It's June. And if it weren’t for the green trees, it would be easy to confuse the seasons in a modern city. Hasn't winter come again? Can you guess what we're talking about? Of course, about “summer snow” - poplar fluff. There is fluff all around - on window sills, balconies, asphalt, on the head, in the bosom, in the nose. Some claim that poplar fluff is a strong allergen. Others say that poplar fluff is not to blame for anything.

We won't argue. Moreover, we will have our own theory about the beneficial properties of poplar fluff. This is an excellent ornamental material for floristry, painting and handicrafts in one bottle.

It is best to collect poplar fluff in dry weather in June from poplar catkins. It must be cleaned of grains and plant impurities.

The month of June is the period of summer snow. Poplar fluff all around on window sills, balconies, asphalt, in the nose. Many people consider this period of summer to be the worst. It is believed that poplar fluff is the strongest allergen. On the other hand, naturalists and doctors claim that poplar fluff is not to blame for anything. It is not he who causes allergies, but other plants that bloom at the same time: cereals, meadow grasses, ragweed. Moreover, this part of scientists claims that fluff purifies the air, depositing thousands of tons of dust and soot on the ground.

We will not argue with one or the other side. we will have our own theory about the beneficial properties of poplar fluff. This is an excellent ornamental material for floristry, painting and handicrafts in one bottle.

It is best to collect poplar fluff in dry weather in June from poplar catkins. It must be cleaned of grains and plant impurities.

The application of poplar fluff is made on dark velvet paper, previously covered with tracing paper. The tracing paper must be secured well, but not tightly, since the tracing paper will have to be removed later. A drawing is drawn on tracing paper, then sections of the drawing on tracing paper are gradually cut out, and this place is filled with fluff. It is most convenient to take the fluff with tweezers and lay it tightly in layers. The thickness of the layers in different parts of the pattern should be different, otherwise the pattern will merge.

When the drawing is ready and the remains of the tracing paper are removed, the finished work is secured with hairspray.

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Few people know that you can draw with poplar fluff, and how! Drawings with poplar fluff are not. at first it is even difficult to distinguish black velvet paper from superbly executed black and white photographs. But no photograph can convey every fiber of the fur of your pets - dogs or cats - as clearly and clearly as a portrait made with poplar fluff. The animal looks lifelike. Meanwhile, “drawing” such a portrait is not at all difficult. Poplar fluff easily sticks to velvet without any glue. An eraser is not needed either - the fluff can be easily removed or moved with tweezers. In short, each of you can “draw” a portrait of your four-legged friend.

The best fluff for crafts is the one that hangs on poplar trees in plump white clusters in sunny weather. It is collected, without crushing, directly from the tree into cardboard boxes or glass jars. In plastic packaging, the fluff will turn yellow. Now you will need black velvet paper from children's art kits, and to work with fluff you will need tweezers with pointed tips and sawed teeth, small scissors, a knife and a piece of toilet soap.

A sketch of the main lines of the drawing is done with dry soap, a white pencil or chalk. And if you don’t know how to draw, you can use a ready-made drawing or photograph. A copy of the drawing or the main lines of the photograph must be transferred to transparent plastic film or tracing paper, and from them to velvet paper through light carbon paper from the set for transferring the design to fabric. If you don’t have copied paper, you can use another method: pierce holes in the film along the contours of the design with a needle, pin the film to the velvet with pins and rub with tooth powder. White dots will appear on the paper, along which you need to draw the lines of the drawing with a soap remnant.

Let's look at techniques for working with fluff using the example of the dog's head shown in the figure. A sketch of the basic outline of the design on velvet paper is shown on the left. To make a dog’s fur look “like life,” you need to apply fluff in different parts of the face in different ways. where the fur is whitest, the layer of fluff is thickest, where it is grayer, it is thinner, and there is no need to put fluff on black areas at all. The fur on a dog's face is different not only in color, but also in texture; there are places with short hair and long hair. Therefore, fluff must be applied in various ways.

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A sketch of the main lines of the drawing is done with dry soap, a white pencil or chalk. And if you don’t know how to draw, you can use a ready-made drawing or photograph.

