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I thought fabric flower making looked fun. I saw links to these oh so easy looking directions online. I tried it. I was ready to throw things. The directions really ARE easy. Problem is I have a lot of hand issues and if the tremor isn't active, it surely kicks in when I try to do things like this. Holding things and trying to figure out where to stitch in a small area, yeah it never goes well. I gave up. Then I happened to need some other crafty things for something I was making for a friend and felt like eh, ordering just a few items, I was missing something -something for me to do just for fun for me. Greedy, I know. So I hit the sale craft page and found these. I took a big chance and ordered 5 different petals at once, all small. Small is usually a bad thing for me to work with but I wanted smaller flowers and hey if it worked, yay. If not I know people who would gladly use these.
Surprise, surprise. It works. It doesn't make my hands go crazy. It is easy to hold. If you were to lose the instructions, it wouldn't matter. There are numbered holes if you can count, you can figure out how to use these (pull the needle up through hole #1, down through #2, up through #3, etc). When you complete a petal you simply open the template, slide your newly stitched fabric off, smoosh the new petal into place, repeat with the next petal, keep sliding them into place until you have a full flower.
I posted a picture of the first one I made. Taken within minutes of getting this product. I made no attempt to iron the fabric, didn't pay much attention to how I was cutting it, etc. I just wanted to test how simple this product was or was not to use.
My only concern would be that the hinge plastic feels very cheap so I can imagine these not holding up for the long haul, but for the price, they can always be replaced. We'll see. Also if you work in very heavy fabrics this will not work for you. I used your average run of the mill quilting type of cotton fabric (sorry I am no fabric guru so I don't know how better to explain) and I doubt it would have handled much thicker. I can't imagine wanting to use much thicker fabric with it, maybe some denims only a lightweight denim is likely going to work. Still for what it is, it is awesome. Unless it falls apart too quickly, it definitely is 5 stars.
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These simple plastic forms are so easy to use & the fabric flower turn out perfect every time. Just follow the simple instructions & you won't be disappointed!Best Deals for Clover - Kanzashi Flower Maker - Orchid
I've ordered *several* of these kanzashi flower makers, so I'll be basically copy/pasting my reviews on them since I feel the same about all of theme.I got these to use with fabric ordered from spoonflower.com and one thing to note is that all of these are VERY small, I'd say that your design needs to be micro levels of tiny in order to be noticeable on the petals. The large, however, is much larger than the small, and looks pretty nice with a small (not too busy) pattern on it.
The patterns are all very straightforward to use, the holes are numbered, and if you take your time to gather the fabric nicely when you're pulling the thread, they're lovely!
I made mine using cotton poplin fabric, but I also attempted some using a cotton with some stretch and a brocade fabric that also had some stretch. They come out best with the basic cotton poplin very little fraying and the fabric folds very well. The fabrics with stretch, though, were much less cooperative, and want to fray WAY more while being worked with.
I've also tried just hand-folding these, and it takes me significantly longer to do. Not to mention the results aren't nearly as uniform.
But, I make flowers using these templates, glue them with E6000 to a small (about 1" diameter) circle of felt, cover a button in the same or a coordinating fabric (3/4" buttons work nicely with the small, 5/8" for x-small, and 1" for large), sew that in the middle after the glue is dried, and then attach the finished flower to a brooch, headband, or necklace. Using strong adhesives and a high-strength hand quilting thread, I've yet to have any of my crafts come apart!
If you're thinking of picking these up, they're fairly cheap and fun to use. Generally, I prefer the 5 petal flowers to the 10, but you can mix petals for different looks as well.
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