Kanzashi in Bloom: 20 Simple Fold-and-Sew Projects to Wear and Give
Kanzashi tsumami is the Japanese art of folding delicate squares of silk into three-dimensional flower petals. In the United States, the online craft culture has sprouted a renewed interest in making Kanzashi with American crafters devising simplified ways to create these gorgeous fabric flowers and incorporating more user-friendly materials like cotton and synthetic fabrics along with the traditional silks.<br /><br /><i>Kanzashi in Bloom</i> takes the American interpretation of Kanzashi a step further, presenting modern, more easily executed flower designs as elements in a variety of fun, fashionable, hip craft projects. <i>Kanzashi in Bloom</i> offers advice on materials, three petal-folding styles, and techniques for assembling a Kanzashi flower. You’ll also find instructions for 20 projects to wear and give as gifts, including:<br /><br />• Tiny blossom earrings <br />• Flowers-in-your-hair clips <br />• The happiest belt buckle ever <br />• Elegant floral gift topper