Kanzashi in Bloom: 20 Simple Fold-and-Sew Projects to Wear and Give

By Diane Gilleland.

Kanzashi tsumami is the Japanese art of folding delicate squares of silk into three-dimensional flower petals. In the United States, the online craft culture has sprouted a renewed interest in making Kanzashi with American crafters devising simplified ways to create these gorgeous fabric flowers and incorporating more user-friendly materials like cotton and synthetic fabrics along with the traditional silks.

Kanzashi in Bloomtakes the American interpretation of Kanzashi a step further, presenting modern, more easily executed flower designs as elements in a variety of fun, fashionable, hip craft projects.Kanzashi in Bloomoffers advice on materials, three petal-folding styles, and techniques for assembling a Kanzashi flower. Youll also find instructions for 20 projects to wear and give as gifts, including:

Tiny blossom earrings
Flowers-in-your-hair clips
The happiest belt buckle ever
Elegant floral gift topper

Paper: 144 pp.