Get in Style! Personalize your look with these DIY brooches
Brooches are back in fashion and have made a strong comeback as the final touch to a modern and, why not, original look. From ancient times to Coco Chanel, the brooch was a jewel par excellence in the luxury attire of men and women. Forgotten since the 70s, brooches have returned to our lives to add a touch of glamour to our look.
Decorative brooches are not a recent invention. Visigoths, Celts, and Vikings wore brooches made of precious metals with religious, floral, and animal motifs. The brooch was very useful for fastening clothes, such as the plaid worn by the Scots over the shoulder or scarves over the shoulders. In the Victorian era, double models became fashionable for holding portraits and hair of a loved one, as well as bows and cameos. In the 50s, they ceased to be exclusive pieces of jewelry. Coco Chanel introduced fabric camellias and costume jewelry brooches to make these accessories more affordable to the general public.
As with fashion, after an “overdose” of brooches, they were forgotten in the 70s. Only some older ladies with a more classic look adorned their dresses and jackets with pins. Since then, the brooch was a forgotten accessory until today. Gucci, Dolce & Gabbana, Chanel to Zara, everyone is rediscovering the brooches that our predecessors wore with so much passion.
At Manubens, we also advocate for decorative brooches as a fashionable accessory for modern women. This tutorial will teach you how to make handmade original brooches and customize them with your favorite colors so you can wear them on any occasion.
What will you find in this article?
1. Materials needed to make handmade original brooches
To make your own very personal design brooches, you will only need the following materials:
- Manubens P.495 Petersham Ribbon in various colors, 100% cotton
- Brooch clasps, which you can also find at your local haberdashery
- Scissors
- Hot glue gun
Easier, impossible. Now you just have to decide what colors you will make your handmade original brooches so that they match the colors of the garments where you want to wear them.
Now that you have all the materials, let’s see how to make them step by step.
2. How to make handmade original brooches step by step
Once you have chosen the colors of the ribbons for your design brooch, take the end of the color you want in the center of the brooch and start wrapping it as seen in the photo.
When you have the thickness you like, cut and glue the end with a drop of silicone.
To change the color, put a small drop of silicone on the ribbon of the new color, join it with the end of the previous one, and start wrapping again.
Repeat the process with all the color changes you want until you reach the size of the brooch you like.
Glue the clasp with silicone on the back.
And there you have your finished brooch, ready to wear! Beautiful, easy, and unique. Repeat the process as many times as you want and in the colors you like the most. How about some in red and green for your own Christmas brooch?
Decorative brooches for clothing are versatile accessories. They can not only be a distinctive touch placed on the lapel of a jacket but can also adorn a monochromatic dress, holding it at the neckline to slightly adjust the opening, at the waist, or on the sleeves.
In addition to dresses, these brooches with fabric ribbons that we have shown you can be applied to pants, skirts, shirts, T-shirts, jackets, or on the lapel of a coat. Depending on the garment you choose and where you attach it, you will get different results. Are you ready to try and have fun creating your own combinations?
4. Other fashion accessories with Manubens ribbons that might interest you
On the Manubens blog, you will find original and unique ideas for DIY crafts with fabric ribbons. They are easy and entertaining ideas, some designed so that the girls in the house can help you.
Want to have a fun afternoon with them? Get to work making cute hair ties like the ones we explain in the article on Bows and hair clips: the simplest ornament or beautiful headbands in How to make headbands with ribbons for girls. Although the craft is in pastel colors, imagine how they will look in a bottle green or a dark red. The perfect accessory for Christmas parties!
We hope this tutorial on learning how to make handmade original brooches has given you great ideas for creating your own accessories. We would love to see your creations on social media. Feel free to upload your photos with #manubens and share your magnificent crafts with the rest of the community.
3. More ideas to showcase your handmade original brooches