Free Design Spring Bulbs

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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.










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