Zipper Rose Tutorial

Here is the zipper rose...I am sorry they are so out of focus. By the time I came in and got to the computer it was dark outside. Maybe tomorrow I can do it again, but for now I think you can follow? ummm?

I am using a 7" zipper. I separated it and use both sides or even three pieces for a bigger one. I am just using what I have I am sure a longer zipper would work better. I can wait until tomorrow I have some new zippers I got from a garage sale that are cotton with the cute metal zipper teeth. The soft cotton will bend much better than this stiff polyester.

Any way I should push on...

I begin by rolling a tight center two or three times. And tack it with needle and thread.

As you go you will want some nonuniformity (is that a word?) so I fold the zipper backwards and start going the other way.

To give it more body I did some gathering stitches along the bottom as I wound the zipper around. This makes it pull in nice to the center but still lets the top zipper part flutter out like a petal. Does that make sense?

Here we are all wound up

Three together, I glued them to a piece of felt. I will trim the felt and use on a headband or barrette.