Applications of fabric - interesting workshops for children and adults

The benefits of fabric applique for children

This kind of work helps a child to get acquainted with constructive thinking, artistic imagination, as well as well developed motor hand skills. The child learns to assemble one object from several parts, and vice versa - one whole object to divide into several components.

During the lesson of tissue applique child learns how to handle scissors, accurately and precisely cut out parts. What is important working with fabric baby learns to cleanliness and order in the workplace, because during the cutting of tissue there are a lot of scraps, threads, and this interferes with the work, have to remove the surface of the workplace.

Simple appliqué options for the smallest children

It is better for preschoolers to create applications from fabric not by sewing, and use glue. It is necessary to start with simple and easy elements. To begin with, you can learn how to glue geometric shapes, cut out of felt or other fabric, in a chaotic order. Then you can create simple compositions depicting animals, trees, flowers, vehicles, furniture ...

Easy felt applique - a tree with apples

To create it you need to prepare: a sheet of cardboard, felt brown, green, red glue, scissors, pen or marker.

With a pen or marker pen from brown felt to cut out the trunk of the tree from the green - the crown, the red - small circles (apples). Carefully, using glue, all blanks glued to a sheet of cardboard.

Applique from scraps of fabric

Quite an interesting way to create applications, for which you can use leftover scraps of fabric, unwanted scraps. Pre-prepared patchwork appliques are glued or sewn to the main background.

This way you can decorate clothes, interior items, make children's toys... In this technique, it is better to use natural fabrics of various textures. Glued patchwork only when the object will not be washed, and if it will - you need to sew a loop or chain stitch.

Very nice look volumetric patchwork applique. Its basic principle is to apply a scrappy under the basis of flap, nestle a little cotton.Such applique looks very effective and original.

Glove - Heart

Materials required: 2 pieces of fabric, braid, batting or drape for filling, scissors, thread, needle, pencil, a sheet of cardboard.

To start, you need to create a template for the tack - draw a heart of the desired shape and size on cardboard, cut it out. Using the finished template, cut out 2 hearts from the scraps. From the stuffing according to the template, cut out 1 copy of the blank. Place all the pieces on top of each other, facing outward, in the center should be the filler. Sew together with a hinted stitch. Sew around the edges of the braid, hiding all the ends. From a piece of ribbon to make a loop, sew as desired in a convenient place tack.

Applications of fabric on clothing

Cloth appliques look very beautiful on both children's and adult clothing. With their help you can give an old thing a new look, change a little style, hide elements of marriage, if there is a spot or a hole, the applique will be appropriate.

Most often, applique on the fabric are applied in the following ways:

• sew on, this method is considered the most reliable;
• Glue, with the help of an iron;
• Attach using different special fasteners, mainly used when working with children's or knitted garments.

Applique can be created on any theme, for any design and color of clothing. You can also decorate with a variety of decorative stones, buttons, sequins, ribbons, beads ...

Tips for creating applications from fabric

1. It is better to use well-sharpened scissors, then it will be easier to cut small parts from fabric.
2. If the appliqué has a large number of small pieces, it is better to start by making a composition with pins.
3. To sew the appliqué on the fabric, use a very thin needle, then the work will look as neat as possible.
4. If you use fabric other than felt, you need to leave about 0.5 cm for the hem of the fabric.

Fabric applique is a popular form of creativity, which stands out for its originality, affordability of materials, and also does not require special skills and abilities. On the Internet you can find photo examples, diagrams, video tutorials and master classes on creating applications from fabric, to use your imagination and easily create a masterpiece with your own hands.

Photo ideas of original applique from fabric