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Felt flower hair clips and combs

These charming felt hair accessories are fun and fashionable, and they are simple enough for children to make.

They make great presents or items to sell at a school fair.

You will need

 Scraps of felt in contrasting colours

 Cotton thread in matching colours

 Hair clip

 Undecorated hair comb

To make the flowers

• Cut a strip of felt approximately 10 × 1.5–2.5cm (4 × ½–1in), depending on how large you want your flowers. Cut one edge with pinking shears, then use standard scissors to cut between each ‘v’ of the pinked edge to approximately 5mm (¼in) from the opposite edge.

• For the flower centre, cut a piece of felt in a contrasting colour 50 × 5mm (2 × ¼in). Roll it up to form the centre of your flower and then roll the petal strip around it, sewing the edges and underside securely to hold it all together.

• For a simple hair clip, use just one or two flowers. If making a comb slide, make five in various colours and sizes. Then progress as follows.

To make the comb

• Cut a piece of felt the width of the comb and 2cm (¾in) high (or double the height of the top of the comb). Stitch the felt onto the top of the comb, sewing between each tooth and neatly finishing at the ends. Sew five flowers in a random order onto the felt edge of your comb, stitching from the underneath (where it will not show).

To make the hair clip

• Cut a leaf shape in double-thickness felt, then sew around the edge with running stitch. Sew a line down the centre to form the leaf vein. Stitch your flower to one end of the leaf and then sew the leaf to a hair clip, securing it in three places by sewing over the straight edge of the clip and the underside of the leaf using a small over stitch.

Tip

Add texture by inserting narrow strips of felt, looped between the flowers, or add a few small, green leaves.