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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.
Kanzashi in Bloom 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. Kanzashi in Bloom 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:
• Tiny blossom earrings
• Flowers-in-your-hair clips
• The happiest belt buckle ever
• Elegant floral gift topper
Kanzashi in Bloom 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. Kanzashi in Bloom 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:
• Tiny blossom earrings
• Flowers-in-your-hair clips
• The happiest belt buckle ever
• Elegant floral gift topper
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35 of 35 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a brilliant book. I had been looking at some kanzashi tutorials online but the how-to pages in this book are better than all of them. Very clear photos of each stage make it so easy to get going. Plus there is a special section on what to do if a petal goes wonky or your flower is floppy (no sniggering - this is serious stuff!). I made my first one in about half an hour and it might not be perfect but it's pretty adorable and perfectly presentable.
One thing to note - you don;t need to be able to sew to make these. Although they are fabric most of the putting together is done with glue. You do need needle and thread at one point but it is only one small step.
There is also a website and a Flickr Group of what other readers have made to lots of additional inspiration is available.
One thing to note - you don;t need to be able to sew to make these. Although they are fabric most of the putting together is done with glue. You do need needle and thread at one point but it is only one small step.
There is also a website and a Flickr Group of what other readers have made to lots of additional inspiration is available.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Lovely book, but a little lacking in substance. Many ideas all very good but basically one style of flower with two minor variations. Still an good one to thumb through and get inspired by.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a great book. It is choc a block full of ideas to try and also inspires you to try different things. Good craft book to make things for the home, jewellery, hair ornaments, and bazaars or fetes.
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flowers galor
A wonderful, colourful and easy book to read. Instructions are clear with excellent pictures to follow. Can't stop making flowers! Buy this book to make gorgeous corsages.
Published 7 months ago by Mrs. Jacqueline A. Keevil
Kanzashi
Excellent book and very good value for money. Loads of projects to do from small to large, easy to more complex. Read more
Published 7 months ago by babe
Excellent introduction to Kanzashi
This book arrived this morning and I have already made several flowers. Not perfect, but certainly more than acceptable. Read more
Published 8 months ago by wabi-sabi creazioni
kanzashi in bloom
This is an excellent book for crafters learning the art of flower making. Its similar to origami but made with material. I found the instructions easy to follow. Read more
Published 8 months ago by jaja
Beautiful flowers
As the 'look inside' function was not available for this book, I thought I would take a chance on it after viewing a 'how to' video clip on you tube and and very glad that I did. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Julie Murphy
reasonably priced
Nice book but lacking in flower variations. The step by step instructions are easy to follow but the designs are very basic. Read more
Published 14 months ago by poppy
Kanzashi review
To be honest this book is not very inspiring every page is pretty much the same flower only attached to a different item of clothing. It was not a good buy in my book.
Published 14 months ago by Emma
Kanzashi in Bloom
I was so excited to get this book and I wasn't disappointed! Diane Gillilands passion for making flowers comes across in this beautifully laid out book. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Betty Boo
Great
A very interesting book with techniques I've not seen anywhere else. The flowers are easy to make and you start with squares so it's not complicated to prepare either. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Mrs. Lisa Newton
Nice!
This book is good for beginners to kanzashi, it shows 3 basic flowers and what you can do with them. I can now make them, so it's sucessful!!! Read more
Published 20 months ago by Debbie McEwen
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