Applications made from plant fluff are an unusual type of crafts. Works made from fluff turn out beautiful, light, airy. For applications, you can use the fluff of almost any plant. At the end of May - beginning of June, the poplar begins to bloom. You can use air umbrellas of dandelion and cattails (reeds). The brown tips of its fluff give the applique a distinctive hue.

Cotton is also a good material for appliqués. It is very easy to find - it is ordinary cotton wool. The work uses thistle fluff, which can be collected in the second half of summer and even in October.

The fluff of thistles, reeds and some other plants does not need to be cleaned immediately. It must be cut off along with the flower head on a short stem.

To make an applique from plant fluff, you need care, precision, and perseverance. We will also need tools for making appliqués. It is better to take the fluffs and apply them to the base using tweezers. To clean up and adjust the material, a large needle or compass leg is needed. To cut the cotton rope, scissors will be useful. For applique, you may also need a paper cutting knife.

As a basis for appliqués made of fluff, it is better to use “velvet” paper or fleecy fabric mounted on cardboard or plywood.

First, to complete the application, you need to prepare a drawing (Fig. 1 on the left). We place the drawing on the base and, using pencil pressure, trace all the lines (Fig. 2 on the left).

The fluff is very light and delicate, so for convenience you need to use tweezers. To avoid lumps on the base, you must try to lay down the fluff in an even layer in a certain sequence (Fig. 3 on the left). To convey the veins of plants, small details, and anatomical features of animals, the fluff has to be combed and the fibers pulled apart. This work can be done with the leg of a compass (Fig. 4 on the left).

The contours of the drawing will not always turn out smooth. To make a clear outline, you can roll up a loose flagellum from fluff (Fig. 5 on the left).

Bunny. This work can be done from cotton or poplar fluff (Fig. 1 on the right). Let's prepare the drawing on a separate sheet and transfer it to “velvet” paper or fleecy fabric (Fig. 2 on the right). Apply the material in a thin layer over the entire pattern (Fig. 3 on the right). The outline may be slightly fluffy. We process the eyes, legs and other parts with a compass leg or tweezers (Fig. 4 on the right). The pupils and nose can be drawn with a felt-tip pen (Fig. 5 on the right). The bunny is ready.

G. I. Pereverten

You can use air umbrellas of dandelion and cattails (reeds). Cotton is also a good material for appliqués. It is very easy to find - it is ordinary cotton wool. The work uses thistle fluff, which can be collected in the second half of summer and even in October. The fluff of thistles, reeds and some other plants does not need to be cleaned immediately. It must be cut off along with the flower head on a short stem.

Making paintings from fluff is a cross between floristry, painting and needlework. The surprising thing is that there are no limits to the imagination of the masters.

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Applications made from plant fluff are an unusual type of crafts. Works made from fluff turn out beautiful, light, airy. For applications, you can use the fluff of almost any plant. At the end of May - beginning of June, the poplar begins to bloom. You can use air umbrellas of dandelion and cattails (reeds). The brown tips of its fluff give the applique a distinctive hue.
Cotton is also a good material for appliqués. It is very easy to find - it is ordinary cotton wool. The work uses thistle fluff, which can be collected in the second half of summer and even in October.
The fluff of thistles, reeds and some other plants does not need to be cleaned immediately. It must be cut off along with the flower head on a short stem.

To make an applique from plant fluff, you need care, precision, and perseverance. We will also need tools for making appliqués. It is better to take the fluffs and apply them to the base using tweezers. To clean up and adjust the material, a large needle or compass leg is needed. To cut the cotton rope, scissors will be useful. For applique, you may also need a paper cutting knife.
As a basis for appliqués made of fluff, it is better to use “velvet” paper or fleecy fabric mounted on cardboard or plywood.

The fluff is very light and delicate, so for convenience you need to use tweezers. To avoid lumps on the base, you must try to lay down the fluff in an even layer in a certain sequence.

The contours of the drawing will not always turn out smooth. To make a clear outline, you can roll up a loose flagellum from fluff.

First, to perform the application, you need to prepare a drawing. For a very long time we were unable to make the eyes, so the work was redone several times.

Rain in the morning - don’t expect anything good: autumn will be all wet.

If it rains on Makrida, there will be no nuts.

If it is wet on Makrida, then the suffering is stormy.

