From casual to elegant, create your own hair clips using fabric, lace, buttons, floss and other decorative items.
We feature two different designs to get you started. Use your imagination and creativity and your own choice of fabrics to create hair clips that are uniquely your own.
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Supplies
hot glue gun, scissors, embroidery floss, small button, 2" (50mm) metal hair clip, embroidery needle (for floss)
1 strip of tulle or lace measuring 60" x 1" (I purchased 1/4 yard of 60" wide tulle, then cut across the width to create a strip 1" x 60" - this left enough to create several more hair clips)
Cotton fabric measuring 9" x 1"
PATTERN
Our pattern will download as a pdf file, and will print to an 8.5" x 11" piece of paper.
If you need instructions on using pdf files, go to:
PDF Instructions.
The correct printed size is approximately 4.5" high x 5" wide.
Directions - Flower Hair Clip
1. Cut Base Flower
Cut the base flower shape from felt.
Use our pattern or draw one of your own, measuring approximately 4" high x 5 long".
2. Create Tulle/Lace Layer
a. Cut a strip of lace/tulle.
b. Fold lace to create a layer that fills base flower area.
Cut a circle shape from felt. This will be used in the next step for holding the tulle.
The photo on the right shows the finished tulle/lace layer.
Run a line of glue around the inner edge of the tulle/lace, and apply some glue to felt layer in the "hole" created by the tulle/lace circle.
c. Glue the holder on top of the tulle layer. This ensures the tulle stays in place.
Check for loose areas. Apply more glue as necessary. All layers should now be securely glued into place.
3. Create Inner Flower
a. Cut a strip of cotton fabric.
b. Using a needle and embroidery floss, sew a gathering stitch along one side of the fabric strip. Pull the ends of the floss to gather the fabric along the stitched edge, creating a circle from the fabric strip.
c. Tie the ends of the floss, securing the strip into a circular shape. Overlap the end edges of the fabric strip and adjust gathers as necessary.
The photo on the right shows the inner flower finished and ready to be attached to the hair clip piece.
d. Using a needle and embroidery floss, stitch the button onto the center of the inner, fabric flower. Run the floss from the button to the upper fabric layer (not through all layers). It works best to keep the floss loop large and run it through a few times between the button and fabric, then pull tight, wind around the button shaft a few times, then tie off and trim. Add a bit of glue if you feel it is needed.
The photo on the right shows the completed flower piece - ready to attach to metal clip.
4. Glue Clip To Flower Piece
Turn the flower over (wrong side up).
Glue the metal clip to the felt surface, using the hot glue gun. Be sure to glue the top side of the clip to the felt surface, keeping the part that opens toward you.
Example 2
This is another example of a flower hair clip. Notice how changing the button design, bottom fabric print and type of lace creates a very different appearance. In this case, I omitted the top fabric layer entirely and used more lace. I also cut the flower petals separately and overlaid them, so they overlap one another. Play with the shape of the underlying flower to change the appearance further.
Braid button: I made the "button" by braiding embroidery floss. I then coiled it around and glued it on the back.
