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 th...