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Blog > 7. Little Flowers in silk and organza ribbon

How to make cute strawberries with ribbon embroidery

How to make cute strawberries with ribbon embroidery Would you like to make some strawberries for a design that you are working on? You could also use the ideas below to make single strawberries for your Christmas tree or to decorate a Christmas wreath and presents! This is the strawberry design that I made using an interesting technique that I hope you will enjoy using in your own creations. The cute...

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Beautiful Narcissus

  I have a beautiful creation for you today.Narcissus by the super-talented embroiderer, Marina Zherdeva, from Moscow.Marina used colours from my range of silk ribbons and if you would like us to pack a ribbon kit for you, contact us and ask for the ribbon pack for the Narcissus by Marina. Marina and I wrote our Little Flowers book together and in this book, she shows you, step by step,...

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How to make 3D Chamomiles

  Good morning stitching world. Top of the morning to you!   How to make 3D Chamomiles or Daisies      Click on the images to enlarge From our book: Little Flowers in Silk and Organza by Di van Niekerk and Marina Zherdeva. We hope that this tutorial will inspire you to make beautiful Chamomiles and Daisies for all sorts of projects in the future. Enjoy!       ___________________________________________________________________________...

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Ring of daisies kit from little flowers book

        Ring of daisies kit from little flowers book    1. The embroidery panel: the line drawing printed onto pure silk Dupion fabric, ready to embroider, exactly the same size used in the book.   2. The backing fabric which is already over-locked onto your embroidery panel (see above) ready to insert in a 10 inch (25 cm) hoop.   3. All the ribbons   4. And all the threads....

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Blomme in sy- en organzalint boek

  Blomme in sy- en organzalint Di van Niekerk & Marina Zherdeva _______________________________________   260 x 193 mm 160 bladsye Sagteband met flappe RRP: R220.00 ISBN 9781928201014       Hierdie boek met onweerstaanbare stap-vir-stap-projekte is toegespits op klein blommetjies in sy- en organzalint. Deur garing- en lintborduurwerk, stumpwerk en ander tegnieke te kombineer, kan jy bekoorlike aarbeiblommetjies, pragtige narsings, madeliefiekrans, manjifieke wilderose, 3D kamille- en papawerblomme met skoenlappers...

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7. Little Flowers in silk and organza ribbon book

    Little flowers in silk and organza ribbon  by Di van Niekerk and Marina Zherdeva Alluring and delicate, the flowers in this book will inspire and delight. If you love flowers, then this is just the book for you. _______________________________________________________   Little flowers will appeal to needle crafters, card makers, dress designers, anyone wanting to make flowers in silk and organza ribbon. Suitable for every occasion: framed on...

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Poppies Silk embroidery panel

  Silk embroidery panel for Poppies design   [caption id="attachment_12732" align="alignnone" ] Poppies Panel[/caption]   The line drawing of the Poppies design in Little Flowers book is printed onto pure Dupion silk fabric, ready to embroider.   It has heirloom quality cotton voile backing over-locked onto the silk — all ready to place inside your hoop.   Size of panel is approximately 33 cm x 33 cm (approx. 13...

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Narcissus silk embroidery panel

  Silk embroidery panel for Narcissus design   [caption id="attachment_12731" align="alignnone" ] Narcissus panel[/caption]     The line drawing of the Narcissus design in Little Flowers book is printed onto pure Dupion silk fabric, ready to embroider.    It has a cotton voile backing (heirloom quality) which is over-locked onto the silk — all ready to place inside your hoop.   Size of panel is approximately 33 cm x...

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