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    How to Make Fabric Rosettes from Shop Towels

    Mar 2, 2023 | Updated Dec 11, 2024 | By Laura | This post may contain affiliate links | Leave a Comment

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    How to Make DIY Rosettes from Shop Towels from the Dollar Tree

    Learn how to make fabric rosettes from shop towels in this easy step-by-step craft tutorial. You need fabric, scissors, and hot glue!

    Fabric flowers are beautiful and easy to make, and fabric rosettes are no exception.

    All you need in order to make rosettes of any size is fabric or ribbon, scissors, and hot glue.

    Today, we're going to learn how to make beautiful fabric rosettes from shop towels we bought at the Dollar Tree!

    Here's how to make them!

    How to Make DIY Rosettes from Shop Towels from the Dollar Tree

    How to Make Fabric Rosettes from Shop Towels

    Step 1: Gather Supplies

    Supplies Needed:

    • Fabric - we used Shop Towels from the Dollar Tree but you can use any fabric or ribbon.
    • Scissors
    • Hot Glue Gun and Glue

    supplies needed to make fabric rosettes

    Step 2: Cut fabric into strips that are 1 to 2 inches wide.

    supplies needed to make fabric rosettes

    Step 3: Tie a knot in one end of a fabric strip.

    This will become the center of your rosette.

    tie a knot in the beginning of a fabric strip

    Step 4: Dab hot glue on the side of the knot.

    twist and hot glue the fabric to start the fabric rosette

    Step 5: Twist the fabric once and place it into the dab of hot glue.

    hold fabric in place while the glue dries

    Step 6: Continue this process around the rosette: dab hot glue onto the side of the rosette, twist the fabric, and then place it into the hot glue and hold until it dries.

    continue twisting and wrapping as you hot glue the fabric to make the rosette bigger

    how to make a fabric rosette

    DIY fabric rosette

    Add hot glue to the side of the rosette every inch, and keep twisting the fabric before you glue the next section to the side of the flower.

    You can make the rosette as big or as small as you like.

    NOTE: To finish off the rosette, see step 8 below.

    how to make a fabric rosette

    how to make a fabric rose

    make the fabric rosette bigger by adding more fabric

    Step 7: If you are making a large rosette, you can glue shorter strips of fabric together into a long strip to make it easier for you. 

    That way, you don't have to start and stop a bunch of short strips.

    how glue fabric strips together

    how glue fabric strips together

    glue smaller fabric strips together to make one long strip, it makes rosettes easier to make

    Continue to twist and glue the fabric strip to the side of the rosette until it's as big as you want it to be.

    how to make a fabric rosette

    Step 8: When the rosette is as big as you want it to be, cut the fabric strip, leaving a small tail of the fabric.

    how to make a fabric rosette

    Turn the rosette over and put hot glue on the bottom side of the flower, near the fabric tail.

    hot glue the loose tail to the bottom of the rosette

    Push the fabric tail into the hot glue on the bottom of the rosette.

    tuck the end to the bottom of the rosette

    That's it!

    The fabric rosette is done!

    how to make a fabric rosette

    how to make fabric rosettes

    Fabric rosettes can be made with any type of fabric or ribbon, and you can make them as big or as little as you want!

    They are beautiful for home decor on their own, rosettes make great ornaments, and they can be used in hair accessories, jewelry, or even gift wrap ideas!

    How to Make DIY Rosettes from Shop Towels from the Dollar Tree

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