Butterfly made of cloth

Butterflies are magnificent elements of decor compositions from flowers and interior. They can decorate a vest , a bag, bouquets, curtains, a chandelier or make up the whole composition on the wall. With his hands, a butterfly can be made from various materials: fabrics, wires, beads, beads, etc. In this master class, consider the technology, how to easily and easily make a butterfly from the fabric.

Butterfly from a fabric by the hands: a master class

You will need:

• 2 pieces of fabric of contrasting colors (aspect ratio should be 2: 3);
• iron;
• double-sided glutinous web;
• thread and needle;
• details for decoration.

1. Cut out of the fabric two rectangles measuring 7x10 cm, taking into account allowances for seams.
2. Sew the rectangles, cropping the corners, turn them out and press them. If there is no sewing machine, then it is possible to glue pieces of cloth with a spider web, for this we take a piece of web 7x10 cm and lay between pieces of cloth, then iron with a hot iron between sheets of paper. Cut off the edges from the threads and, skipping point 3, we make the butterfly on.
3. We glue the remaining hole with a spider web: insert a piece of spider web into the hole so that it protrudes, and iron the iron at the maximum temperature without steam, our rectangle, laid between two sheets of paper. If desired, you can simply sew a hole with a hidden seam.
4. Choose the main color (inside) and an additional (top of the wings) for the butterfly.
5. Put the rectangle with the main color down and fold it in half.
6. And once again in half.
7. Chisel.
8. We unfold the triangular pocket.
9. We turn and symmetrically open a similar pocket on the other side.
10. Chisel
11. Hold on one side, with the other carefully unfold, opening the wing. You can change the shape of the wings by expanding them more or less.
12. Similarly, we repeat the other side.
13. We check the symmetry of the butterfly and iron it.
14. Stitches fix the wings and the body of the butterfly among themselves.
15. We adorn the butterfly with paillettes, beads, rhinestones, embroidery. Our butterfly from the fabric is ready!

Turning the "abdomen" upwards, you can get a small corner - the head and at the same time a new kind of butterfly.

You can lay a piece of lace between the tissues before stitching, only make sure that it is on the right side.

Having studied such a simple technology how to make a butterfly from a fabric, you can make a variety of colorful butterflies for decorations and decor.