Silk Ribbon Embroidery

Hint:   Should you be concerned about wastage of Ribbon, an alternative is to replace this with double fold crepe paper. This paper holds firm without stitching  by pressing the folds in place.  Allows you to have a few practi c e runs.

Poinsettias  A few Samples of Silk Ribbon Embroidery  on Christmas Projects.  Using Detached Chain or Ribbon Stitch.  Option 2: As I have done with these flowers, is to make them in detached chain. ( Much simpler and quicker alternative ) Make a slightly longer peak at each tip. Option 1: Poinsettia in Ribbon Stitch  Supplies:   .3 Metre of 7 mm. Red Ribbon  for each flower,   .2 Metre of 7 mm.  Green Ribbon, Gold Seed Beads, Metallic Gold Thread. 1:  Mark out a circle 2 cm across and small dot in the centre.  2:  Place Ribbon Stitches around this circle. Some to the outline and a few outside of the circle.   3:  Make second layer of Ribbon Stitches overlapping  the first petals, and of varying lengths. You may also have these slightly puffed up in comparison to flat against the fabric. Place a few leaves in the green ribbon in between the petals. 4:  Add the gold seed...

Silk Ribbon Embroidery Projects    Ribbon Stitch Flowers with Buds Supplies:    2 Metres 7 mm. Dk Apricot Silk Ribbon              .5 Metre of  DMC Metallic Thread or substitute. Small Butterfly Charm    Seed Beads  1:  The Flowers are worked  first in 7 mm. using  Ribbon  Stitch in a clockwise manner.  2:  With 1 strand of the gold, small  straight  stitches  out from the centre of the flowers.  Stitch 3 or 4 Seed  Beads into the centre. 3:  Buds are in Ribbon Stitch also.  4:  Stem Stitch from the Buds to the Flower Heads, and one fly stitch around the base of the Bud.  5:   Lazy Daisy leaves in Metallic Thread with some scattered around the outside of the flower spray.  6:   Stitch down the butterfly charm, with gold Sewing thread.  

Silk Ribbon Embroidery Projects   Spider Web Roses in Apricot   Refer to the Spider Web Rose Tutorial to  prepare  the  embroidery.           Supplies:  1 Metre  Dark Apricot 4 mm Silk Ribbon 1 Metre Pale Apricot  4 mm Silk Ribbon   .5 Metre Olive Green 4 mm. Silk Ribbon   .3 Metre Matching Green Cotton  Thread  1: Create the Centre of the Spider Roses in  Dk Apricot,  then change to  the Paler colour.  Make sure you stay  in sequence when  changing ribbons.  2:  The buds are Detached Chain Stitch,  leaving  a  longer tip when  taking the needle back through  This will be part of the rose tip.  3:  Place a Y stitch around the base of the bud  and continue on  with stem stitch across to the Full   Rose. Place 2 small straight stitches at the tip of the rose bud in green thread. 4:  Leaves are...

Silk Ribbon Embroidery Projects   Spider Web Roses with Fern and Baby Breath. Refer to this blog for Stitch Tutorial - Spider Web Roses with French Knots. Roses, Rosebuds and the Rose Leaves are in 4 mm. Silk Ribbon. You will Require:    Silk Ribbon: .5 mt. of 4 mm in 4 Colour Tones of Pink  Cream Silk Ribbon - Baby's Breath   Mt. Green Silk Ribbon - Leaves  Embroidery Threads: Green to Match Green Ribbon. Fawn or Olive  for Fern. Option of a Pearl for the Centre of 1 Rose.  1:  The Spider Roses.  The larger one and the top rose are one straight colour. The 3 rd. is Pink in the centre with a lighter colour on the outside.  2:  Next work the buds in Detached Chain Stitch. two straight stitches at the tip in Green Thread.  3:  Green Thread - Stem Stitch all the stems to the buds and leaf stems. Lazy Daisy Leaves on the two branches.  4:  Rose and Bud :Leaves in Rib...

Silk Ribbon Embroidery Projects Running Stitch / French Knot Combination Refer Stitch Tutorial on this blog. Silk Ribbons in three complimentary colours. Lazy Daisy Leaves in Cream Embroidery Thread. Lime Green Seed Beads stitched down amongst  the flowers. Measures:  7 cm  across  x 6 cm high. Requires 3 or more colours in 4 mm Silk Ribbon approx. 1 metre of each colour. 1 Metre of Embroidery Thread, Small amount of  Small Seed Beads 1:  Where the X is marked, place Running Stitch / French Knot Flowers,  in groups  of 3 or 4.  2:  With 2 strands of  Embroidery Thread create small leaves in Lazy Daisy Stitch, coming from between or under the flowers. 3:  Sew on Seed Beads in any gaps remaining.

