Any needlewoman wants to amaze her family and guests with a highlight in her home. Some hire designers to decorate the Christmas tree, some buy a huge amount of themed decorations. But nothing excites people’s imagination more than creativity created with their own hands. Not a single expensive but soulless accessory can replace the soulfulness of a work created by the hands of a needlewoman.. Each piece has a history and its own character. Here is a flower that was created on a beautiful sunny day and gives a good mood to everyone around, but here is a bear cub with sad eyes - its owner created it when it was raining outside the window and the mood was sad, and so on in every cute little thing.
The snowflakes outside the window are unique, no matter how hard you try, you won’t find two identical ones. It’s the same with handicrafts – they are unique. This is their great advantage; you can express yourself, your views, feelings, sensations. Choose your favorite colors and materials or try something completely new.
And snowflakes made from yarn will create an atmosphere of kindness, comfort, homely warmth and, of course, celebration.
Such products can be:
- decorate gift boxes with them;
- give to loved ones;
- hang on the tree;
- decorate the front door;
- decorate a chandelier or cornice;
- You can use anything you can imagine for them.
Yarn decorations are easy to make and this makes them even more valuable as you can ask the children to help create snowflakes and decorate the house together. Young needlewomen and needlewomen will be happy to choose colors and sizes for snowflakes, and come up with names and stories for them. And most importantly, they will have a fun and useful time. This type of activity will teach kids to be creative and help develop imagination and ingenuity.
Try asking the children to come up with what to make a nose or eye out of, and who can come up with the most options.
How to make a snowflake from yarn
To create a snowflake you will need:
- scissors;
- round blanks made of cardboard (remnants from thick boxes are suitable), you can use old unnecessary disks;
- yarn of your favorite color (one or more colors);
- threads;
- needle;
- blanks for eyes, mouth, nose (bought in a store or made with your own hands);
- beads, seed beads, rhinestones, cabochons or any decorative decorations.
Step-by-step instruction
1. Take a round piece and begin to wrap it with yarn, as shown in the photo. If you have chosen two colors, then connect them and wind them.
2. We wrap the entire circle, The tighter the yarn lies, the fluffier the snowflake will turn out.
3. Take scissors and cut the threads along the circle.
4. Tighten the resulting strings, tie them into a knot and straighten them.
5. Divide into equal parts, there can be 6, 8, 10, etc. as you like. We tie each bundle.If you want a fluffier snowflake, then choose a place in the middle of the bunch, less fluffy - closer to the ends. We take the threads of the same color as the yarn, or you can use a different color, to match or much brighter, as you like.
6. Use scissors to trim the ends, so that the rays of the snowflake are even and neat.
Snowflake design
The design is a complete flight of imagination of the needlewoman; you can make a cheerful face or leave a more classic version. Add beads, rhinestones, beads, threads.
For the eyes, you can use blanks from the store, or make them yourself from colored paper or felt.
Spout — this is a bead, rhinestone, pea, use beans or buttons.
Mouth - any shade of red or pink, the material will suit any texture. Almost everything will look good: cardboard, felt, rain, foil.
Everything related to design - show all your imagination and ingenuity. Consider the style of the rooms or create your own unique dissonance.
What other snowflakes can you make?
Creativity is limitless and there are many options for creating snowflakes. Starting from simple ones made of paper and ending with complex ones made of precious materials.
- The simplest paper snowflakes. You don't need any special skills to make them. All you need is paper and scissors.
- Blanks made of wood and plastic for embroidery with beads or threads have become very popular. Such products allow you to create patterns according to a diagram or use your own imagination.
- Felt is also popular. Simple snowflakes are cut out of it and decorated with designs, or two halves are sewn together to create voluminous decorations.
- Crochet products are airy and lacy in themselves, will look harmonious in the New Year's interior.And if you starch these snowflakes, they will become an indispensable decoration for the Christmas tree.
- Graceful and delicate snowflakes are obtained using the technique tatting or similar ones - Turkish lace, ankars, macrame.
- Winter beauties made from threads look original and stylish. Select a wooden base, draw a snowflake and drive in nails along the outline, and then stretch threads between them in string art style.
- Have you heard about warm snowflakes? These are made using the felting technique.
The list can be continued endlessly, it all depends on the desires and preferences of the needlewoman, what is right for her. There are so many techniques that everyone will find something to their liking.
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