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Another Beautiful Bicycle in Embroidery

Greetings from a cold and rainy Cape Town. Winter has arrived here and there's no mercy for us :) . I thought I would show you one of my favourite pieces of embroidery! I have shown it before but many new readers won't have seen it yet and those who have seen it before are sure to enjoy looking again! . It’s such a special piece of embroidery and...

How to Embroider a Bird's Nest

How to Embroider a Bird's Nest Use raffia (hand-painted if necessary) to suit the colours of a bird's nest. Split the raffia to form finer blades of grass-like texture as shown below. Look for tiny feathers in your garden or on nature walks or find something with a similar texture in a down duvet or pillowcase. Some craft shops also have small feathers to buy. Use one...

A Beautiful Stumpwork Protea

Good morning Stitching World! Today I have a lovely Protea to show you by 83-year-old Pat van Gool, from Johannesburg. I met Pat when I was teaching in Johannesburg and always admired her workmanship. She made this lovely Protea in Jacqui O' Connell's class in Linden, Johannesburg and don't you just love it? . . Here is a close-up view. . . . . Hope you have a good day...

Learn how to make cute little flowers with silk ribbon

How to make cute little flowers with silk ribbon Loop stitch is ideal for making clusters of small flowers. It is an easy stitch to do and French knots are added afterwards to form the stamens. . . For this F monogram from my Embroidered Alphabets book, I used loop stitch for the little blue flowers. . . Step 1. Use 4, 7 or 13mm silk ribbon...

Silk Ribbon Embroidery by Karen Fraser

Hello! Today I have something special to share with you. At BATB in Adelaide Australia, I was fortunate enough to meet an extremely talented silk ribbon embroidery teacher, Karen Fraser. Karen attended my workshops and was kind enough to help me teach silk ribbon embroidery to many students in the class. We have become good friends! Karen is a superb embroiderer, a kind teacher with a sense of humour...

Ribbon Embroidery and Stumpwork from New Zealand

Hi good morning, Stitching World! I want to show you a lovely sampler by Lilani Chinivasagam from Auckland, New Zealand. It’s the popular RES design (that is suitable for the complete beginner to silk ribbon embroidery and stumpwork) from one of my books and I really love Lilani’s style and the way she constructed the flowers. . . You have a lovely talent, Lilani! I asked her to...

Peonies and Roses in Silk Ribbon Embroidery

Box Full of Lessons 4 – Peonies and Roses in Silk Ribbon Embroidery This lovely piece is by the super-talented Joyce Solichin from Jakarta, Indonesia. Don’t you love this beautiful scene? Stunning! . . Peonies and Roses is a prefect project for anyone wishing to learn the art of ribbon embroidery. I wrote the lessons, step-by-step, for the complete beginner and you will receive it all in a lovely...

How to Embroider a Tree in the Background

Would you like to learn how to embroider a tree with fluffy-looking leaves?

This tree has an interesting texture and many have asked how to make the fluffy-looking tree with leaves that have a feathery texture. I will show you how...

Teacups by Catherine Nicol from Paris, France

Good morning, everyone! I thought I would show you a lovely piece ribbon embroidery by the talented Catherine Nicol from beautiful PARIS. I love the colours in this design and the way that Catherine embroidered it - simple stitches with a lovely effect! Let me show you the close-up detail... Don't you love the stitching around the edges of the saucers and the cup? Here's another close-up...

How To - Working With Ribbon and Handy Hints by Di van Niekerk

Hi stitching world! I hope you had a lovely weekend ♥ I thought you would enjoy reading about how to work with silk and organza ribbon and I have also added other handy hints for you. The downloadable lesson can be found here and saved for your collection. About working with ribbon Silk ribbon embroidery is surprisingly easy to master. Use silk ribbon just like any other thread or yarn except...

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