Butterflies. Dragonflies in SRE




A flower garden cannot survive without a visit from
 the birds and bees to pollinate and keep it
 reproducing beautiful blooms.
I feel that a Silk Ribbon Embroidery is enhanced
 by the addition of Butterflies, Dragonflies,
 Bees, Bugs, Spiders and even Ants.
You could add a charm, lace motif or go one step 
further with Silk Ribbons, Threads and Beads. 
These small items are great for using those
 small lengths of ribbon. No need to limit them
to your Garden Scenes, add as an embellishment to 
other items you have made. 
(eg. Baby's Clothing, on a bodice, headband, 
lingerie, gift satchels, crazy patch. )





Butterflies
 If you do not feel confident at doing these free hand, 
do a simple sketch to help keep it in proportion. 
Before you begin, decide on the size, the body shape, whether you would like to use the same size 
Silk Ribbon ( 7mm. for the top wings and 4 mm
 for the lower are my preference.)
The colours are numerous, so go wild or match it
to your embroidery. 
A Google Image search on Butterflies will give 
you loads of inspiration.






1st. Stitch the body with a basic straight / satin stitch. 
(My preference is Kreinik Thread, which adds some bling and reflection of light, plus I just love the colours 
available) then add 2 stitches for the antenna.



 2nd. Start with the wings at the top, doing a ribbon stitch
and then a corresponding one on the other side.
Work your way down to the tail.






3rd.  Add any decoration for the markings on the wings.
( French Knots - silk threads or metallic, beads, sequins).

4th. If a side version add a few stitches for the legs.

Just a sample of some different ways to create these.






Carol Daisy


Comments

  1. How beautiful. Thank you for the tutorial.

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  3. These are so cute. Thank you so much for showing how you make them. I especially like the way you have used the beads.

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  4. Good lesson! I will have to try these.

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  5. Wow this is beautiful!!!!Michaela

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