Free Design and Pattern - Sewing Set

Sewing Set

Stitches Used: 

 Lazy Daisy, French Knots, Ribbon Stitch, 

Detached Chain, Whipped Chain Stitch.

Materials: 

 Equipment – Embroidery Hoops 100 and 150 mm. 

Chenille - Size 22 and 20    Crewel - Size 8  

   Beading Needle. Pelon, Wadding, Sewing Thread.

Cream Damask, Backing Fabric, Felt, Plastic Insert.

Ribbons: Mauve 7 mm. For Large Flower 3 mts.

 4 mm. Teal for flowers and vine, 2 mts.

Gold 4 mm. For Fern, Burgundy 4 mm. For small daisy.

1mt of each - These are just a guide.

Threads: Teal – Lazy Daisy Leaves and Vine plus 

Pincushion wrap. Teal and Gold thread also combined

 for French Knots in Large Daisy. 
Gold for Fern, Metallic Gold thread for Needle.

Beads: Yellow Glass Beads for Teal Flowers, 

Bronze for  Small Daisies.

Buttons: 3 – Self Covering Buttons for Pincushion and Book.

Charm: 1 – Bee Charm for Pin Cushion.

Instructions:
 Pre-Wash all Ribbons, Dry and Iron on Silk Setting. 

 Cut a piece of Lightweight Wadding or Pelon the size 

of the designs for both items or 1 item if you are

 only making one item.  Add this to the fabric

 once all your Thread Work has been completed,

 otherwise it makes it too difficult for stitching. 

 

Centres of Mauve Daisies -

 Place the small piece of fabric provided in the

smaller hoop and mark with a water erasable pen

 ( 2) circles 1 cm. Diameter.

Refer to Cosmos Tutorial 

With 2 strands of Teal, 1 strand of gold cotton thread,

 fill these circles with French Knots. After completing

 both remove from the hoop and cut them out

leaving just under 1 cm. border around the knots. 

 With matching sewing thread and small tacking stitches, 

gather this up and stitch underneath the knots 

( best to have double thread for strength). 

This forms the button for the centre of the daisy. 

Keep aside until you have completed the other 

ribbon embroidery.

Taking a water erasable pen or chalk, trace the 

design through  from the pattern sheet provided.

 Should you not have a Light box, a well lit  window

 will also do the trick. Tape your pattern to the 

window and place the fabric over it.

 DO NOT CUT OUT YOUR FABRIC NOW. 

LEAVE UNTIL ALL EMBROIDERY HAS BEEN 

DONE, OR YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO

USE A HOOP.

Enlarge to A4 size

Embroidery Instructions: 

       1.   First work the gold stems in Stem Stitch and 

Lazy Daisy Leaves. 
2.    Stem Stitch the branch of the Gold Ribbon Fern,

 which is in the  same colour thread. 

3. Teal thread Stem Stitch the word "Needle"  

using 2 Strands  of Teal Thread for the Chain Stitch

 and then whipped with 1 Strand of Metallic Gold. 

4. The actual needle emblem is Stem Stitched,

 with an open Lazy Daisy Stitch for the eye

of the Needle. Now that all the Thread Work is 

completed, place the fabric with wadding

attached into the larger hoop.

 Progress to the ribbons.
1. The small daisies are worked in 4 mm. 

Burgundy Ribbon in a circle. Place a bronze bead 

in the centre when finished.

 Thread on 4 mm. Teal Ribbon and complete

 the blue flowers in Detached Chain Stitch, 
then add the yellow glass beads. 

2. Continue the Gold Leaves in Ribbon Stitch.
 Lastly with the 7 mm. Mauve Ribbon work the

 Ribbon Stitches in a circle around the centre

 marking.  ( The Cosmos Tutorial will aid in 

positioning each petal).

 At times some stitches may be crossing over 

another which adds to the effect. At this time 

you can add the French Knot Button you 

have made earlier, make sure your Fabric is in

 the hoop and give the double sewing cotton 

 a firm pull, so it sits snuggly against your ribbon.

 On the pincushion add the Bee Charm sitting on 

 the Mauve daisy using thread to match

 the mauve ribbon so the stitching will not show.

Enlarge to A 4 Size

Making Up: 
Cut out all pieces of Damask and backing Fabric. 
Overlock all the edges.

Pincushion:
 Mark the Centre of the Circle with erasable pen

 on the top embroidery piece. With right side 

faces stitch the two together, leaving a

6 cm. Opening. Turn back to right sides out.

 Fill with fibre fill or wadding. Slip Stitch

 the opening closed, with Cream Thread once you 

are satisfied that you have enough filling.
 Keep in mind that the cotton will push it 

down slightly. Using the Teal Thread.

 ( Use direct from the Skein as you need to

have it as one piece. ) 

all 6 Strands and the Chenille Needle,

 wrap the cushion as  illustrated taking it from

 the centre marking to the outside and keep

 the thread firm as you go.

 Tie off firmly at the Centre Back.
 The buttons will cover this. Make up the self 

covering buttons  and add 2 to the

 Pincushion, keeping it firm, 

using a double strand of Sewing Thread.