Silk Ribbon Embroidery Projects  Here is a simple design that I have added to the collar of a girls dress. ( Size 3 )  Of course  you may wish to use it in another application.    The colours are just as a suggestion.  Whatever  ribbon scraps you have in your  sewing box could be used. Ribbons: 4 mm. Silk Ribbon in Pink, Lemon, Blue, Yellow,  Green, Pink /Purple. Threads: Green, Yellow, Lilac Embroidery Threads. Beads : Small Pearls for the Daisy Centre. Place pelon at the back of the area to be Embroidered, with tacking stitches to hold the two together.  1: Stem Stitch the fern stalk and lazy daisy leaves. ( 2 Strands)  2: In a circular movement make Ribbon Stitches in Pink  for the centre daisy. Stitch the Pearl  into the Centre. 3: Small Ribbon Stitch Flowers with 5 petals in Lemon Ribbon.  4: French Knots in Blue Ribbon ( 3 Wraps ) four knots per flower. Yellow threa...

SNOWDROPS IN SILK RIBBON  Celebrated as a sign of spring, S nowdrops  can form impressive carpets of white.  1:  Form the base of the bulb with stem stitch as shown, allowing a few branches to base the  flower heads. I have used 2 threads of a deep green.  2:  Create the flowers with downward Ribbon Stitches in groups of 2 or 3 depending on how full you require each one.  3:  Cover the tips of the flowers with  2 tiny  ribbon stitches in a matching  green to the   larger  ribbon for the leaves. Make sure you are hiding the area where  the stem and flowers touch. Note: Place a finger over the white ribbon stitches as you are executing the green to prevent it from pulling the flower stitches as the needle is pulled through. 4:   Add large base leaves in 7 mm Silk  Ribbon.  For the longer ones you may need  to add  a ho...

EMBELLISHING WITH SRE I have added Ribbon Stitch Flowers in 7 mm  Mauve  Ribbon with blue seed beads and 7 mm  Green  Ribbon Stitch Leaves to a Lace trim. A gold bee charm sits on top. A little difficult getting the ribbon to got through all the layers, but if you have a needle grabber or other gripping pad, it will help. It certainly is worth the trouble as you get another dimension to your work. Satin and Dupioni Crazy Quilted Heart Vintage Cupid Satin Print Silk Ribbon Embroidery Flower Spray added as a frame.

Leaves an essential in SRE Embroidery. There are many ways to create leaves. These are just a few of the ones I have done. Detached chain leaves with Stem Stitch. The length of the tip is decided by where you take the needle back through. Detached Chain with a Bullion Wrap Gives a more pointed leaf. Bring ribbon through and take the needle back in at the entry point and out again as shown. Make sure the ribbon is flat. Make 1 or more  wraps  around the needle.   Hold knots firm with a finger as you pull the ribbon through. Take needle back through the fabric at the tip. Can also be used for flower petals such as  Poinsettia  or Australian Flannel Flower.  Any flower that has  a pronounced point. Ribbon Stitch. Use the stitches to form the shape of the Leaf. Ribbon Stitch in Organza Ribbon. Use thread to show the veins in  the leaf. Great for adding to Larger Folded  Ribbon Roses. This should give you a wider variety...

Silk Ribbon Embroidery can be applied to many  styles of Craft,  one of which is Crazy Patchwork. Embellishing your Crazy Patch with SRE, adds  another dimension  to your projects, and gives  such   a wide variety of adornments. Having a problem finding a trim, braid  or a feature.  Create your own. Ribbons come in so many colours, widths and blends,  that you are simply  able to create a flower or  seam embellishment to fit your project. Judith Baker Montano is a prominent embroiderer  in this area, and has  shown in her work and publications,  how beautiful it can be as an  embellishment. My actual time to devote to Crazy Patch is limited,  due to time and multiple projects on the go.   So I am just showing you a piece I have stitched as a display to visitors at my stalls. At this stage  I am not too sure what it will become in the future.  I shall have to wa...

TULIPS Simply constructed in Ribbon Stitch, the effect of  the petals are  changed by  using Side Ribbon Stitch.  Instead  of taking the needle  through the centre of  the ribbon,   place the eye of the needle on the  left or  right seam  of the ribbon.  As the needle is pulled  through  the   ribbon curls toward the entry point,  thus  giving the  petal   a  slight  rolled edge.  1: Firstly a ribbon stitch for the centre.  2: Make 2 more ribbon stitches for the outer petals, just slightly shorter length than the centre.  3: The stem is tightly twisted ribbon as  in the iris  next add some leaves. Using a hand dyed ribbon, the colours  can be changed  as you progress to the  o uter petals. Even to the point   that   the  ribbon can be cut into sections, so  you  have  the...