DIY pantyhose flowers - master class





You have probably noticed more than once somewhere jewelry in the form of bouquets or home flowers made of nylon. And perhaps you liked them so much that you wanted to take them home, but then they remembered that it was impossible. To make such flowers is not difficult at home, with your own hands - at hand you do not need a large and expensive arsenal of items. The same with time - the process will not be very long. In financial terms, everything is similar - inexpensive, take nylon in the form of nylon tights, which are definitely available in your wardrobe. That's all, let's get down to business - do-it-yourself flowers from pantyhose, a master class will help you quickly get down to work.

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Materials and Tools

So that you can surrender to your imagination and create flowers from tights with your own hands, we collect the necessary set of materials and tools in advance.

Nylon

The first and main material from which, directly, a flower will be made - kapron.

Important! If suddenly you decide to buy a separate piece of fabric, you should know that there is a special capron for flowers on sale. He can be:

• monophonic;
• multicolor;
• two- or three-color;
• plain with shine.

The average length of the segment is from 50 to 80 centimeters.

But recall that for these purposes you can take tights, knee-highs, socks and other nylon things.

Important! If you need a different color, paint them lightly with acrylic paint.

Wire

You will also need two different types of wire:

• The first is a stiff wire for constructing stems. Florists use it when creating compositions of artificial flowers. She has two subtypes - in plastic and paper. Often found sizes - 30, 40, 60, 80 cm.
• To create the petals, you will need a flexible wire of different colors. It is sold in segments of 80 centimeters, or meter. Wire marking: numbers from 18 (thick wire) to 30 (thin).

Tape tape

Often two colors are used - green and brown. Actually, they are used to connect flowers and leaves to the stems.

Important! It is necessary to store the tape in a dark, cool place, laying on a slightly damp soft towel, preferably in a plastic bag.

Instruments

To make flowers from tights with your own hands, the list of tools will be as follows:

• pliers and pliers;
• scissors and glue gun.

Important! These items will help you when connecting the flower.

Also find:

• templates - cylinders of different diameters for winding wire;
• cotton wool;
• strong threads under the primary color of the flower.

Actually, that’s all you need, now let's start the assembly.

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Flower assembly

If you have already practiced and know how to fold flowers from organza, rep or satin fabric, then you can apply the acquired skills in the manufacture of beautiful crafts. A small but significant difference is that it is difficult to give the desired shape to the nylon petals or leaves. Therefore, this material is stretched on a wire frame.

General technology:

1. The wire frame is twisted using a cylindrical template of the desired size.
2. Then this ring is given the desired shape - petal, leaf, sepals.
3. Next, on a wire frame we stretch a segment of capron and fix it with the help of threads.
4. The flower stalk can be decorated with teip tape or floral paper.

In order to better understand all the intricacies and trifles of this process, we consider specific examples.

Kapron flower:

1. The first step is to make blanks. We make the shape of a piece of wire, we fit it with a capron.
2. We wrap the bottom of the sheet with a thread in the color of kapron.
3. Excess material remaining below the winding is carefully cut.

Important: Try to carefully tighten the nylon, avoiding the formation of a large number of folds. In the same way, make the petals.

4. Making a flower heart:
   • We create a stamen from wire and beads - this is the first option. The second option is a bit more complicated: fasten a piece of paper napkin covered with painted nylon on the tip of the wire.
   • To make the middle of the bud, take a small wooden or plastic stick (a juice tube is suitable), wrap it with a paper towel. We tighten the capron, fix the thread and fix the sepals.

5. We collect all the elements of a flower and combine them together.

Home flower

Find the following materials and tools:

• Patterns for creating flowers from nylon
• Wire for flowers No. 24;
• Tape tape;
• Stamens;
• Floristic wire (1 mm);
• Nylon;
• Threads;
• Pliers;
• Skewers
• Scissors;
• Gypsum;
• Planter;
• Sisal.

Instruction:

1. Measure 2 wires 7-8 cm long.
2. Twist together just below the middle.
3. Round the resulting workpiece on template No. 2 and secure with pliers.
4. Shape in the shape of a half heart. Bend the wire to the sides. You should get a blank that looks like a heart. These are the future flower petals.
5. Pull the capron on each workpiece, fix it with several turns of thread.
6. We cut off the excess nylon with scissors.

Important! For one flower, 5 petals are required.

7. Cut the stamen in half, one part with a tape tape is fixed to the floral wire.
8. Composing a flower. Fasten the petals to the floristic wire with a stamen with a thread, one after another.
9. We wrap the stem with a tape tape.
10. Harvest leaves:
    • Wind the wire into small knitting needles in small turns.
    • After removing from the knitting needle, stretch a little and form a circle on pattern No. 7.
    • Twist the edges of the wire with pliers.
    • On templates No. 2 and 3 we make smaller blanks. In this case, the needle is not needed.
    • Give the desired shape and pull the capron and stem wrap with tape.
11. Using a thread to the skewer we attach 5 small flowers and one leaf. We wrap the skewer with tape and a little lower we fasten the 4 smallest leaves. Add wave-like. The skewer can be replaced with a 2 mm floristic wire, if you have one.
12. In a pot, we plant gypsum of the desired consistency and place the branches you previously prepared. We are waiting for complete solidification.
13. Put sisal in the pot immediately after solidification.

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Stock footage

DIY pantyhose flowers are an interesting part of the decoration in your home. They can be gifted, put at home, start selling. They are an excellent visual replacement for real flowers, such a gift will definitely surprise, in a good sense, its recipient. You must try to make such a gift, at least for yourself.