How to make a round ornament
This is my way of doing it… it’s not the most professional way, but I think anybody can do it with minimum investment and much recycling.
| First, what you will need: your project, some cardboard (I use cereal boxes), padding, compas, scissors, PVA glue, brush or spreader to spread the glue, pencil, needle and thread. |
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As my piece has a hardhanger bit in the middle, I stuck a piece of dark paper under it. Otherwise the padding would be seen through…. |
| With the compas, measure the diameter of your project, allowing a bit of space so the design can “breathe”. Put the compas next to a ruler, divide by 2 for the rayon, and draw 2 circles on the cardboard. |
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Cut the cardboard with scissors. Use one of the rounds to cut the padding to the same shape. |
| make a sandwich with the padding between the cardboard and the design. The cereal picture side goes on the padding so that the glue is on the cardboard side, and not the glossy side. The padding being a bit transparent (well, you see the design through it), put it and center it on the design. Then the cardboard naturally fits the padding. It won’t be perfect, but you can recenter later. |
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Sew around the project so that when you pull it will trap the cardboard and padding. For that, use a simple up and down running stitch. Sew with the cardboard already inside to adapt and “moult” the form as you go. Pull the thread until it looks right and attach the thread firmly. |
| Put the other cardboard form and trace a circle on the back fabric with about 3-4cm extra around it. In a similar maner, sew around and pull to fit the cardboard. |
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Spread PVA glue on and between fabric and cardboard. I used a spreader, but you can use a brush. Do it on both the fabric and the project side |
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| Now it’s time to make the sandwich !Put the 2 parts together, and use pegs to maintain them firmly. Leave to dry 30 min to an hour, but not more, as the pegs will create “holes” on the surface due to the soft padding. This will disappear with time anyway. |
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And voila ! Your round ornie is ready for decoration. here you can see the detens I was talking about… |
| Here we are going to put a Christmas tassel around for a festive look. A big classic is to use cording.Put glue on the side where you will stick the cord. |
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Stick the cord little by little and maintain in place with pins that you will remove later. Pay extra care for the holding loop.It has to be solid, so put loads of glue ! |
And here it is finished !!!!
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Comment from Patty
Time: 10 February, 2008, 10:14 am
Thank you so much for these instructions! I will have to give it a try now.