Look at autumn according to Makrid.

Macrida is wet - and autumn is wet.

Macrida is dry - and so is autumn.

Gadflies have been biting for the last day.

The fluff has flown from the aspen tree - go get the boletus.

They noted: “If it rains on Makrida, rye will grow next year.” The person born on this day dressed up in a blue dress, put on satin shoes and sat by the window, showing off.
They brought her a gift of a spikelet from the field, and she tied the spikelets with a red rag. And in winter, a sick person was washed with the infusion of steamed spikelets. They believed that the fever could be relieved in this way.

August 1 - Makrida (Makridin day). Autumn pointer. Summer is here and he still has a whole month to walk the earth, delighting people with warmth and light. And they, looking around, wondered about the coming autumn and, apparently, good weather was so important for the grain growers that they accurately calculated: if there is no rain on Makrida, then six weeks of warmth and sunshine have been allotted by nature, but what if it rains on that day , then the suffering will be difficult, with the inevitable loss of part of the harvest, grown with such difficulty. “It’s raining on Makrida in the morning, don’t expect anything good for forty days.” Only one thing could please and reassure: “If it rains on Makrida, the sowing of winter crops will be good.” And under the quiet mushroom rain, the “lips” will be beautiful. Once upon a time, mushrooms were called “lips” in the Russian outback, and therefore they didn’t go into the forest to pick mushrooms, but to “break lips.” But one way or another, “the fluff has flown from the aspen - go after the aspen” and bow to every fungus and rejoice. On this holiday we invite everyone to the forest to pick mushrooms. But be careful, because not all mushrooms are edible. We also invite everyone to learn how to make paintings out of fluff. It's quite difficult, but interesting and useful! Information taken from the book --> Changeling G.I. Miracles from plant fluff

Since ancient times, our ancestors have used down and feathers to make useful household products. Domestic chickens, turkeys and geese even today give us the opportunity to make a variety of crafts from bird feathers with our own hands: soft pillows, warm feather beds, decorations for hats, toys, unusual souvenirs.

Preparation of material

Before making a craft from feathers, they need to be collected and properly cleaned, because they can be dirty. In addition, the beards of the feathers are covered with fat, which should be removed. To do this, they are tied to a stick with the feather down and dipped in a solution of water, soda and soap brought to a boil. Within an hour the feathers will be clean. All that remains is to rinse them thoroughly and dry them. If the feathers are small, then you can wash them in bulk.

Bird feathers can be dyed in various colors using aniline dyes or tsapon varnish. Large feathers can be painted with paints designed for tinting silk. Want to bleach colored feathers? Degrease them, soak them in a 3% hydrogen peroxide solution for a day, then refresh the solution twice. After three days the feathers will be snow-white.

To ensure that feather crafts retain their original appearance longer, it is worth covering them with tsapon varnish using a spray bottle. After drying, they will be ready for use.

Hair ornament

You can make anything from feathers, but a variety of jewelry made from this natural material looks great. A light, airy, elegant hair comb can be made in an hour.

We will need:

• three feathers of the same size with trimmed tips;
• one white fluffy feather;
• crest;
• pin;
• satin ribbon;
• scissors;
• needle;
• glue gun;
• flower.

Application

Excellent appliques are made from feathers dyed in different colors. If you want to make a beautiful picture of feathers with your own hands, all you need is glue, cardboard and, in fact, the feathers themselves.

Cut out a bird shape from cardboard. Starting from the tail, cover it with feathers. Crafts that combine feathers of different colors look impressive. Don’t forget to make a crest for the bird from small feathers, and attach the finished craft to a sheet of cardboard or thick fabric. This feather painting will perfectly decorate a child's room.

Interesting ideas

Feathers can be used to create a variety of crafts and trinkets that will be a wonderful addition to your home interior. And useful things around the house made from feathers won’t hurt.

Useful tips

When working with feathers, do not forget that this material is very capricious. If you press the feather incorrectly, you will get an unsightly crease; if you handle the glue carelessly, the delicate feathers will turn into a sticky and dirty lump.

