All about crafts from brilliant foamiran

In needlework stores you can buy wonderful decorative material - foamiran. It is sold in the form of flat sheets of various sizes with a thickness of 0.5-2 mm. All kinds of colors are made.

Physical properties of foamiran: soft, ductile, well cut. Products from it are not afraid of water. Fine crafts can be washed with the use of powder; after drying, the products retain their shape. Foamiran does not attract dust, dry cleaning is possible.

The main feature of the material is the ability to stretch and change shape when heated. A large percentage of stretching allows you to create wavy and round shapes. Parts from foamiran are easily bonded with glue.

The material has a wide range of shades. There are options with prints - flowers, geometric shapes, pictures. It is produced in plain or sequined (glitter foamiran).

Wonderful crafts from brilliant foamiran are used to decorate the Christmas tree. The Christmas tree looks original with brightly sparkling toys. Sequin spraying is on one side. In the manufacture of this material, the lower layer is heated.

Due to its amazing properties, foamiran is used to create toys and decorations. From it, flower compositions are created that decorate albums (notebooks), photo frames, hair accessories. For the New Year, garlands are created from multi-colored sheets, beautiful snowflakes - from silver shiny canvases.

From red glitter foamiran, stars for St. George ribbons are cut out in the kanzashi style (a special technique for folding satin ribbons). St. George ribbon is a symbol of victory in the Great Patriotic War. Attracting adolescents to create crafts has a certain message. Guys should know the history of their own state.

Puzzles, letters and numbers are made from foamirin for young children. These products are made of thick material. Foamiran is environmentally friendly, when heated does not emit harmful substances, because it is used for jewelry on children's clothes.

To work with this interesting material, it is advisable to study master classes with photos and videos. All actions are described on them step by step and they are told about mistakes - this is especially useful for beginner craftswomen.

Foamiran is an artificial porous polymer. He is velvety, both in appearance and by touch. Creating fakes with your own hands from it is very nice. The shimmering foamiran is durable and flexible, almost weightless. Glitter look is not tinted, for the products immediately buy the right shades.

To create a flower, you need to prepare the following items.

• 2 sheets. Pink for petals and green for leaves.
• Scissors.
• Glue. For thermoguns, silicone glue. Transparent Moment or Crystal gel.
• Decor (beads or foil).
• Heating devices (iron, battery, special soldering iron).
• Molds (double-sided patterns). They are made of silicone, clay, metals with a low melting point.
• Wire.
• Tweezers.
• Teip tape for wrapping wire. The tape is impregnated with glue on one side. It cuts well and does not stick to hands.

Flower making begins with the creation of the petals:

• cut several rectangles of pink sheet measuring 4x5 cm;
• fold in half and cut off the upper corners in a semicircle;
• for about five seconds, the top of the petal is heated at the sole of the iron and twist the edge 1 cm outward;
• on the lower cut with tweezers, fold and fix with heating.

The petal is ready. Repeat with each rectangle.

The middle of the flower is made of beads. The wire is threaded through the hole and twisted. It is possible to create a middle from a piece of foil. The size of 4x4 cm is rolled into a ball and glued to the wire.

The wire is wrapped with a green tape. When stretched, the adhesive properties of the tape are enhanced. The first turn is firmly pressed to the wire, hold for several seconds. The remaining turns should fit snugly together. Please note that it is very difficult to peel off the tape.

A bud is formed from the petals. Glue each petal slightly shifting to the side.

Create leaflets.

• 5 leaflets of different lengths are cut from green foamiran. Heated and pressed to the mold, which should have a clear relief.
• Cut a green square of 8x8 cm for the substrate of the flower. The square is folded into 4 additions. On the edges make incisions 1 cm inward. Foamiran heat and create a bowl, raising the edges.
• The remaining leaves are glued to the sepals, pierced with a wire in the center. Approach the flower petals and carefully stick.

So you can create bouquets, decor for wedding dresses, jewelry.

Some nuances of working with foamiran.

• The denser the foamiran, the longer it is heated for the desired shape. To change the shape, they are applied to the heating device again.
• When creating small parts, a hole punch helps. There are special curly hole punchers.
• Using dry paints, tinted parts are fixed with transparent varnish.
• Do not heat the material very much. Hot temperature changes the structure, it begins to melt. This leaves air bubbles, which reduces the flexibility of the polymer.
• Thick sheets of foamiran are used for the manufacture of reusable patterns when sewing clothes.

A large number of schemes and templates from foamiran are freely available on the Internet.Products from this material are durable and are in great demand. Jewelry with floral arrangements is unique and stylish.

You can learn more about the intricacies of working with a brilliant foamiran from the next video.