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Spring Wreath/Nature's Circle-a kit

Due to popular demand, we are now packing a kit for the lovely Spring Wreath design, also known as Nature's Circle The kit contains: -the Spring Wreath design in full colour printed onto pure cotton fabric. Design is 16 cm x 16 cm (6,3" x 6,3") with a generous border of fabric around the design for it to fit inside a hoop. -another...

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,...

Purple Rain design by Annemarie Smuts

Hi, stitching world! Here is a lovely piece, titled Purple Rain by Annemarie Smuts from Port Elizabeth in South Africa. Don’t you just wish you were sitting in this garden? Have a look at my Instagram Page for more delightful pieces to inspire you today. The panel and ribbons are available from Di van NiekerkEnquiries: Contact us to ask for Purple Rain Ribbon Pack...

Spring Wreath

I have a lovely Spring Wreath for you today. If you’d like us to make this lovely design, you’re welcome to order the kit (which is on special at the moment). See this page for the kit. Enjoy! #dicraftribbons #dicraftembroidery #creativeribbonembroidery #divanniekerk #ribbonembroidery

Bottom's Up!

Bottom's up! Sent in by Deborah Hastings from North Devon. Titled: “Bottom’s Up”. Look at these delightful pieces embroidered by Helen and Sue who are from High Bickington in North Devon, England. One with some real foliage from Arlington Court in North Devon. Helen’s red ball is a bead covered by her late mother, so it has special memories for her. Sue made some of the hats for both embroideries....

A Step-By-Step Video. Monogram in Ribbon Embroidery

Good morning, I’d like to show you a piece by the talented embroiderer and artist from Houston in Texas. Her name is Delaram Mowatt and we’ve known each other for quite a few years now and I’ve always admired her workmanship. Her art and the T-shirts that she makes are too beautiful. She has a natural touch with ribbon, and I love the texture that she creates so...

Letter E - KIT

This lovely kit contains the following: Letter E - KIT Ribbon Pack contains 4 packets of Di´s hand-painted ribbons: 1 x Di van Niekerk's 2mm Silk ribbon 2 x Di van Niekerk's 4mm Silk ribbon 1 x Di van Niekerk's 7mm Silk ribbon The Thread Pack contains 3 skeins of thread and 1 metallic thread: 1 x Silk thread...

A beautiful garden by Desiree Coetzee

This beauty is the “Pink Delight” project embroidered by Desiree Coetzee from Tsitsikamma on the Garden Route in South Africa. Thank you, Desiree, for sharing your talent with all of us! Note: there’s also a free series of step-by-step tutorials on my blog here. Enjoy your weekend!

Lovely ribbon embroidery from Sri Lanka

♬❤♬ Hi stitching world, I want to show you some gorgeous pieces by Pradeepa Sandamali from Sri Lanka. Don’t you just love her ribbon embroidery? Pradeepa is 31 years old and she looks after the home. She has a degree in art but, most of all, she loves embroidery. She first came upon ribbon embroidery when she was in her 20’s. She saw a landscape...

Colour Chart - Di van Niekerk's ribbons

If you would like to download and save the Ribbon Chart for easy reference to the colours and codes, here is the chart which has 5 pages of swatches. Please, let us know if you have any questions by emailing info@dicraft.com Thank you! Di van Niekerk’s Silk and Organza ribbons Di van Niekerk, the author of fourteen embroidery books, has her own dazzling range of hand-painted pure silk and...

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