Recently I have come across kumihimo braiding - art of making cords by interlacing threads, yarns, cords, ribbons etc. I have an enormous stock of threads and yarns which I normally use for knitting and crocheting but they also can be used for kumihimo braiding. I would say the more varieŠ² the threads and yarns you use, the more unusual cord you will get.
A lot of kumihimo patterns are available in the internet. I found some of them very pretty and cute.
These bracelets feature spiral and floral patterns in bright summer colours and they are exactly what children want. Believe me, I have 11 children around me, all neighbours though!
The same spiral pattern in subtle colours and bracelets finished with delicate closures will be more suitable for adults.
Like the idea of a magnet closure - it's quick and easy!
My favourite pattern so far is so called swirl pattern. Tutorial is made and kindly shared by beamunz2009
on youtube
My bracelets braided according to this pattern and finished with beads and buttons.
Gifts for friends and their children
If you are not a bracelet person you still can find other ways to use kumihimo braids. I have used it to make a handle for a mobile phone crochet bag and a cord for a floral pendant.
Hi everyone. It's a long time since my last post. I've been working outside my hobby but managed to fulfil some of my new ideas. I'll show you them later.
Still I'm making my little flowers. Pansies are still my favourites and lately they were very popular on etsy and I got a lot of orders from the UK and USA. Actually I counted the quantity of them that I've sold and was quite surprised to find out that it was more than 1200. A couple of years ago when I got back to my hobby and picked up my hook and fine thread I was just enjoing experimenting with them, trying different combinations of colours and shades and textures and was delighted to find out that people actually liked what I made. But I never knew how they were using my flowers. But due to their feedbacks and orders I found out how creative people were.
So here are some ideas for the projects where you can use crochet flowers.
First of all crochet flowers are embellishments and are widely used to brighten your clothes especially for little ones.
This field of crochet flowers was made to order to embellish a poncho for a toddler girl.
They look stunning on your scarf and gloves
They can be widely used at home decor - to embellish lamp shades and duvet covers.
If you wear hair accessories these pretty handmade slides will make you look different.
They are also very popular among scrapbookers as the flowers are of the size which is suitable for small projects and will add special touch to your cards.
I hope my ideas inspire you in your own projects, if you crochet flowers but not sure how to use them.
If you are interested in purchasing my tiny pansies they are available in my shop on etsy. Or you can buy them here.
A set of 25 hand crochet from cotton mercerised thread pansies in bright colours.
Size: 0.8" long and 0.8" across.
These pansies will look great as clothes accessories, especially jeans, or bag/cushions embellishments. They are ready to fulfil any of your creative ideas. You can use them as a single item or group them together.
All prices include postage fees, just choose the quantity you are interested in
If you happen to sell on Etsy you know the excitement while you are waiting fo the treasury to open. Once you get a chance to make your own list of fellow etsians' creations it's getting exposed to everyone who is interested in art and crafts. And it's a pleasure to find your own things in treasures of handcrafted items.
Today my crochet cotton flowers in burgundy are featured in this lovely selection of goodies in purple made by Daimblond. Aren't they beautiful?
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