
Black and white kanzashi flowers – master class and detailed lesson with video and photo description
You can watch the extended video atcreation of kanzashi flowers from the master, if you do not understand any step, below is a detailed photo description of the master class. The kanzashi technique is unique in that it combines materials of different textures and colors, and as a result, unique flowers are obtained that are used as hair decorations or other accessories. Taking ribbons in your hands, you can begin a magical creation, as a result of which implausible, but very beautiful flowers are born.For girls and young schoolgirls from the most simpleYou can use white and black satin ribbons to create flowers on hair bands using the kanzashi technique, which will decorate any hairstyle and securely hold your hair.
To create colors in Kansas technique you will need:
You need to start work with a clear understanding,what color do you want the flower to be. If the accent in the product falls on white, then the middle two circles of petals are created in this tone, if you want a different effect - you can change the order of the petals and create black tiers inside. You can alternate the rims of the petals by color and create an outer layer of white petals, the second round will form black elements, and closer to the middle the tiers will be repeated. Thanks to your imagination, you can create several versions of the work using the same ribbons, and if you add new shades, the variety of products will be endless. This is what makes the kanzashi technique unique: dozens of options are created from one material even if one version of the petal is used, but in this technique you can sculpt sharp, round, inverted, and double petals, etc. Having decided on the color of the product, start cutting the ribbons into squares, as many petals as you need - that's how many blanks there should be. For these flowers, 7 cm in diameter, we used 10-12 black parts and about 13-15 white elements. The size of each square is five cm, that is, the side of the workpiece is proportional to the width of the ribbon.
From each formed square blankyou will need to create a two-layer triangle, for this, with a simple movement, create a bend in the center of the part: from one corner towards the opposite one.
To create unusual rounded petals,which create these kanzashi flowers, you will need to create creases on the blanks. The first fold, about 1 mm deep, lies directly in the center of the blank (from the right lower corner to the opposite middle). Fix this fold at the bottom of the part so that it does not unravel.
Stepping back another 1-2 mm from the middle bend,it is necessary to create a pair of symmetrical veins. To do this, create creases on the atlas again, it is very important to keep the distance from the center for the right bend and retreat the same number of millimeters for the left bend.
On the extreme parts of the part are also createdsmall bends, and you get the blank of this round petal. To hold this shape, you will need to solder the satin with a burner in a given form together with all the bends. To do this, take a hot burner, press the blank with its side part to the glass surface, fix the part in this position with a ruler and cut off the lower part of the element. Using a ruler, you need to press the layers of fabric and hold them, this will help the satin to solder in the folds.
Turn the work over and use hottool, bevel all the unevenness on the back of the petal. If you don't do this, the petal will not lie tightly on the base, but will stick up at these folds. The base of the petal is cauterized a little again so that it becomes even, and subsequently it is easy to glue.
Cut out circles with a diameter of 6 cm from cardboard.(the petals will protrude beyond the contours of the circle, so the product will be about 7 cm). Each circle should be pasted over with black satin. The resulting circles are needed as the base of the flower, so that several rows of petals can be glued to it.
Similar ones are created from white blanksdetails. Most often, when creating white tape, less paint is used, and the satin seems thinner to the touch, so it is easier to create such fancy petals from white tape. The folds are created according to the same pattern: first in the center, and then symmetrically on the sides, a total of five folds are formed. If the white fabric is thinner than black, then the work with the wood burner is accelerated, since only a little touch with a hot tool is required and the entire part is immediately soldered.
At the next stage we begin to assemble the flower,This will require hot glue. Apply a drop of glue to one petal and immediately fix the part to the round black base. The second petal is placed next to it, not tightly pressed against the first. In order for the petals to stick tightly, they need to be pressed slightly against the base.
Form the first tier strictly along the edge of the workpiece to form an even, beautiful circle.
Now we form the second tier from white petals.When fixing these parts, it is necessary to retreat a little to the center of the workpiece. White petals are glued to the black base and slightly grabbed to the black elements.
Another one needs to be formed from the white petals.tier, the petals of which touch each other in the central part of the workpiece. It should be noted that if you prepare cardboard blanks of a larger diameter, then you will use a different number of petals, then it may be necessary to form 4-5 tiers of rounded parts, of course, in the end you will get a more lush, densely packed work. In the very center of the work there will be an unsightly joint, few people will want to wear such a flower as jewelry, so the core of the product needs to be covered with an additional element. In this work, I used the top of a wedding hairpin, it fits perfectly into the satin composition.
An elastic band is attached to the back of the parthair. It is fixed with glue and an auxiliary piece of tape measuring 3 mm in width and about 2 cm in length. Such a piece is glued across the elastic band and pressed tightly to the base, this safety element will fasten the elastic band and the base of the flower for a long time, so that the product will last for many years.
And here is the ready-made version!
Charming kanzashi flowers are ready. Elastic bands with black and white flowers are easy to attach to a braid or gather hair into a ponytail.