Kolam Gift Bag
You Will Need:
Fevicryl Premium Fabric Glue, Fevicryl 3D Outliners (White), Fevicryl Soft Fabric Colour Orange, Jute Fabric, Red Fabric, Red Cotton Yarn (1mtr), Tracing Paper, Pencil, Scale, White Carbon Paper, Fabric Scissors, Mirror (Round, Square), Blue Stones.
Description :
Jute gift bag decorated with simple and beautiful kolam design; A bag that can be used to send out snacks and sweets for your friends and family this festive season.
STEP 1 : Base selection
- Take a jute fabric as seen in the image above.
STEP 2 : Colouring of base
- Measure 8” x 10” and cut the jute fabric using fabric scissors.
- Take Fevicryl Soft Fabric Colour Orange and colour the whole piece without any patches.
- Let it dry
STEP 3 : Transfer of design
- Choose 2 kolam designs of your choice (1 big, 1 small)
- Using pencil and white carbon paper, transfer the design on to the jute fabric as seen in the image above.
STEP 4 : 3D Outlining
- Outline the design using Fevicryl 3D Outliner White.
- Let it dry
- Create the veins of the leaf by using Fevicryl 3d Outliners as shown in the image.
- Let it dry
STEP 5 : Mirror and stone placement on the bag
- Using Fevicryl Fabric Glue, stick the blue stones in the center as shown.
- Stick the round mirrors and the square mirrors as you wish or follow the sequence seen in the image above.
- Use Fevicryl Fabric Glue to stick them all.
- Let it all dry
STEP 6 : Top part of the bag
- Take a long piece of red fabric measuring 6.6” x 2”
- Take two square pieces of red fabric measuring 2” x 2”.
- The square pieces are further folded to form cone shaped tassels.
STEP 7 : Finishing of the top part
- Fold the long piece of fabric into half and stick it using Fevicryl Fabric Glue.
- Make the cone tassels and attach them to a red cotton yarn as seen in the image.
- Draw a single circle on both side of the tassel using 3D Outliner White.
- Stick round mirror inside the circle as shown.
- Use Fevicryl Fabric Glue to stick all the materials.
- Let it all dry
STEP 8 : Finishing of the product
- Cut the long piece of red fabric into 2 and attach them on both sides of the bag as seen.
- Pass the dori from both sides in a way that it secures the bag when closed.
- Use Fevicryl Fabric Glue to stick
- Let it all dry.
STEP 9 : Finishing of the product
STEP 10 : Final product
Simple but ornate Jute gift bag decorated with simple and beautiful kolam design is ready to be sent out to your relatives and friends filled with festival goodies!