How to Make a Fiber-Filled Wreath

A wreath can be made from colorful fabric.

Making wreathes has a very long history that dates back to ancient Greece. According to Wreathes Galore, during that time, "the wreath was commonly known as a diadem, from the Greek word diadema, meaning a thing bound around." Wreathes can be made from any material, including fabric filled with fiber.

Things You'll Need

• Three pieces of fabric for the wreath
• One piece of fabric for the bow
• Yardstick
• Tailor's chalk
• Iron
• Straight pins
• Sewing machine
• Needle and thread
• Two bags of polyfill
• Broomstick
• Wire coat hanger

Instructions

1. Choose the three pieces of fabric for the wreath. They can all be the same color or solids mixed with patterned fabrics and must measure 2 yards in length. The fabric for the bow can be yet another color or style, as long as it complements the other three pieces and is 2 yards in length.

2. Lay the fabric for the wreath on a work table and draw three long rectangles that are 72 inches by 10 inches. Draw around the rectangle again, adding 1/2 inch for the seam allowance. Repeat this step until you have three 72-inch by 10-inch rectangles drawn, each with a 1/2-inch seam allowance. Repeat the step for the bow, making a rectangle that is 60 inches by 10 inches with a 1/2-inch seam allowance.

3. Cut out the fabric rectangles.

4. Fold the rectangles in half lengthwise, right side to right side. Press them flat with an iron.

5. Pin the edges closed with straight pins. Sew them together along the length. Do this with all four pieces of fabric. Turn the fabric right side out.

6. Stuff the three longest tubes with fiberfill until they look like long sausages. Stuff the tubes with a broom handle or a yardstick.

7. Sew the ends of the tubes together and braid them. Sew that end together. Bend the braid into a circle and sew the ends together to keep the circle in shape.

8. Bend a wire coat hanger into a circle. Keep the hook at the top intact. Sew the braid to the wire hanger.

9. Sew the lengthwise edges of the bow fabric together, then turn them right side out. Tuck up the ends and sew them, giving them a finished look. Tie it around the wreath at the point where you sewed the braided ends together. Hang your wreath by the hook of the hanger onto a nail or hook on your door, wall or in your window.

References

• Wreathes Galore: History of the Wreath
• Cando Street: Making a Braided Fabric Wreath