All About Jute Flowers

Jute is often used to create Scandinavian-style decor items, as well as to decorate country interiors and also in ethnic areas - this is an excellent breathable material of plant origin, it is distinguished by absolute environmental friendliness, and it is also affordable. Today, you can create a lot of stylish and original floral decors from a jute thread or rope that will bring interesting ornaments to your home, and most of them can be easily made independently. In our review, we will give a master class in making simple flowers from jute and burlap.

Surely many of us saw coils of brown rope of rough manufacture in hardware stores jute twine. It is of plant origin, it is obtained from an annual shrub growing in countries with a humid climate (China, Nepal, India, Bangladesh, as well as Kazakhstan and some African regions). In natural conditions, lives in water, for growth it requires a large area and tropical climate.

A wide variety of products are made from jute fiber, it is in demand on the market due to its spectacular appearance, affordability and ease of use. For economic purposes, jute twine is used for gartering plants, as well as for wrapping gifts. This is a completely environmentally friendly and safe material, at high humidity it does not become moldy, does not fade under the sun, and does not emit toxic substances when burned.

Jute twine - a fairly tough material based on coarse pile, so when making flowers from it you have to make an effort. But the output products are dense and very hard. When working with jute, it is important to keep in mind that during the work this fiber crumbles and its particles are floating in the air, therefore it will be difficult for craftsmen prone to allergic diseases to work with it - it is better for them to wear a protective mask. In addition, the material rubs the skin of the hands.

In the manufacture of flowers and other decorative items, jute is often combined with burlap, cotton, as well as lace, crystals, seashells and leather. Very often, twine is combined with a contrasting colored thread - thanks to this, ornaments during decoration differ from each other, but the general style of the craft remains. Chamomiles, chrysanthemums and asters are made from jute - all of them can become a real interior decoration, as well as an original gift on March 8, a birthday or a professional holiday.

In order to make flowers from jute, it is necessary to prepare the following materials and tools:

• jute of several shades;
• superglue or glue gun;
• sharp scissors;
• pins
• a simple pencil;
• regular stationery file;
• a compass or any other product with a round base;
• needle;
• ruler.

Choosing a jute, if possible try to give preference to processed material - it is more plastic, and almost does not crumble.

For beginners, making the first steps in making flowers from jute, it is best to start with the creation of daisies. The work involves a few simple steps.

1. A circle of the required diameter is drawn from a thick cardboard using a compass - it depends on what size chamomile you plan to make. The blank is cut with scissors.
2. The circle is drawn according to the type of snowflakes - here you will need to draw from 6 to 8 diameters.
3. On the circumference of the workpiece in the places where the diameters exit, English pins are stuck.
4. At the intersection of the diameters with the help of a hot gun, the tip of the jute thread is glued.
5. After that, each pin is wrapped with thread. All loops are formed alternately so that each pin is wrapped 2-3 times.
6. At the end of the winding, the thread is cut, leaving a tip with a length of 30-35 cm. After that, the tip of the thread is threaded into a needle with a large eye and with the help of loops the middle of the resulting flower is sewn. In this case, the beams should be captured in equal amounts and the needle should be pulled through the middle of the resulting ring. When everything is ready, all that remains is to tighten the knot.
7. Using a glue gun, the threads are fixed to the middle - this will make the structure stable.

We draw attention to the fact that all work must be carried out on a clerical file, otherwise you risk staining the surface. If you wish, you can additionally decorate the middle of the product - for this, several coffee beans are laid out in the center and partially sprinkled with cereal. You can use other types of sprinkling, the main thing is that the material is completely natural.

The flowers made from twine and burlap are very stylish. These materials are well complemented among themselves and are “polished” with lace. If you have some skills in working with fabric and jute twine, doing them will be quite simple.

1. With the help of a compass from cardboard, a circle of small diameter is formed - this part will become the basis for the future flower, it will allow the buds to keep their shape and not be deformed during further work.
2. A circle is cut out of white cotton, the diameter of which will be quite large - a base skirt for the bud is made from it. The part is fixed with a glue gun to the center of the cardboard blank.
3. Then, two strips of the same length and width are cut out of the burlap so that the width of each element is 2-3.5 cm. Using a needle, some fibers should be pulled out so that the strip visually resembles a lattice.
4. After that, the end of one strip is fixed in the middle of the cotton billet - thus, a kind of loop is obtained, it is folded in half and once again fixed to the center of the cotton circle.
5. The same actions are repeated with the second strip, but this element should be glued perpendicular to the first. It is very important to ensure that the product does not warp.
6. Twine is cut into strips for a total of 10 pieces. They are glued in the same way as burlap, dividing the corners between the individual elements, like a bisector. As a result, the "rays" should form a kind of snowflake.
7. A strip of such a width is cut out of white lace so that it can completely cover cotton and other tiers of the flower arrangement. A strip is sewn along the length line with basting stitches and pulled together, forming a skirt.
8. A lace skirt is sewn to the cotton base so as not to block the twine and burlap loops.
9. Separately, a small rose is made of burlap and twine - the scheme of work remains the same.
10. The rosette is glued to the middle of the base or to the cotton base.
11. With a sharp needle from a white cotton circle, several fibers are removed around the circumference, forming a short fringe

In recent years, jute has become popular among craftswomen and needlewomen to create original decorative compositions. The peak of popularity of the material coincided with the growing interest in the Scandinavian style in the design of the room and the philosophy of the hugg. However, Using jute and burlap you can create beautiful crafts in vintage and ethnic styles.

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