Embellished Holiday Sweater Craft
By: Carolyn Wainscott for AllFreeHolidayCrafts.com
Embellished Holiday Sweater Craft
Make floral Christmas sweater designs with this easy fashion craft. Purchase a cardigan in a holiday color, or use a plain sweater you already have in your closet. Fuse silk flowers to the front of the sweater in a pretty arrangement, and then outline the flowers in glitter glue for a bit of holiday sparkle. This is an easy way to make a Christmas sweater to wear for all your holiday parties!
Estimated Cost$11-$20
Time to CompleteUnder an hour
Primary TechniqueFabric Crafts
HolidayChristmas
Materials:
- Sweater or sweatshirt
- Silk florals
- Paper backed fusible webbing [such as Heat N' Bond]
- Dimensional paint
- Optional: beads and other trim
Instructions:
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Remove flowers from stems and take completely apart. Separate layers.
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Put flower layers face down onto nonstick pressing sheet or wax paper.
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Press fusible webbing, webbing side down, onto back of silk flower layers.
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Fuse with iron according to directions.
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Remove silk layers and remove all webbing from edges of each layer.
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Arrange flowers in desired design on sweater or sweatshirt.
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Cover flowers with nonstick pressing sheet and fuse.
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Run line of paint around all edges of silk layers (this not only adds a nice touch, but also seals the edges).
- Add beads and other trim if desired
The sweater/sweatshirt is hand washable. Turn inside out and lay flat to dry to protect your artwork.
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