Simple Scorched Fabric Flowers

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  Step 1

  Cut out several circles in different sizes. You can use as many layers as you like - so far I've done 5-8.

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  Step 2

  Make sure that the sizes line up, trim as needed.

  Your circles don't HAVE to be perfect, but if you like, use a guide or stencil to help.

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  Step 3

  Light your tea candle.

  Some tutorials I've seen say to just use a lighter for this, but I think a candle is easier. Lighters get too hot!

  Carefully hold the edges of your fabric up to the flame, they will begin to curl slightly. (You can test the different fabrics using scraps from your circles. It will help you become familiar with how close to put your fabric to the flame and the ways that they react when they begin to burn a bit.)

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  Step 4

  Turn the circle until all edges are singed.

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  Step 5

  Repeat steps 3 & 4 until all your circles have had their edges scorched.

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  Step 6

  Arrange your circles the way you would like them (I don't line mine up perfectly, I like them to be a little messy. I think it looks better that way.)

  Thread your needle, and pass it through the center of your flower.

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  Step 7

  Use a few small stitches to secure everything.

  (Sorry for the black thread. I was too lazy to stop and find my white thread - since the stitches are hidden in the end, it doesn't matter too much what color you use!)

  Just be careful that your stitches will all be hidden by whatever you want to use as the middle of your flower. :)

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  Step 8

  Cut a small circle from your felt scraps, and hot glue securely to the back of your flower.

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  Step 9

  Lastly, add the center to your flower! You can use cabochons, rhinestones, buttons, or whatever else you think will be pretty! I just hot glue mine over the area I made the stitches on.

  Finished! Now you can do lots of things with them - put them on a hair clip, a headband (see my next how-to!), sew them to a belt, hat, or shirt, add them to a brooch, use them for scrapbooking, or maybe card making... I have a lot of plans for these!

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  Step 10

  LAST NOTE!

  Seems like synthetic fibers work best, natural ones don't seem to like to scorch as well. I'm still just messing around with different scraps I got from a specialty formal fabrics store. So far organza and sheer type materials work really well, and mesh, lace, silky type fabrics...

  Taffeta (the circles in the pic) doesn't seem to work at all :(

  I'll update this with more info as I discover it :P Let me know what works for you, please :D

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Stitchery · U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado, US · 6 projects 2nd January 2011

I made one of these about a year ago and attached it to a bobby pin for a hair accessory for a dance I went to. I used a satiny fabric that matched the dress and it worked pretty well.

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Felecity W. · U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado, US · 86 projects 1st January 2011

For some reason my version isn't showing up on your page. Here is the link
http://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/simple-scorched-fabric-flowers/versions/2

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Kathaleen K. · Detroit, Michigan, US 24th December 2010

I want to try this. Thanks

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Pinocchio · U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado, US · 30 projects 19th December 2010

I'm not very good at scorching the edges... Do you have any advice?

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Crystal R. · Grand Junction, Colorado, US 16th December 2010

Love it, I really like the dark one in the versions section I might make a purpl and black headband. I love the dark gothic feel of it, even if i'm not goth (my favorite color is orange, which is about as goth as a pink tulip)

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Zizi · U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado, US · 6 projects 14th December 2010

I've scorched fabric before for various projects. Cottons seem to just burn; satins work the best, though. I'm eager to try the flowers.

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Laura W. 6th December 2010

going to try this sometime.

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Kaitlyn T. · Terre Haute, Indiana, US · 6 projects 5th December 2010

love it!gonna try it soon! thanks

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ErsatzEpiphany · Seattle, Washington, US · 105 projects 1st December 2010

Thank you

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Jet H. · Haarlem, North Holland, NL · 108 projects 29th November 2010

very pretty!!!

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