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Floral Vista...

  Good afternoon :))   To brighten up your weekend, I have a lovely piece to show you by Mrs R du Plessis from Bloemfontein in South Africa.   Titled “Floral Patio” it is a beauty!     Mrs du Plessis entered her Floral Patio in the International silk ribbon embroidery competition, and I love the way she has embroidered this gorgeous scene   Close up detail….      ...

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A Proud Peacock..

A proud Peacock. GOOD morning, stitching world  ♥   I have something lovely to show you…a dazzling Peacock by  Инесса Тимонина (Inessa Timonina) from Moscow, Russia. Click on the image to enlarge Close-up detail The beautiful feathers The tree and more... Thank you so much, Inessa, for sharing your beauty with all of us. I have more of Inessa's beautiful roses and flowers to show you in the coming...

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A lady with a little dog...

  Hello everybody …hope you are having a good day :))   Today I thought I would show you a beautiful piece by Annamaria Kelly, a talented teacher and stockist from Fourways in Johannesburg, South Africa.   Click on the image to enlarge     This design Annamaria entered in our International Silk Ribbon Embroidery competition....and my favourite? The little white dog ♥   Click on the images to...

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Folded ribbon roses from Georgia

    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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Padded straight stitch

  Padded straight stitch     Click on image to enlarge           Padded straight stitch works well with ribbon when you require a puffed-up stitch for a rose bud or a petal of a flower.   To form the stitch, make a smaller straight stitch first and cover it with a slightly larger straight stitch.   Work over a spare tapestry needle so the stitches...

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Twisted straight stitch

  Twisted straight stitch     Click on image to enlarge           Twisted straight stitch works well with ribbon. To form the stem of a flower and long blades of grass, (or for an interesting variation on pointed leaves,) twist the ribbon before inserting your needle to the back.   Here is another example...             Hint: Every now and then,...

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How to make a little nest….

  How to make a cute little nest..   Hello ♫♬♪ – can you believe it is weekend again.   Last week I taught you how to use woolly fibre for a little bird and I promised to show you how to make the little nest :)    Note:  This tutorial is from chapter 13 in my new Roses book... page 131.      Click on the image to enlarge the panel...

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How to use woolly fibre to create a little bird...

     How to use woolly fibre to create a little bird   Hello ♫♬♪ it’s weekend!     Today I will show you how to make a little bird with woolly fibre...    Click on the images to enlarge.   This method creates a fluffy texture…. and you won’t have to fill in all the detail, which will save you time :))     Note:  This tutorial is...

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Running stitch

      Running stitch This stitch can be made in thread or ribbon. If the the fabric is stretched in a hoop or frame, you may find it easier to form the stitches stab-stitch-style: take the needle and thread all the way to the back of your work before coming up to form the next stitch. A useful stitch when forming outlines that are not too prominent on...

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A special piece...

  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  :)))   It’s a gorgeous...

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