My Creation:
Tree Ornaments.
It took awhile for the tree ornament concept to evolve into something I could use. I began with a very loooooooonnnng narrow triangle of fabric that I machine gathered down the center with 2 rows of stitches. I glued it to a kebob skewer and added trims.
From there I had the idea of sewing 2 layers of fabric together and threading it onto the skewer. This proved more satisfactory when I stuck the base in a cutoff wine cork and added a wooden star to the top. My biggest discovery was when I tried twisting it on the skewer so it became a 3D tree rather than flat.
I experimented with using green cotton fabric that I stiffened to keep it from fraying. I also tried different weights of interfacing material. I used pinking shears on some, left others plain and slashed the edges on others. I even used green ink to give the appearance of snow tipped branches. Flat backed gem stones make good ornaments and glitter spray gives an all over sparkle.
It took awhile for the tree ornament concept to evolve into something I could use. I began with a very loooooooonnnng narrow triangle of fabric that I machine gathered down the center with 2 rows of stitches. I glued it to a kebob skewer and added trims.
From there I had the idea of sewing 2 layers of fabric together and threading it onto the skewer. This proved more satisfactory when I stuck the base in a cutoff wine cork and added a wooden star to the top. My biggest discovery was when I tried twisting it on the skewer so it became a 3D tree rather than flat.
I experimented with using green cotton fabric that I stiffened to keep it from fraying. I also tried different weights of interfacing material. I used pinking shears on some, left others plain and slashed the edges on others. I even used green ink to give the appearance of snow tipped branches. Flat backed gem stones make good ornaments and glitter spray gives an all over sparkle.
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