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Blog > How to make tiny butterflies with silk ribbon

Hi good morning stitching world! 
It is World Embroidery Day today, 30 July and to mark this special day, I thought I would show you how to make tiny little butterflies from silk ribbon. They are the sweetest butterflies ever!
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 Butterflies in silk ribbon
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My friend Karen Nell who has moved down to Knysna on the Garden Route in South Africa uses them as her signature on all her embroideries. Here is one that I particularly love, in one of our projects and kits, Lady in Red ...
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 See the butterflies on the red roses in the bottom right-hand corner?
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Don't you just love them? You can use this idea for card making or any other idea you may think of.
Here are the red roses without the butterflies...
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I just love this image!
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Here is a downloadable PDF for your collection where Karen explains how to make these gorgeous little creatures.
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Enjoy and Happy World Embroidery Day!
Love
Di

 

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