Cut Fabric to outer measurement 17 cms or 6 3/4 Inches
Cut Plastic to inner measurement 14.5 cms or 5 3/4 inches.
This may need to be trimmed slightly.

Needle Case: Wrong Sides facing machine Stitch 

them together leaving a 13 cm. Opening bottom

back page edge. Turn right side out. Cut Plastic

Insert the size of Fabric and then cut into 2 pieces,

 rounded at the edges. Place these inside between 

the two layers and close with slip stitch in Cream

Sewing Thread. Cut Pages for the Needle Case

 from the Felt with Pinking Shears if available. 

 Place inside the cover and with Cream Thread,

machine stitch down the Centre of the pages.

You may if you wish, before doing this, embroider

 the types of needles for each page eg Beading,

 Chenille, Crewel ) Stitch the 3rd Covered 

button to the Centre edge of the Back 

Cover of the Needle Book and with the Teal

 Thread make a loop for the button 

to keep it closed.

Free Design Field of Daisies

Silk Ribbon Embroidery Project

Pincushions – Field of Daisies

For a Detailed pattern refer to Forever Spring Pin Cushion

( Pattern not included, the daisies can be worked freehand )

Stitches Used:

 Stem Stitch, Lazy Daisy, Ribbon Stitch, French Knots.

Materials:

Equipment – 100 mm. ( 4” ) Embroidery Hoop 

with option of 150 mm. ( 6 “ ) Hoop.

Chenille and  Crewel Needles 

Silk Dupioni, Pane Velvet, Braid, Plastic insert and

 Backing fabric. Sewing Thread, Wadding and Pelon.

Ribbons: 

 Assortment of 4 mm. Ribbons for Flowers and Bees.

Threads:

Green Thread for Stems and Lazy Daisy Leaves,

 Yellow for Daisy Centres, Dark Yellow for body of Bees,

 Black for Bee Stripes, Eyes and Stinger.

Instructions:

Pre-wash all Ribbons. Dry and iron on a Silk Setting. 

 Cut a piece of Pelon larger than the size of the embroidery

 area to enable you to fit this in the hoop. Using tacking

 stitches add this to the back of your fabric.

With a chalk or water erasable pen, mark an area of 

30 cm. x 5 cm. for your area to embroider.

Daisies: Mark areas first if you wish, or do it as you

 progress. The circle for the full daisies should be

 between 1 cm. and  1.5 cm. Diameter.

 Work small Ribbon Stitches in a circular pattern 

within the ring, leaving a small area free in the

centre. As the stitches are so small take care to 

spread the ribbon after bringing the needle back

 up to the front. This will help to give a fuller petal,

than if the ribbon is slightly twisted. You can

 achieve different shapes in the petals by the

 way that you pull the ribbon. Pull directly down,

it will be slightly rounded at the tip.

 Pull the ribbon from underneath to the right, gently

and the petal will have more of a point.

Always put your finger on the petal as you are

 pulling the needle through the fabric. This helps

 to shape the petal and you can feel the ribbon 

 sliding through, and gives you a guide so you

don't pull too tightly and loose the shape.

 If you have pulled too far, take the

top of a needle and lift it slightly, you will see

 the petal tip come back up.

This design is open to your interpretation.

 Just remember you are not making a replica

 of a flower, and every flower in a nature is not perfect. 

French Knots pale yellow thread, 2 strands 3 wraps.

Fabric In Hoop – Ribbon Stitches and  French Knots.

Fabric out of Hoop – Lazy Daisy Stitch, Stem Stitch

 and Satin Stitch.

Buds: Work small buds of 1- 3 Ribbon Stitches,

 with small Lazy Daisy Stitches on each side.

 Larger buds can be made also and even

 some drooping downwards.

Stems: Once you have completed all the flowers,

 proceed with 1 Strand of the Green thread

 and stem stitch all the stems and scatter leaves

 from the stems and between the daisy petals.

Bees: With Darker Yellow Thread, 2 Strands

 make small straight stitches ( Satin Stitch )

 in body shape. One Strand of Black Thread

 make approx. 3 stripes on the body, a small

 French Knot for the eye and stinger. Using White

 ribbon 2 small Ribbon Stitches in a V shape.

With a matching Sewing Thread hand stitch the 

braid to the material. Trim the fabric back to 35 cm 

length x 12 cm deep. Place the backing fabric 

behind the pelon to protect your stitches and stitch

 this on. Zig Zag or Overlock the edges. Machine stitch

the fabric, wrong sides facing, leaving a gap each 

end of 5 cm at least. Turn tube back to right sides 

facing out. Pin the two ends facing right sides

 together and stitch only half way.

 ( Embroidery side to form a circle ). 

 Insert plastic piece, crossing over the ends.

 Close over with small slip stitches.

Make up pillow, leaving an opening for inserting

 the wadding. Fill and close with slip

stitch. Place inside the Embroidered Ring.

