Comments on: How to Make Stiffened Fabric Jewelry

By: irene

irene — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 21:16:00 +0000

i’m a quilter and have been looking for a way to make cloth jewelry from my scraps. this technique seems easy and allows for total experimentation with texture and color!!!!!!!!!!!! thanks so much

By: Cmedina25

Cmedina25 — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 18:11:00 +0000

wonderful idea, thanks

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 14:50:00 +0000

Hmmm… I’m not so sure it would, Carolynne. Once you wet the batting with the stiffener, I think it would tend to flatten out quite a bit. Based on my experiences with this stuff, I feel like what you’d get is a thicker flower, but maybe not a puffy one.

But if you do any experimenting on your own, I’d love to see how it turns out!

By: Sew_schurr

Sew_schurr — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:32:10 +0000

This is a very nifty idea for a dress maker or seamstress to match skirts and necklaces or pants and necklace or even get creative with the earrings and bracelats….I just think it is cool to have handcrafted items to wear. Dianne stuck in SElkirk On

By: Maureen Haynes

Maureen Haynes — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 02:48:36 +0000

I love it! I've been looking for good ways to make fabric jewelry!

By: PaperDemonJewelry

PaperDemonJewelry — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 00:05:19 +0000

I love this, and am going to try it with handmade Japanese chirimen washi paper, which is floppy and fabric-y. I think it's going to be great! I love the Japanese patterns on your fabric, btw.

By: patricia66

patricia66 — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 05:15:51 +0000

Another brilliant tutorial with buttons! I had never heard of this fabric stiffener. I'll have to try it out for a fabric origami project that I've used before. Thank you!

By: patricia66

patricia66 — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 23:15:51 +0000

Another brilliant tutorial with buttons! I had never heard of this fabric stiffener. I'll have to try it out for a fabric origami project that I've used before. Thank you!

By: Assja

Assja — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 16:32:08 +0000

really cool. I like the idea. I've got masses of fabrics lying about. Now I know what I can do.

By: Linda Roberts

Linda Roberts — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:46:10 +0000

Read about this on The Beading Gem's Journal post and had to check it out. I can't wait to try this one! Thank you for sharing.

By: SisterDiane

SisterDiane — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:35:00 +0000

Linda -

You can't really fold the fabric after it's been stiffened and dried.
And trying to do origami folds while it's wet will be too challenging
(I think.)

What I would do instead is finish the origami piece, and then brush
stiffener over it.

I'd recommend starting with large squares of fabric and they should be
as lightweight as possible. You might spray a little spray starch on
them and iron them first - this will help the fabric hold creases.

Interesting idea - good luck!

By: lindajeter

lindajeter — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:25:31 +0000

I have been searching for months on how to stiffen fabric, what a concept!

Now, my ? is,, can I stiffen fabric enough to make origami projects?

Please email me,, thanks so much!
On Thursday nights I have craft nite with four of my five daughters 33 – 15 yrs and a granddaughter 13 yrs old… And we would like to do an origami project but not w/paper.

By: trudig

trudig — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 02:58:31 +0000

I love this…and I have never posted a comment on anything. This is just so colorful and easy.

By: Name

Name — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 04:35:45 +0000

I've seen some pretty nifty make-it-yourself jewelry on the net, but this one is really great! Thanks for sharing!

By: pam

pam — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 04:47:18 +0000

I love this idea! These are just beautiful in the fabrics you have chosen.

And I love that you are posting tutorials again! Especially now that Christmas is less than 100 days away! This one has so many holiday possibilities!