Stumbled upon Craftpassion while I was searching for some upcycling projects.
Savaged from a denim dress
Materials:
1. Hem (Double roll type) from denim clothing.
2. Strong thread (closest color to the denim)
3. Strong needle for hand sewing
4. Brooch pin
2. Strong thread (closest color to the denim)
3. Strong needle for hand sewing
4. Brooch pin
Tools:
1. Scissors
1. Scissors
You can refer to the website above for the full pictures.
Step 1 : Cut the seam of the sleeve. We don’t need that thick seam, you can throw away or keep it for other purpose.
Step 2 : Cut along the hem line of the sleeve. Retain the sleeve, don’t throw.
Step 3 : Roll 2 rounds on the hem to make the center of the denim rosette.
Step 4 : Make a few stitches at the bottom to secure it. Use leather scrap and pliers if you find it is difficult to push and pull the needle through.
Step 5 : To make the “petals” of the rosette, simply pull the “fold” edge of the hem down to the bottom by making a stitch on it.
Step 6 : Keep pulling and stitching to create more petals as you roll the hem. Make sure you also make some stitches to the inner round of the rosette to secure all the rollings. Loosen the gripping tension of the hem a little as the denim rosette gets bigger so that the petals at the outer layer look bigger too. Continue rolling and stitching until you reach about 1″ from the end.
Step 7 : Bend the hem end away from the denim rosette and under it, sew at the bottom.
Step 8 : To make the denim rosette into a brooch, you need 2 denim leafs and a brooch pin.
Step 9 : Draw and cut 2 leafs from the balance denim fabric of the sleeve. Overlap the leafs and sew the brooch pin on them
Step 10 : Place the leafs+pin combo on the back of the rosette, stitch them to the denim rosette. Only sew on the circumference of the leaf.
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