Silk Ribbon Embroidery

As I mentioned in the earlier post  on the Bearded  Iris, this is a more  petite version of an Iris  in 4 mm. ribbon.  1: Two Ribbon Stitches  coming from the Centre,   with a slight curve. 3: Make a loose detached chain for the lower petal. 3: If you wish change over to another colour or  use  the same one.  Make Two Ribbon Stitches to  the  side as above, leaving a area in the middle.  4: Take three Ribbon Stitches upwards,  using the  open area in the centre.  This will cover where the  side stitches have begun.  5: Thread on 4 mm Yellow Ribbon,  and make One  Ribbon Stitch into the Detached Chain, Lower Petal.  6: Make stems with tightly rolled 7 mm. Green Ribbon, straight or folded Ribbon Stitch Leaves as in the earlier lesson. Bud: Overlap three Ribbon Stitches for the bud,  and place some small Ribbon Stitches in green  around them. I much prefer to...

  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  flow...

As I promised in my earlier posting of Pansies in SRE, this is my version of a Viola flower. Please keep in mind that I have worked this in  7 mm. ribbons to make it easier to see on your monitors. I feel these would be so much more delicate and  effective in a 4 mm. ribbon. For the purpose of stitching this flower I have marked  out a  circle with a diameter of 20 mm.   Three Ribbon Stitches in Purple.  1 o'clock,  12 o'clock  11 o'clock slightly overlapping the previous one. Keep the Ribbon Stitches as rounded at the tips as  possible, shaping them around your fingernail.   Two Ribbon Stitches in Cream,  with the tip of the petal just outside the marked  circle. 1- Between 2 and 3 o'clock     1 - Between 9 and 10 o'clock. Change over to Lemon Ribbon Two stitches at 5 o'clock and  7 o'clock.  Making these slightly longer than the previous two. With a single strand of black embroidery th...