Refer Tutorial Ribbon Stitch

Free Design Spring Bulbs

Silk Ribbon Embroidery Project

Pincushions – Forever Spring

( A beautiful Sewing Accessory for yourself  a 

Special Friend or Relative Or you could use the design

 as a border by just continuing the pattern.)

The pattern instructions for the layout I have used, 

but you are free to change the placement of the

 flowers as you wish. Also once you have mastered 

the procedure for these gorgeous spring bulbs, 

they can be used in many other projects.

Stitches:

 Stem Stitch, French Knots, Ribbon Stitch,

 Detached Chain, Folded Ribbon Stitch,

Twisted Ribbon Stitch.

Materials: Equipment
 100 mm ( 4 “ ) Embroidery Hoop and 15 cm.

Chenille and  Crewel Needles 

Dupioni Silk and Panne Velvet, braid, plastic insert

 and backing fabric.

Ribbons: Assortment of 4 mm. and 7 mm. Ribbons 

for Flowers, Leaves and Stems( as illustrated ).

 Discussed in detail in the Instructions.

Threads: Green Thread for Snowdrops.

Instructions:

Pre-wash all Ribbons, dry and Iron on a Silk Setting.

 Meanwhile transfer the design if you wish to follow the

 illustration onto the Green Silk. Should you wish

 to change the Format do one flower at a time.

 Once you have the design transferred, tack onto the

 back a piece of lightweight wadding or Pelon. The area

to be embroidered is 30 cm. across and 5 cm. deep.

Do not cut the fabric prior, it can be marked with 

the water erasable pen or use white chalk. You will

need the extra fabric to allow you to insert the

 material in the Hoops.

I have had to cut the pattern into two to illustrate.  

Left Side

 

Width 16 cms    Depth 4.5 cms

Right Side

Width 13 cms   Depth 4.5 cms

IRIS: Colour 1 – With Darker Ribbon Colour make a 

Detached Chain for the Lower Petal.

Colour 2. Make 3 Ribbon Stitches for upper petals. 

Then from under these a loose Ribbon Stitch down

 from each side. These can have their shape altered

 a little by twisting the ribbon at times.

Colour 3. Yellow Ribbon do a small Ribbon Stitch

 in the Lower Petal coming up from the Centre 

and taking it down into the Lower Petal.

Buds: Lighter colour ribbon 1 Detached Chain

 facing up.  Then change to Darker Ribbon and 

make 2 Ribbon Stitches over this crossing at base.

Stems: Twist the darker green 4 mm. Ribbon from

 the entry point and bring it up to the base of the

 flower to make stems. Some of these may have

 to be weaved in and out of the fabric, depending

 on the positioning of the other flowers and leaves.

Leaves: Make a combination of Ribbon Stitches, 

Straight, Twisted or Folded at the base of the bulb.

Refer:  Iris Tutorial

JONQUILS: With 4 mm. Lighter Green Ribbon Twist 

the ribbon slightly and make a few stems for the

 flowers. The flowers are very small Ribbon Stitches

5 Petals in each, make some of them loose to

improve the effect. ( This simply means when you 

place the Needle through the ribbon have a slight

rise in it, but place the needle the position needed. )

 Thread the Yellow Ribbon and stitch small French Knots

 in the Centre. Position some of the Jonquils over

 the stems at places to make it more realistic.

Leaves: Are Long Straight Ribbon Stitches from the Base.

Refer: Tutorial Jonquil 

Refer: Tutorial French Knots

TULIPS: For two tone tulips. Work 3 Ribbon Stitches

 in the lighter colour first. Then 2 – 3 Ribbon Stitches 

over this in the darker colour, taking the needle

 up from the same place and crossing the stitches 

over at some point. Some of the Top Petals can

 have a Twisted Ribbon Stitch to look like they

 are just opening up, and leave the base 

stitches showing in some cases.

Leaves and Stems : Worked the same way as the Irises.

Refer: Tutorial Tulips.

SNOWDROPS: Using 1 strand of the Green Thread,

 Stem Stitch the stems of the flowers.

The Petals are 3 Ribbon Stitches facing downward,

 overlapping slightly in a fan shape. Again using

 one thread of the Green Thread place 3 French Knots

 as illustrated in the end of the Petals, and stitch

a small calyx at the top.

Leaves: Are worked much the same as the Jonquils,

 using the Blue Green 4 mm ribbon.

Refer: Tutorial Snowdrops

With matching Sewing Thread hand stitch the braid

 to the material. Trim the fabric back now to 

35 cm. length x 12 cm. deep .

 Place the backing fabric behind the pelon to protect

your stitches while making up and stitch on..

 Machine stitch the fabric, wrong sides facing, leaving

 a gap at each end of 5 cm at least. Turn tube

 back to right sides facing outside. Pin the two ends 

 together and stitch only half of the way.

 (Embroidery side to form a circle). 

 Insert plastic piece crossing over the ends. 

Close over with small slip stitches.

Make up pillow, leaving a gap for wadding, fill and

 close with slip stitch. Place inside

the Embroidered Ring.