Silk Ribbon Embroidery Tutorial - Iris



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

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

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  6. thanks carol for your wonderful embroideries

    Kongkon

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