Interesting ideas on how to make a flower out of tissue for a headband

Probably, many of us faced with a problem where to put old T-shirts and unnecessary knitted things of members of the family. Do not rush to throw them away!
We present you some original ideas, how you can use this very nice material. How to make a headband for yourself or a child and how to make a flower out of cloth to decorate it. Also you will learn how you can perform other useful and pretty things yourself.

Creating a blank for the head bandage

Before you start thinking about how to make a flower out of cloth from an old T-shirt, prepare the material from which you will create your small masterpieces: wash and dry old T-shirts or other things from stretch fabric. Cut the strips of knitwear in the direction shown in the picture. If the strips are thin enough, then you can get blanks resembling cords. Of these, you will easily get an original decoration, similar to a necklace. Beautifully look cords of different lengths and differ in tone. Collect them according to your taste and attach the flowers from the fabric and ribbons in the place of connection - in such an unusual necklace you will not remain unnoticed.

For the head bandage, cut the ribbon wider. Its length should be about 5 cm less than the circumference of the head. This is necessary in order for the elastic bandage to sit tightly during socks. To process edges of a tape it is not required - jersey will be twisted slightly on edges and forms a beautiful platen from two parties. Connect the ends of the bandage with a simple seam or manually. In place of the seam will be located a flower that will close the place of the bandage. If you like weaving, then try out knitted cords to weave the base for the headband. The tape can be three or more, as shown in the photo. Place the junction piece with a piece of cloth to make the dressing look neat and decorate with a flower.

How to make a flower out of cloth?

Please note that there are several options for creating a flower from knitted material.

Option 1: Some people like this method, because making a flower from a fabric is so easy, but it looks very stylish. This technique resembles the folding of a knitted strip in the form of a "bagel" with the subsequent formation of a rose type. The threads are fixed in the course of folding with simple stitches (use threads in the tone to make the stitches imperceptible).

Option 2: The flower pattern of the fabric is also not complicated, but requires cutting out the blanks. Each detail of the future flower is cut out according to the pattern. Fold the flap of knitwear in half and cut out the element, reminiscent of the letter "B". In its unfolded form, the blank will look like a butterfly. The number of fragments depends on whether you want a lush flower or not too bulky. Having learned how to make a flower from a fabric, you can easily carry it out, using rags from t-shirts of various shades.

Option 3: You can create your own variations of fantasy flowers or stylized ones for real ones (for example, poppies). Decorate the middle with a bead or a button.