How to Make Frayed Rolled Rosettes

Shabby chic embellishments made from fabric can decorate and enhance a variety of home decor items and fashion accessories. Use a small amount of fabric to make frayed rolled rosettes. The finished rosettes can be stitched or glued to curtain tiebacks, pillows, jewelry and hats. Rolling frayed rosettes is a quick project that can be crafted with family during the holidays, your kids on the weekend or as a take-along project for the car.

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  Rip a 1 1/2-inch wide by 44-inch long strip of fabric. Ripping the strip will produce the frayed edge. Cotton fabric or fabric with natural fibers work the best to create a fuzzy frayed edge.

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  Fold the strip in half with the wrong sides together and matching the long edges. Iron the fold.

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  Tie an overhand knot 1 inch from one end of the folded strip. Trim the tail of the knot even with the knot. The knot is the center of your rosette.

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  Hold the knot between your thumb and the pads of your fingers on one hand. With the other hand, roll or twist the strip once and hold it against the knot. Holding the knot and the resulting rosette between your fingers, will keep the rosette flat and easier to control.

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  Rotate the knot a quarter turn between your thumb and finger. Apply fabric glue to the side of the knot. Twist the strip again, and hold it against the knot. Continue to rotate, glue, twist and hold to create the flat spiral of your frayed rolled rosette. As the rosette becomes larger, each rotation of the rosette will become smaller.

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  Apply fabric glue to the end of the strip. Fold the end to the back of the rosette to secure. Trim off frayed strings that have become too long from handling.

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  Lay the rosette flat on your work space with the front side up. Apply dots of craft glue randomly between the spirals of the rolled petals. Place small recycled beads from old necklaces on each of the dots of glue. Allow the glue to dry.