How to Make Nepalese Felt Spiral Flowers

Add stems and leaves to make a felted flower bouquet.

Nepalese felt spiral flowers are part of a tradition, passed down from generation-to-generation of Nepalese women. The Nepalese continue to make these authentic felt flowers, preserving their ancient felting technique and style. These felt spiral flowers have become popular accessories around the globe and make elegant decorations for clothes, bags, curtains and pillows. These delicate looking flowers also make stylish hair accessories and brooches.

Things You'll Need

• Felt
• Scissors
• Glue
• Pinback
• Hairclip

Instructions

1. Cut out several circles from your felt. These can be any size, big or small. Don't worry about making perfect circles for this project.

2. Cut a spiral in each felt circle, starting on the outside and circling inward.

3. Take the inner end of one of the spirals and begin twirling the felt around the center. Make your spirals as tight or loose as you like. When you reach the other end of the spiral, use a small dab of glue to hold it in place. Repeat this step with each of your felt circles.

4. Glue your felt flower to a pinback to wear your felt spiral flower as a brooch. Consider making multiple flowers to glue onto one pinback.

5. Place a dab of glue onto a hairclip or bobby pin and attach your felt flower. Wear your felt spiral flower as a stylish hair accessory.

References

• Creative Jewish Mom; How to Make Felt Flowers for a Mixed Boquet; 2010