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Customers find the book’s instructions clear and concise, with beautiful pictures throughout. They appreciate the variety of flowers, with one customer noting the inclusion of 16 base flowers, and find the book nice for reference.
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The Japanese word ‘kanzashi’ originally referred to decorative pins as part of the traditional female hairstyles. These pins were often works of art in themselves, holding in place elaborate floral arrangements made with natural or silk flowers.
Today, kanzashi encompasses flowers made from regular fabrics. Sylvie Blondeau shows you how to make 65 of these simply stunning designs. The projects are so easy and fun to make that you will soon be making them for every occasion. Perfect as accessories on clothing, jewellery, home decorations or table adornments for special occasions.
Our Top Reviews
Reviewer: Danison
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great Book, with and without kanzashi templates
Review: This book is awesome, and the instructions are very clear. I made these flowers on my first attempt. There are instructions for 16 base flowers, and the base flowers may then be combined to create innumerable different flowers. I am not sure why other reviews say you must buy templates to make these flowers. The flowers in the picture were made without templates. Five of the sixteen base flowers can be made with templates, but instructions show you how to make similar flowers without templates. To get started with the flowers shown, I just used scrap cotton fabric, a needle, scissors, a ruler, and thread. You can get “fancier” with buttons, bias tape, or craft flower centers. The book also has super cute project ideas using the flowers for jewelry, gift bows, and other accessories.
Reviewer: Alpaca Picnic
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Useful and Inspiring
Review: This is a lovely book. It’s best feature is a two-page spread with images of all the flowers in the book. Also included on those pages are the yo-yos, rosettes and a pumpkin (think tomato pincushion). The name and page number for instructions are noted on the spread. This visual index is greatly appreciated, and fabulous for comparison side-by-side. Flower numbers 12 through 16 are made with the Clover plastic templates. The book does a better job than Clover does to illustrate the range of outcomes for their products. The later section of projects actually has several that I’m interested in trying. They incorporate a number of different fabrics which then displays the outcome they produce, which vary quite a bit. Very illustrative. For instance, pure silk glistens, but has little body, and as such lays flatter than other options. Great for some uses, less so for others. Other projects display use of patterned fabric combined with solid. Here within are very good examples which save much trial and error over poor choices. The book has spent several evenings beside me since it arrived, and I now wait for some better fabric choices and embellishments such as faux pearl buttons for the flower centers. This is the very book I hoped for, and I have rarely been so thoroughly pleased with a craft instructional. My medical hair loss has led me to become a hat person, and custom flower adornments made by myself adds a special flair where once was my hair. I’m embracing a new style from a generations’-old Japanese art, beautifully translated by this lovely book.
Reviewer: Della
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A good book
Review: I have the templates, so I don’t need the book, but decided to keep it anyway. An easy learning Book, for beginners. Beautiful pictures
Reviewer: Vanessa Spotts
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Easy to follow directions hard to see print
Review: The black lettering is fine, the color print doesn’t provide enough contrast for an easy read.
Reviewer: Susan M. St Arnaud
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Lots of inspiration!
Review: Really pretty and easy to recreate!
Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Perfect
Review: Having fun with all the patterns. Great addition to my fabric wrap bowls.
Reviewer: Caridad Rivera
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Good book
Review: Love this many flowers you can make with this book. Looking forward to adding some splash to my wardrobe. Easy to read instructions.
Reviewer: JB Milwaukee
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Buy it!
Review: Beautiful instruction book. Perfect.
Reviewer: Monique Leduc
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: super
Reviewer: Anne Liz
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Adorei esse livro muito bom
Reviewer: mollymoon1
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: I was so pleased with the book – I am now able to make great extras to go onto my quilts and bags – easier to make than I expected. Inspirational and inventive – if you add your imagination and artistic preferences you can make lovely flowers for many projects
Reviewer: Cliente Amazon
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: È esattamente ciò che mi aspettavo, bellissimo!Sono contenta di averlo acquistato, mi è utilissimo per creare splendidi fiori in stoffa.
Reviewer: Angela
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Lots of great patterns and ideasEasy to makeGreat illustrations and instructions
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