Make your own Textured Fairy Wings
Copyright © 2010 Martha Boers, All Rights Reserved
These wired wings are made by layering fabrics and trims between layers of tulle, then top-stitching
and embellishing with paint, beads and/or glitter.
and embellishing with paint, beads and/or glitter.
Instructions
1. Start with an actual size detailed drawing of the wings you'd like to make. The wings I made using this technique had the top wings and the bottom wings each joined together as a single unit.
2. Cover the pattern with a layer of tulle. Cut scraps of fabric, yarn and lace in your chosen colour scheme, and layer the pieces on top of the tulle to create a balanced wing design.
3. When you are happy with the placement of the scraps, place another layer of tulle over the entire wing. Pin through all the layers - including the paper. Sew across the wings along 'imaginary vein lines' from one outer wing edge to the opposite side, in order to hold the scraps in place between the tulle.
4. Turn the whole thing over, and sew the outer wing lines as drawn on the pattern. Notice that my 'vein lines' don't really match up with the veins on the pattern but that doesn't matter. Now remove all the paper from the backs of the wings
15. Instead of beading, you could choose to embellish the wings with glitter paint.
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16. Instead of sewing the wings directly onto the back of the costume, another option is to wrap the centers of the wings together with fabric matching the costume bodice, and hand-stitch into place. Then sew four snap fasteners onto the wing and onto the back of the bodice.
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The wings also look great when taking 'fairy photos' of baby granddaughters!
Copyright © 2010 Martha Boers
All Rights Reserved