I had some free time on Saturday at my work place so it gave me time to think about what else I wanted to do for my Diwali decor. I had had discussions with a colleague who had made a toran or door hanging using crochet techniques. Since I didn't have any crochet skills I decided to make a toran with things I have lying around the house.
For this toran I have used a blouse piece someone had given me (married ladies are given gifts when they visit someone for the first time). Since this blouse piece was a random one without any matching sarees I decided to use this as my base for the toran. I also had a lot of kundan stones lying around. Now since I was trying to finish the toran as fast as possible I unfortunately did not click any pictures of the procedure. So my post will be more descriptive than pictorial.
First and foremost I had to decide on the size. I measured the dimensions of the door and the availability of space to decide on the length and height of the toran I would make. I cut the borders of the blouse piece so that i can add this separately later on. For the remaining blouse piece I cut out the dimensions I needed lengthwise and then folded and ironed the cloth according to the height specifications I had planned (i folded it twice by half and then folded into 3). Once I was happy with my dimensions I used some needle and thread to loosely stitch the blouse piece. Now I measured and cut the border pieces according to my need. I used fabric glue to stick the two ends in such a way that the loose threads of the blouse piece were covered.
Once I was happy with the base I stuck the kundan stones and the motifs. I had 6 motifs of one kind and only one motif of the other kind so I stuck them accordingly carefully measuring the intervals at which to stick them. Then i stuck alternate red and yellow kundan stones of the same size on the top border.
The next task at hand was to make the hanging stuff so as to add on another dimension. I had originally planned on using OHP sheets which are thick transparent sheets. But since OHP sheets are pretty out of fashion these days I could not find this in any stationary shop close to my house. Then I decided to use transparent filing sheets which you can add papers into and add into bigger folders.
I cut 6 of the pentagon shapes I had decided on from these transparent files. I painted 3 of them yellow (fevicryl pearl golden yellow colour) and 3 of them red (fevicryl sparkling pearl poppy red colour). I used the small kundan stones again on the borders of these shapes. I used red stones on the yellow sheets and vice versa. Then I cut out and stuck small circles of the opposing colours in the centre of the pentagon shapes. I painted the ‘shri' symbols with green (fevicryl pearl green colours) in the circles. I stuck these pentagon shapes on the base I had earlier prepared.
Last but not the least I made three loops with some twine and stitched it to the back according to where the hooks are placed above our main door.
My toran was ready and both me and my husband felt it is perfect for the festive season. Also considering the time I took to make it and the items I used it turned out beautifully.
For this toran I have used a blouse piece someone had given me (married ladies are given gifts when they visit someone for the first time). Since this blouse piece was a random one without any matching sarees I decided to use this as my base for the toran. I also had a lot of kundan stones lying around. Now since I was trying to finish the toran as fast as possible I unfortunately did not click any pictures of the procedure. So my post will be more descriptive than pictorial.
First and foremost I had to decide on the size. I measured the dimensions of the door and the availability of space to decide on the length and height of the toran I would make. I cut the borders of the blouse piece so that i can add this separately later on. For the remaining blouse piece I cut out the dimensions I needed lengthwise and then folded and ironed the cloth according to the height specifications I had planned (i folded it twice by half and then folded into 3). Once I was happy with my dimensions I used some needle and thread to loosely stitch the blouse piece. Now I measured and cut the border pieces according to my need. I used fabric glue to stick the two ends in such a way that the loose threads of the blouse piece were covered.
Once I was happy with the base I stuck the kundan stones and the motifs. I had 6 motifs of one kind and only one motif of the other kind so I stuck them accordingly carefully measuring the intervals at which to stick them. Then i stuck alternate red and yellow kundan stones of the same size on the top border.
The next task at hand was to make the hanging stuff so as to add on another dimension. I had originally planned on using OHP sheets which are thick transparent sheets. But since OHP sheets are pretty out of fashion these days I could not find this in any stationary shop close to my house. Then I decided to use transparent filing sheets which you can add papers into and add into bigger folders.
I cut 6 of the pentagon shapes I had decided on from these transparent files. I painted 3 of them yellow (fevicryl pearl golden yellow colour) and 3 of them red (fevicryl sparkling pearl poppy red colour). I used the small kundan stones again on the borders of these shapes. I used red stones on the yellow sheets and vice versa. Then I cut out and stuck small circles of the opposing colours in the centre of the pentagon shapes. I painted the ‘shri' symbols with green (fevicryl pearl green colours) in the circles. I stuck these pentagon shapes on the base I had earlier prepared.
Last but not the least I made three loops with some twine and stitched it to the back according to where the hooks are placed above our main door.
My toran was ready and both me and my husband felt it is perfect for the festive season. Also considering the time I took to make it and the items I used it turned out beautifully.
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