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How to embroider a landscape in ribbon embroidery – Chapter 2Good morning, it’s freezing here in Cape Town, we have had such good rains and there is snow on the mountains and Capetonians are ecstatic. We were all planning for day zero, "Day Zero" when Cape Town was set to turn off its water, but now that the dams are filling up nicely, and they are half-full and everyone...
Feather Stitch Feather stitch is a good choice for shrubs and hedges and fills up detail quickly. Best used with one or two strands out of the six-strand threads for landscape designs, it is worked the same way as fly stitch but, instead of making a single stitch, insert the needle to the right and then to the left as shown. Remember to keep the thread under...
.. Hi everybody.... Today, I thought I would show you how to make interesting leaves with silk ribbon... How to make long, pointed leaves To make long leaves like the Yucca plant (above) start in the centre of the plant and make long twisted straight stitches for some leaves and use ribbon stitch for others. Hint: for an interesting effect, when forming ribbon stitch, twist the needle once...
Shaggy Dog (Dandy Dog) - A Free Tutorial Hello everyone, hope you are having a good day today. To brighten up your day, I have a tutorial for a gorgeous little Dandy Dog that so many of you have asked for. You are welcome to download the PDF here... [download id="205"] Use the instructions for ideas on how to make your own little dog,...
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! ___________________________________________________________________________...
Hello I have a pretty tutorial for you today... a LOVE-LIFE journal cover to make for yourself or for that someone extra special. Simple stitches with ribbon and thread were used and the textures and colours complement each other nicely in this pretty design. Remember that we have talented teachers and stockists throughout the world who offer classes and you are welcome to look for the list here. I hope you will...
How to make a Monogram - The Letter H ♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸Hello from a cool and overcast Cape Town—summer is slowly fading away, that’s for sure. It’s nearly long weekend and so I thought that you would enjoy learning how to embroider the letter H for Happy Weekend! Enjoy ♥ This monogram is from my book: Embroidered Alphabets and Monograms & Words Note: Embroidered Alphabets seems to be out of print overseas,...
Good Morning, Goeie more, HOWDY, Buon Giorno, Bonjour, Guten Morgen, Selamat Pagi, Buenos Dias, God Morgen, Dobroye utro, Boker tov, kunjhani, Buenos Días, Wilujeng Enjing, Günaydin, Umhlala gahle, Bom Dia, добро утр-dobro utro, Dobro jutro, G 'day, Góðan daginn, בוקר טוב!!!, Hyvää huomenta, Dzień Dobry, Sugeng Enjing, Cao An, Ohayo Gozaimasu, Labas Rytas, Bună Dimineaţa, ДОБЪР ДЕН, sanibonani, sugeng dalu, Marhaba, Salutari :))) Today Marina and I...
How to make interesting shadows and leaves with silk and woolly fibre This short tutorial is from the best-selling book: Little Flowers by Di van Niekerk & Marina Zherdeva How to make interesting shadows and leaves for ribbon embroidery An extract from Wild Roses and Pink Blossoms on page 139. Use wisps of wool and silky fibre to form shadows and background texture. It is...
Hello stitching world :) Today I have a beautiful project to share with you, created by Lena Thiel from Sweden. Lena made this remarkable iPad cover by combining silk ribbon embroidery, thread work and felting — an outstanding fusion of crafts and I thought that you would enjoy seeing her creation. This piece Lena entered in the International Silk Ribbon Embroidery Competition and it was one of the...
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