You can decorate crafts made from feathers only with light elements, since even a slight weight, for example, beads, can cause the feathers to sag or even fall off completely. It is better to use sequins, glitter or small ribbon bows for these purposes. Feathers, although a natural material, are classified as strong allergens. Be extremely careful so that this exciting handicraft does not harm your health!

Baykara V.

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Would you like to work with an unusual material, products from which have not yet gained widespread recognition? Please - it's a feather! Interesting, and most importantly accessible material that opens up unlimited possibilities for creativity. You can invent any products that use a feather in their manufacture. Having this natural material at hand, if you want to make something beautiful and original, you will be able to work wonders and bring your wildest fantasies to life

"Butterfly"

Materials : feathers, glitter nail polish, tape, wire and two beads for antennae, center decoration, Moment glue, paper and tools.

Where to begin : choose the shape of a butterfly, draw it on a piece of paper and cut it out - this will be a pattern

Manufacturing technology. Select suitable feathers and place them on the pattern. Secure them with tape and trim the edges exactly to the shape.

Make a center out of foil, chain, beads or other materials and glue it with “Moment”

Make the antennae from wire, attach beads to the end, and secure them from the inside with tape

Decorate the butterfly with beads or nail polish. You can retouch feathers with a felt-tip pen

If you attach a pin to the inside of the butterfly, you will get an elegant brooch

After making several butterflies, create your own composition

Composition “Spring”

Flat feather products

Birds

We will take the same materials as for the butterfly

Manufacturing technology.

-Draw the outlines of the future bird

Select the feathers, having previously painted them, stick them to the base with tape. Each next row of feathers will cover the place where the previous one was attached

When the base is covered with feathers, trim off the excess edges

Design the eyes, beak and other necessary elements

Products with partial use of feathers

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Angel"

M materials : light fabric for the dress, straight feathers for the wings and fluffy feathers for the wig, fabric, paper, tape and glue.

Palm tree and flowers

Manufacturing sequence:

Palm trunk . Make a tube out of paper and cover it with brown triangles rolled into a ball.

Select several feathers of the same texture, color them with a felt-tip pen or green paint and attach them to the top of the base - the trunk

Make the stand from thick cardboard

P riers for colors It is better to choose fluffy ones. Paint them in the required colors and, folding them into the required shape, fasten them together. The stem is made of thin wire.

Rooster

Execution Sequence

Volumetric feather products

The first green leaves have barely even appeared, and lovers of natural materials for crafts are already waiting for poplar fluff.

And why not, poplar fluff is an amazing material for children’s creativity. It costs absolutely nothing, it’s easy to assemble, it lasts a long time, and the pictures turn out wonderful. Poplar fluff is especially good for “drawing” animals, because it is very similar to wool, and winter landscapes, because it is similar to snow.

When and how to collect poplar fluff

In central Russia, poplar fluff appears in June. It is better to collect it on a clear day, straight from the tree. Then the fluff will be dry and clean. You can do it from the ground, but then you’ll have to sort through the poplar fluff more carefully at home, separating out debris, seeds, etc.

How to store poplar fluff

Pure poplar fluff is stored well, maintaining its white color and soft texture, in ordinary cardboard boxes, for example, shoe boxes. Sometimes it can be ventilated.

How to make applications from poplar fluff with children

Poplar fluff applications are usually made on velvet paper without the use of glue. The fluff holds up well anyway. The outline of the design is outlined with chalk (or a piece of dry soap), and small details are corrected with a regular toothpick. That's all you need.

Let's get to work. Select velvet paper of the desired color and draw an outline in chalk. The younger the child, the simpler the drawing should be, the larger the details. In general, it’s better to start with dandelion, it will definitely work.

Then we begin to apply a thin layer of fluff to the details of the design, carefully pressing, even smoothing it with our fingers. Even a baby can do this. Then we add a few more layers, which gives a sense of volume to the image. Poplar fluff can be easily combed or adjusted along the contour with a toothpick, so the work will look neater. By rolling the fluff into flagella, you can make a mustache for a kitten or the stamen of a flower, and by rolling the fluff into a ball, you will get a button nose. Don’t be afraid to experiment with material; there’s as much fluff on the street as you like.

Older children can effectively combine fluff with other natural materials: dried herbs, cereals, straws. Look at the amazing paintings professionals create from poplar fluff; there is something to strive for.