Roll a folded leaf coil

22 October 2014
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Stack three fall leaves

Fold the leaves over and stitch together with a needle and thread

Stack and fold three more leaves

Nestle them in the first three leaves and stitch

Keep nestling in leaves and stitching them together to create a long garland

You will need quite a long garland for this design so keep going.

Start to roll the garland.

Roll the first bit loosely...

Then tighten the roll as you go along so that it keeps it's shape

While the roll is still small it is easy to manipulate. Keep the bottom folded part perfectly in line as you go along

Continue to roll the leaf coil

When the swirl becomes to big to easily handle place it in a flat container

When the coil becomes to big to easily manipulate place it in a flat container

Continue to wrap the leaf garland around the swirl

Continue to wrap the leaf garland around the coil

For visual interest, vary the tension. Wrap the coil tightly around and next time loosely.

Press the swirl down so that the bottom folded edge remain flat

Press the coil down so that the bottom folded edge remain flat.

Continue to roll the swirl to fill the container

Continue to roll the coil to fill the container

Fill the entire container so that it is tight and will dry in this coiled shape

Cover the outside of the leaf coil with a glued garland so that you cannot see the stitching

Fold a leaf in half

Fold a second leaf over it

Add another leaf and secure with tiny drops of glue

Continue to add leaves to create a new garland

Slip the glue garland into the stitched garland and wrap the garland around the coil to cover the stitched area

Carefully lift the swirl out of the container to perfectly match the edges

Carefully lift the coil out of the container to perfectly match the edges

Autumn leaf coil ready to design with.

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