Silk Ribbon Embroidery

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...