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. Little daisies are ideal for embellishing all kinds of gifts for that special person in your life. They are easy to make... and to brighten up your weekend, I will show you how ♫♬♪ . This daisy is from one of my books: Ribbon embroidery and stumpwork and it's ideal for the beginner to the advanced embroiderer. . You will need: - DMC...
Good afternoon stitching world ^•^ Today I have some concepts to show you which may inspire you to make a lovely gift for someone special. Using letters, words and names, you can make a gift which is unique and personal …. and it is sure to brighten up their day :) To make a lovely gift for a baby, you could print out a word (make...
Greetings stitching world :) Today I want to show you how to make a Dapple Dawn rose. It is an easy way to make life-like old fashioned roses and this method can be found on page 64 of my new Roses book. I hope you enjoy this small tutorial… These are the threads and ribbons that I used, but please...
How to make cute little roses with silk ribbon Hello stitching world, I hope you had a good weekend.... I have written a little tutorial for you today to help brighten up your week :) Click on the image to enlarge Sunny Roses From chapter 13 in my book: "Di van Niekerk's Roses in silk and organza ribbon" Use yellow 32mm ribbon...
Hints and tips from Di van Niekerk Using Cling Wrap to protect your work ◕‿◕ Good morning…I thought you would enjoy a free hint when working on a three-dimensional design. Click on image to enlarge If the loose-fitting appliqué or stumpwork shapes are bothering you whilst you stitch, or if they will be damaged by hard-working hands: use a sheet of clear cellophane...
How to make a Corn Poppy (Papaver rhoeas) 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,...
How to make thick, rounded stems for Roses and other flowers Ever wondered how to make a large, rounded, life-like stem? It's really easy... 1. Make a foundation row of back stitches. 2. And wrap the stitches with ribbon... Here is an example of a stem that I made for a little grasshopper in the Stork's Bill Fairy...
A French knot rose is ideal for making small flowers and roses. . Use 2, 4 or 7mm silk ribbon or 6mm organza ribbon Wrap the ribbon once or twice around your needle as if you were making a French knot, but instead of inserting needle back into the fabric, gather the ribbon for 3 to 5 cm (I or 2 inches) as shown below… . ◕‿◕ See...
Good Day …hope you had a good weekend? Remember in my last newsletter I promised I would show you a beautiful rose? Well, to brighten up your week I have two beautiful roses for you… Embroidered by the very talented Инесса Тимонина (Inessa Timonina) from Moscow, Russia. Click on the images to enlarge I just love this rose… See how she used ribbon...
Folded ribbon roses... Hello stitching world ♥ On this beautiful Monday, I have a lovely piece to show you — Roses by Keti Navrozashvili from Tbilisi, Georgia in the Caucasus region of Eurasia…. Keti wrote to me “My name is Keti; I am 37 years old from Georgia (a country). It is not a long time since Ribbon embroidery became by hobby and great...
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