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The instructions and template are easy to follow. I chose old kimono silk to make my first flower, which was a challenge due to its slippery nature. I recommend using a regular cotton for the first project.Use a strong thread, such as beading thread and consider using a backing stabilizer for thin fabrics. You'll have a completed flower in just minutes.

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This only makes one petal of the total flower, so you are going to put some work into making a finished product. I planned to use these to put on Christmas gifts, but not sure if I have time now with just a month away from the Holidays. I may save these to use on other gifts later.

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Like all Clover products, this is a tool that will simplify your projects. When I teach classes and show my embellished projects, I hear over and over, "How did you do that?" The students are really thrilled to hear how fun and easy it is to duplicate my results with all the clever Clover tools.

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Does a wonderful job of making really cute fabric flowers. Read the directions carefully. And be aware that it uses a fair amount of fabric for a small flower.

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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.