Viola in Silk Ribbon Embroidery

As I promised in my earlier posting of Pansies in SRE,

this is my version of a Viola flower.

Please keep in mind that I have worked this in 

7 mm. ribbons to make it easier to see on your monitors.

I feel these would be so much more delicate and 

effective in a 4 mm. ribbon.

For the purpose of stitching this flower I have marked 

out a  circle with a diameter of 20 mm.

  Three Ribbon Stitches in Purple.

 1 o'clock, 12 o'clock 11 o'clock slightly overlapping

the previous one.

Keep the Ribbon Stitches as rounded at the tips as

 possible, shaping them around your fingernail.

 Two Ribbon Stitches in Cream,

 with the tip of the petal just outside the marked circle.

1- Between 2 and 3 o'clock

    1 - Between 9 and 10 o'clock.

Change over to Lemon Ribbon

Two stitches at 5 o'clock and 7 o'clock. 

Making these slightly longer than the previous two.

With a single strand of black embroidery thread

make small straight stitches from the centre of the

 flower. Next with cream or lemon 7 mm. place a single

 wrap French Knot in the centre.

Leaves are longer and narrower than the

 pansies in 7 mm. Green in Ribbon Stitch.

Bud - 1 Ribbon Stitch downwards, Sepals 

4 mm Green  Ribbon Stitch, through the

bud and angling out. Lastly twist the ribbon

 and take it down as a straight stitch behind 

the flower petals. Or use the other option

 of stem stich in a matching green thread.

Should you wish to try this flower in 4 mm. 

ribbons try a circle with a diameter of 10 mm.