Silk Ribbon Embroidery Tutorial - Iris

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Creating Irises in Silk Ribbon

As you would no doubt see in the bulb 
catalogues, Irises are available in so many 
varieties these days.
 The following is my version of a Bearded Iris.
This is stitched in my own dyed 7 mm Ribbon.



1:  Two Ribbon Stitches downwards,
 slightly crossing.

2: Two Ribbon Stitches coming from the
 Centre, with a slight curve.



 3: With the option of a second coloured ribbon,
 three ribbon stitches, facing up.

 4: With the same ribbon as earlier - place 1 
loose ribbon stitch, 3/4 of the way up. 
Press down with your fingers on the already
 formed petals, to stop them pulling as you 
take the needle and ribbon through.

 One French Knot with 4 mm. Yellow Ribbon.
( Be careful when placing this Knot that it does
 not  go through the other ribbon stitches. )




5: 7 mm green ribbon coming from under the 
flower, give it a tight twist and place the needle
through the base into the material, as in a 
ribbon stitch. You may wish to take some 
matching thread through in places to hold it
flat on the fabric.
Make a folded Ribbon Stitch for one leaf. This is 
done  by stitching down with the matching thread,
 and then folding over and completing as normal.

Step 6: Then for variety add some straight leaves,
 pulling the ribbon away to create a point. Many 
more leaves can be added, than I have done.
 This would also be the case if you were 
stitching a group of Irises.

Next post, we shall delve into more delicate Irises
 in 4 mm. ribbon.
Hint: Check out Bulb Catalogues online they are
 excellent to give detail and colour
 suggestions of the flowers.






Comments

  1. Pat Winter GatheringsSeptember 4, 2009 at 4:52 AM

    Wonderful tutorial! Adorable baby pic of you. Thanks for visiting my blog and stop in again next week when I announce my birthday month (Sept) giveaway.
    Hugs,Pat

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  2. ainulOctober 31, 2009 at 7:16 AM

    hi carol.i'm ainul from malaysia.thank you for the wonderful tutorial.such a lovely iris.i do love ribbon embroidery but my works are not so good coz i'm still new .this is so much helpful..

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  3. M@RYLENE ARTEJanuary 9, 2010 at 12:13 PM

    OI CAROL EU SOU DO BRASIL,AGRADEÇO POR ESSE PASSO A PASSO,É MARAVILHOSO!!ABRAÇOS DO POVO DO BRASIL!!!

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  4. M@RYLENE ARTEOctober 1, 2010 at 9:01 AM

    BOA TARDE!!!AMO SEUS TRABALHOS,FAÇO BORDADO EM FITA MAS AQUI NO RIO DE JANEIRO NÃO SE CULTIVA ESSA ARTE É MUITO DIFICIL ENCONTAR QUEM ENSINE,MUITO OBRIGADO POR DISPONIBILISAR SEUS TUTORIAL..GRANDE ABRAÇO

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  5. Naturally Me CreationsApril 17, 2011 at 5:13 AM

    These are lovely as well! :)

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  6. AnonymousApril 9, 2012 at 6:19 PM

    oi carol mande o passo a passo de rosa pois seus trabalhos são lindos deus te abençoe

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  7. AnonymousSeptember 8, 2013 at 3:10 AM

    thanks carol for your wonderful embroideries

    Kongkon

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