Next flower in the slow stitching series is a version of a gathered fabric rose.
I am going to create 2 fabric roses here, the first from t shirt fabric and the second from a chiffon remnant.
To create this rose you will need 5 fabric circles. I used some that were 5 cm across, for a smaller flower use smaller circles, and for a larger one, use larger circles.
Fold the first petal in half
and in half again like this
Do the same with the second petal
folded in half and in half again
Place the second petal on the first one like this. The folded area of the second petal on the non folded section of the first petal
This is what it should look like
Thread a needle, knot the ends of the threads and sew a running stitch through the layers of both petals beginning at the folded area of the second petal.
Take the 3rd petal fold it in the same way as the previous ones, place on the second petal sew a running stitch
Fold the 4th and 5th petals in the same way and place them down and sew a running stitch through them as well
Take the end section of the 5th petal, place it on the first petal
and sew that down as well with the running stitch
Gather the running stitch up as much as you can, this is as far as it goes with the t shirt fabric. Sew the ends of the thread in place and turn the flower over.
Flatten the rose and pull each petal until it looks like this. There is a gap in the centre because the t shirt fabric cannot be pulled all the way in
Like it can with thinner fabric as in this chiffon flower
I sew a yoyo down in the center of the fabric rose.
You can experiment with different weights of fabrics and different sized circles, You can also use more circles if you are using a thinner fabric and try to alternate smaller sized circles with larger ones for different looking flowers.
Have fun. I would love to see what you create. You are invited to share pictures on our facebook page here https://www.facebook.com/Priganart and tag us.
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