DIY Fabric Jewelry

Hello,

This is my first Instructable, recently got interest in jewelry making, so thought of documenting the process, this project is suitable for any beginner who doesn't have in depth knowledge in jewelry making.

Hope this step by step tutorial helps you in making fabric jewelry in no time. Also this is my first instructable hope you like this

Supplies

For basic supplies you need below to start making jewelry

1) MDF base for various shapes

2) Fabric glue and metal glue

3) Pliers for connecting jewelry connectors

4) Pieces of fabric, scissors

5) Jewelry findings like jumpring, lobster clasp, Eye pin

6) spacers like pearl

7) small danglers like pearl moti

8) Kundan stones in eye shape, diamond shape, square shape and round shape

Step 1: Stud 1 Part 1

Select the fabric and shape of mdf you are gonna make your stud, cut the size accordingly, leave about 1cm excess cloth so the you can cover the edges and wrap the fabric around the mdf front sides and edges neatly,

Protip: Cut the meeting points so to avoid too much overlapping of cloth

Apply fabric glue on the base and start sticking the clothes

Step 2: Stud 1 Part 2

Do the same for second piece of stud, once you are done it should look like image 3, now place ear stud and stick on the mdf base using metal glue

After few mins of drying, cut out back cloth and paste it using fabric glue

Step 3: Stud 2 Part 1

I choose plain cotton cloth for this semi circle model mdf, Cut out required fabric leaving slightly excess to cover edges and secure the cloth onto backside, using fabric glue paste it

Step 4: Stud 2 Part 2

Since its a plain cloth, have selected rhinestone chain to give some bling. measure exactly the requirement cut out the running chain and paste it on cloth using metal glue, first paste vertical after it got dried, measure, cut and paste semicircle.

Step 5: Stud 2 Part 3

Paste stud base for the earrings on mdf base and let it dry.

Once front designer work is done, cut fabric cloth to cover mdf base and paste it

Step 6: Earring and Maang Tikka

In this we shall make matching earring with maang tikka (forehead accessory)

Have chosen plain maroon cotton cloth,

Cut teardrop shop cloth fold and paste it using fabric glue

Step 7: Earring Exterior

Similar cut and pasting procedure for cloth, place metal stud base on the round(10mm chosen size can be altered as per preference) mdf base, now front side is done and ready to go for design

Step 8: Eye Pin

As per design requirement place eye pin on back using metal glue, place eye pin to attach round stud to hang mini tear drops.

For maang tikka attach an eye pin on top and three at bottom to hang pearls to give it a perfect desi style

Apply fabric glue and start pasting the eye kundan stones as it satisfies your creativity need, i placed along the sides and gave a flower shape in the middle

Step 9: Earring

Match the above design by pasting eye kundan on the edges and give bud shape on stud ones

Step 10: Final Connections

you can straight away connect eye pin of stud base and teardrop dangler but i choose pearl (8mm) to match look with maang tikka (Fore head accessory), so connect eye pin of the teardrop with stud base via 10mm pearl with two loops and for maang tikka first 10mm pearl with then hang loreals moti (3mm size) each 3 pieces at down of eye pin

Finally connect pearl moti chain on top with hook suitable for wearing on head

Step 11: Earring With Mirror

In this we shall make matching earring

Have chosen plain sky blue cotton cloth (use colour of your choice)

Cut teardrop shop cloth fold and paste it using fabric glue, top stud part have used 1cm square shape rotated like diamond shape. Cut the edges of cloth as shown in image to easy pasting method

Step 12: Jewelry Finding

Once pasting of fabric is done, attach stud base on top portion and keep you design placement to get idea of output

Step 13:

Start your eye pin attachment, decided to give little danglers at bottom of sea blue colour, hence attached eye pin at bottom of teardrop too.

Step 14:

Paste mirror and diamond kundan in centre of mdf base using fabric glue, stud portion and tear drop top portion are connected via bead with two way loop, connect 4mm sea blue small glass beads and your done.

Step 15: Long Chain

For this jewelry making, have chosen Replica of silk cloth but not original skin cloth,

Big circle diameter - 1.5 inch

Small circle diameter - 1 inch

cut cloth slightly excess than actual requirement and paste back side using fabric glue, generally works for all type of cloth, but it didn't work this cloth, as this copper like design thread where more stiff and wear not easily blendable.

So used metal glue and slowly started pasting around the edges and yes this glue worked

Step 16: Eye Pin & Design

So once back side is completely dry, paste eye pin as per design you thought connecting the pieces. My connection idea is shown in image 2. once the eye pin attachment is done. cut out back cloth and paste using metal glue image 3&4

Also this time have used metal glue to place kundan on the front surface, Glad the kundan stones are suitable for both fabric glue and metal glue pasting

Have chosen square kundan 4mm size and pasted around the circumference of circle.

Step 17: Kundan Designing

As done for 1.5 inch diameter circle, fill the circumference of 1 inch circle with kundan stone and inside fill a design

Step 18: Final Connection

After kundan stones are dried, connect 1.5 circle to 1inch circle via eyepin filled with 10mm pearl and rhinestone spacer bead in middle, loop the end for connection. Similarly do on other side, On top add acrylic rose bead to give a touch of elegance, loop an eye pin one end to circle and another end to connect chain

Add 22 inch to 24 inch chain and finish the work

Step 19: Velvet Choker

This is my absolute fav, take 1inch circle base - 5 nos for choker and 2nos for matching earring with 10mm stud top

Velvet cloth is soft and stretchable so before pasting i checked out the base colour of mdf was slightly see through eventhough cloth is pitch black, so painted mdf base with black acrylic colour

Step 20: Cloth Size

Even though velvet is slightly stretchable measure 1cm extra circumference and start pasting using fabric glue. After pasting it should look like image 3. Image 4 is same but it reminded me of mickey mouse head.. isn't cute ?

Step 21: Rainbow Rhinestone

Once done paste paste eye pin using metal glue, in centre in both sides, for earring paste eye pin on bottom side of 1cm mdf base and in top for 1inch base, connect via jumpring

Before pasting, decided the design roughly and started working, as this was rhinestone chain in running length, so measure circumference as per size, cut and pasted it with metal glue, have chosen rhinestone as it adds special for black base. Center design resembles flower with six petals, made with kite shaped kundan stones and centre circle.

Repeat the same for remaining 6 pieces

Step 22: Choker Is Ready

Attach the neckpiece adjustable rope and its ready to wear.

Step 23: Show Case

Once your hard worked designer jewelry are ready, its time for photoshoot. I may not have done best job here, but you get the idea !!

Thank you for coming this for !! This is my first instructable, Share your thoughts and suggestion in comment section. See you there !!