Fabric Rosettes Tutorial

Can you believe it? I'm finally getting around to that tutorial. So, are ya ready to make some roses?!

Let's get started!

First let's gather our supplies.

1. Strip of fabric

(mine was 3" wide and 24" long. Use longer strips for fatter roses, or shorter strips for smaller roses.)

Don't bother hemming the edges, we kinda like the unraveled look here.

2. Glue Gun

3. Some Tunes. (optional...)

Now we're ready to start. 

First you put a knot in the end of your fabric strip, like this:

Then, with a dab of hot glue, tuck the tiny little tail under the bottom of the knot, like this:

Then you're ready to "twist and glue"!

 Put a bead of hot glue around the outside edge of the knot, twist your tail of fabric (as in the pic below), and as you twist,  wrap it around the knot before your glue dries.

It should start looking something like this...

Just keep twisting and gluing. You get extra points if you make it all the way to end without burning the bajeebers out of your finger.

When you get all the way to the end of the strip of fabric, tuck the tail under the rosette, and stick it down with glue, like this:

When you're all done, it should look something like this!

Now, wasn't that easy peasy?!

A 24 inch strip of fabric will make a rose about 2 inches wide. So if you want a larger rose, cut your strip longer. I like to make all different sizes and the group them together, as in the top photo. 

If you want them to look more "finished", you can glue a circle of felt to the back, and attach a pin. For my bags, I just stitched them directly onto the bag by hand. 

That's all there is to it! Have fun!!