabric,and it just burns right up, Is there a way to get the burning process to slow?
I’ve never tried it with just cotton, but I suspect it’s not burning right because there’s no plastic in the fabric. Synthetic fibers are best with this flower because when melted it shrinks like a petal.
Hi,
I tried this on a pink fabric and the edges turned brown. I used a candle. Is that the problem? I want them to look like your pink flower.
There could be a couple of reasons. First if all, the fabric that I used was lining fabric, which is very thin and very synthetic. You really have to use a synthetic fabric for the edges to curl well (its the plastic inside!) That being said, sometimes some fabrics just curl better than others. Secondly, there is a point where any fabric will turn brown if burnt too long. If its turning brown right away though and not curling I suspect there’s just not enough synthetic fiber. It wouldn’t have anything to do with your heat source I don’t think. Good luck!
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