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Publié par	Search Press
Date de parution	01 janvier 0001
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781781260395
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	5 Mo

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Kate Haxell learned to sew at an early age, making clothes for her long-suffering teddy bears. She went on to study art and design and then worked for Country Living magazine. She moved into book publishing and, as an experienced freelance editor and author, Kate has worked on, contributed to and written numerous craft books. She lives in London with her husband, two dogs, two cats and a canary.

First published in Great Britain 2011
Search Press Limited Wellwood, North Farm Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN2 3DR
Reprinted 2012
Text copyright © Kate Haxell 2011
Photographs by Debbie Patterson at Search Press Studios
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Contents
Introduction
Stitches
Simple Flower
Vintage Flower
Embroidered Daisy
Button Flower
Frayed Silk Flower
Flower Choker
Flower Cuff
Naive Felt Flower
Big Felt Flower
Net Flower
Shabby Chic Flower
Ribbon Rose
Pom-Pom Flower
Patterned Daisy
Ribbon Flower
Velvet Ruffle Rose
Pinked Flower
Buttonhole Flower
Organza Rose
Folk Flower

Introduction
All round the world, flowers are symbols of beauty and grace. From wedding roses to wild wood violets and from colourful, enthusiastic hollyhocks to tall, elegant orchids, flowers are always admired. While we can’t always have fresh flowers, we can have a constant echo of their charm with a gorgeous fabric flower to perfectly complement whatever we’re wearing!
This book contains twenty fabulous flowers, all easy to make and designed to suit all sorts of tastes and styles. Choose from a pinked flower in fabulous fabrics to ornament a hairclip (Pinked Flower) , a vibrant felt flower for your winter coat (Big Felt Flower) , a sparkling creation to pin to a clutch bag, plus many more. Attach them to shoe clips to make the most of ballet flats, to hats, to a bag to add instant detail, or to curtain tiebacks for interior style. You will need to add the required finding to turn the flower into the finished piece you want (see below).
You need no special skills to make the flowers and stitch instructions are included (see instructions on Stitches ). Where appropriate, templates are supplied. Simply enlarge them on a photocopier by the amount stated and cut them out. Many of the flowers need only scraps of fabric, so a raid of your stash will produce just what you need. Most of the flowers can be made in an afternoon, so there is no excuse for not having a corsage that perfectly complements the dress you are wearing that night!
Sew-on findings
Using a hand-sewing needle and doubled sewing thread, sew the finding to a suitably sized felt circle, positioning it off-centre. If the flower is made from substantial, opaque fabric and has more than one layer, use single thread and blanket stitch (see instructions on Stitches ), to sew the felt circle to the back of the flower, with the finding towards the top. If the stitches will show on the front of the flower, attach it using a craft glue that dries clear instead.
Stick-on findings
Either blanket stitch or glue a felt circle to the back of the flower, towards the top. Choose a strong, fast-drying glue appropriate to the materials you are using and glue the finding to the felt circle.
Permanent attachments
If the flower is to be permanently attached to an item (for example, a tieback or a bag), do not use a finding. Blanket stitch or glue a felt circle to the back of the flower, then sew the felt circle directly on to the item.

Stitches

Back stitch
Secure the thread on the back of the fabric. Bring the needle through the fabric and take a short backwards stitch on the stitching line. Bring the needle through a stitch length in front of the first stitch. Take the needle down where it first came through.

Stab stitch

1 Secure the thread and bring the needle up from the back of the fabric.

2 ‘Stab’ the needle straight back down, very close to where it came up.

Slip stitch

1 Secure the thread inside the fold of the hem. Bring the needle up through the hem and take it through just two or three threads on the back of the fabric.

2 Take the needle back into the hem, making a short stitch through the fold.

3 Continue in this way, pulling the thread gently to tighten the stitch, but not so hard as to pucker the fabric.

Blanket stitch

1 Secure the thread on the back of the fabric. From the front, take the needle down through the fabric on the stitching line. Loop the working thread under the point of the needle.

2 Carefully pull the needle through and tighten the stitch. Continue in this way, tightening each stitch so that a strand of thread lies along the edge of the fabric or motif.

Chain stitch

1 Secure the thread on the back of the fabric. Bring the needle through the fabric at the start of the stitching line. Take the needle back down right beside where it came up and bring it through to the front again at the end position of the first stitch. Loop the working thread under the point of the needle and pull the needle through. Adjust the stitch to make a neat loop.

2 Take the needle down right beside where it came up in the first loop and bring it up at the end position of the next stitch. Loop the working thread under the point of the needle and pull it through.

3 Continue in this way to create a chain of loops. Anchor the last loop with a small straight stitch over the end of it.

Lazy daisy stitch

1 Secure the thread on the back of the fabric. Bring the needle through the fabric at the centre of the flower. Take the needle back down right beside where it came up and bring it through to the front again at the end position of the first petal. Loop the working thread under the point of the needle and pull the needle through. Adjust the stitch to a neat loop.

2 Make a short straight stitch over the end of the loop, then bring the needle up at the flower centre. Repeat to make as many petals as needed (usually five makes a good flower).

French knots

1 Secure the thread on the back of the fabric. Bring the thread right though at the position of the knot. Wrap the working thread twice round the needle and pull it taut.

2 Holding the wraps on the needle in place with the right thumb, take the needle back down right beside where it came through.

3 Still holding the wraps in place, carefully pull the needle and thread through with the left hand, pulling gently until the knot tightens. (Reverse if you are left-handed.)

Simple Flower

Materials:
Card for template
Two pieces of lightweight cotton fabric, one at least 16cm (6¼in) square and one 6cm (2 3 ⁄ 8 in) square
Fusible webbing
Sewing threads to match larger piece of fabric
Finding as required

Tools:
Compasses
Paper scissors
Fabric marker
Fabric scissors
Iron
Hand-sewing needle

Instructions:
1 Using the compasses, draw a 16cm (6¼in) diameter circle on the card. Cut this out to make a template. Use the template and fabric marker to draw a circle on the large piece of fabric. Cut out the circle.