Smiley Rakhi

Step 1

• Take blue woolen yarn and outline the flower as shown in the image.
• Stick it using Fevicryl Fabric Glue.
• Let it all dry

Step 2

Cut the flower using paper scissors.

Step 3

Cut the casement fabric piece in the shape of the flower and highlight the lines for reference

Step 4

The flower must look like this once it has been outlined completely.  

Step 5

• Take various shades and tints of yellow and orange woolen yarns.

Step 6

Cut them into various pieces of the same size and bring them together

Step 7

• Wrap the yarns around a scale or fingers to bunch them as seen in the image.
• Tie them up so that the folds stay in place

Step 8

• Cut the edges of the loops to create a wild looking pom-pom
• This is how it will once u cut it.  

Step 9

Trim the pom-pom to a size that will fit into the middle circle of the flower.  

Step 10

• Using black wool, create eyes, mouth and tongue imitating a winking smiley
• Stick it using fevicryl Fabric Glue.
• Let it all dry

Step 11

Take different colours of woolen yarn (pink, orange, green) and cut them into small pieces as seen in the image.

Step 12

• Fill the petals of the flower with orange and pink cut woolen yarn.
• Create highlights for the petal using green woolen yarn.
• Stick it using Fevicryl Fabric Glue.
• Let it all dry

Step 13

• Stick the buckram flower on to casement fabric as shown in the image

• Use Fevicryl Fabric Glue to stick the piece.

• Let it dry.

Step 14

• Stick the smiley pom-pom in the middle circle as shown.
• Stick it using fevicryl Fabric glue.
• Let it all dry

Step 15

• Draw two circles on buckram using pencil and compass.
• The inner circle measuring 0.75 inch diameter and the outer measuring 1.25 inch diameter.
• Draw petals between the inner and the outer circle as shown in the image above.

Step 16

• Take two different shades of green woolen yarn and braid them together as seen in the image.
• Knot them up on both sides and brush the edges using a comb to make the ends frizzy.

Step 17

• Stick the smiley pom-pom flower on the braided band as shown in the image.
• Stick it using fevicryl Fabric glue.
• Let it all dry

Quick, easy, colourful and fun smiley rakhi is ready to be sent to your loving brother or to be tied with lots of sweets and gifts.