More Kanzashi
Monday, February 1, 2010 at 2:51PM 
In my recent post Love in Bloom I wax poetic (sort of) about Kanzashi, folded fabric flowers that can be used to adorn all sorts of items. I love the trend of big flowers that people are wearing these days, and I wanted a flower pin of my own to wear. Starting with some moth-eaten scraps of raspberry coat-weight wool I fashioned a 7-petal flower. For the center I covered a large button with a raspberry and white silk houndstooth check. I wanted to be able to wear this pin on my leather jacket but did not, of course, want to put a pin through the leather. Instead I used a mitten clip on the back which I can clip onto the collar or zipper edge of my jacket. When placing it on my collar I made sure the teeth of the clip were centered over the stitching along the collar edge so as not to leave an impression in the leather. Love it!
Reader Comments (2)
Julie,
Love this flower pin and the use of the mitten clip vs. a pin is brilliant! Love your work! :D
Great flower. I've never heard of this technique before. I'll have to look into it. I lvoe the houndstooth contrast as well. Beautiful project!