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    Ribbon Embroidery How ToLearn how to create various ribbon embroidery stitches with our simple tutorial anddiagrams.

    Straight StitchAlways use a chenille needle for ribbon embroidery. Be sure the 4mm silk ribbon isneedle-locked into the eye to prevent it from slipping out of the large eye. Trim ribbonend at a 45-degree angle before threading. Use any tight even-weave fabric, includingmoire, douppioni silk, linen, cotton brocade, velvet, and denim.-- Bring your needle up at A, and pull it through.

    -- Insert your needle down at B, about 1/4 inch from A, and pull it through.

    Ribbon Stitch-- Bring your needle up at A, and pull it through.-- With the ribbon flat on the fabric, insert your needle at B, piercing the ribbon, andslowly pull it through. The ribbon will curl where the needle was inserted so don't pulltightly or you'll lose the effect. To vary the curl, pierce the ribbon to the right or left ofcenter.

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    Stem Stitch-- Bring your needle up at A, and pull it through.-- Insert your needle at B, about 1/2 inch from A. Holding ribbon below your stitching

    line, bring your needle back up at C, about 1/8 inch from B, and pull it through.Continue in the same manner, making sure the ribbon is always held below thestitching line.

    French knot-- Bring your needle up at A, the point where the knot is desired, and pull it through.-- Holding the needle parallel to the fabric, wrap the ribbon around it two to threetimes. Insert the tip of the needle at B, a thread or two from A. Gently slide wrappedribbon down the needle to meet the fabric, and pull the needle and trailing ribbonthrough.

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    Lazy Daisy Stitch-- Bring your needle up at A, and pull it through.-- Form a loop of ribbon on the fabric surface. Holding the loop in place, insert theneedle at B, a thread of two away from A. Bring the needle tip out at C and cross itover the trailing ribbon, keeping the ribbon as flat as possible. Gently pull the needleand trailing ribbon through until the loop lies flat against the fabric. Push the needlethrough to the back at D to secure the loop.

    Loop StitchBring your needle up and pull it through. Insert your needle tip into the fabric about1/8 inch from where it came up. Form a loop of ribbon on the surface of the fabric andhold the loop in place as you pull the needle and trailing ribbon through. Continuing tohold the loop in place, bring the needle back up through the ribbon at the base of theloop.

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    Woven Rose-- Thread a needle with sewing thread that matches your silk ribbon. Stitch afoundation of five straight stitches in the pattern of wheel spokes.-- Thread a needle with the silk ribbon. Working from the center out, bring the needleup at A, and pull it through. Weave the ribbon through the thread spokes by slidingthe needle and ribbon alternately over and under the thread without piercing thefabric. Continue weaving until the spokes are full. Pull the ribbon loosely, allowingtwists in the ribbon here and there.-- Insert the needle at D, pull it through, and knot.============ ==================

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    Beautiful Embroidery ProjectsTurn ready-made basics into prettily patterned heirlooms with vibrantly hued silkribbon embroidery.

    Pretty Embroidered Heart Table RunnerEnhance your home decor by embellishing a damask runner with hearts and flowers.A water-soluble pattern supplies a wash-away foundation for this charmingcomposition of French knots and lazy daisy stitches.

    Instructions for Table Runner

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    Hearts and Flowers Embroidered Table RunnerEnhance your decor by embellishing a damask runner with ribbon-embroidered heartsand flowers.

    Damask table runnerTable RunnersA table runner beautifully introduces color and texture to your dining room table asit protects the table from scratches and spills. Choose from among the endlesscolors, patterns, and sizes to buy a table runner that coordinates with yourdinnerware and expresses your personal style. Water-soluble marking pen Dissolvable stabilizer Black extra-fine-tip permanent marker Straight pins

    Beading thread 6-inch embroidery hoop Needles: embroidery and #20 chenille 4-millimeter silk ribbon: light pink, dark pink, yellow, and green Buttonhole silk-twist thread: green Wet cloth Matching sewing thread Lightweight fusible interfacing

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    Hearts and Flowers Embroidered Table RunnerEnhance your decor by embellishing a damask runner with ribbon-embroidered heartsand flowers.

    1. Fold the table runner in half lengthwise and place several marks along the foldwith the water-soluble pen to indicate the center of the runner.Using the photo as a guide, draw a pattern onto two pieces of dissolvablestabilizer with the permanent marker; set one pattern aside. Center theremaining pattern on the front of one end of the table runner; pin in place. Usebeading thread to baste the pattern to the runner. Place that end of the runnerin an embroidery hoop, if desired, taking care not to tear the stabilizer. Allembroidery will be through both the stabilizer and the runner.

    2. Starting at the bottom of the design, use light pink ribbon to make French knots,

    loosely wrapping the ribbon one time around the needle. Complete all the lightpink French knots on the pattern.Use dark pink ribbon to embroider the flowers by making six to eight lazy daisystitches, leaving the centers open. Knot and cut the ribbon before continuing onto the next flower. Stitch four or five French knots at the center of each flowerwith yellow ribbon, loosely wrapping the ribbon one time around the needle for

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    each knot.Thread the embroidery needle with a 20-inch length of green silk-twist thread;knot the end. Stem-stitch the leaf stems; knot the thread when stems arecomplete. For leaves, make lazy daisy stitches with green ribbon.

    3. Remove the basting thread from the stabilizer and trim away as much of thestabilizer as possible. Blot the ribbon embroidery with a wet cloth to remove anystabilizer underneath the stitches. Allow the runner to dry. Repeat theembroidery on the opposite end of the runner. When the runner is dry, tack tosecure the ribbon ends on the back and trim the tails. Cut a piece of lightweightfusible interfacing and fuse to the back of the runner over the embroidery.

    Learn to Make These Stitches

    Table Runner Detail

    For the table runner, one-wrap French knots stitched in pastel pink add punctuationpoints of interest around deeper rose-hue flowers sculpted from six to eight lazy-daisypetals and French-knot centers. Green silk lazy-daisy leaves complete the heartshape, and silk-twist-thread stems at the base of the heart fill out the botanicalgrouping.

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    Monogram Embroidered Pillow

    Promote signature style with an oh-so-dainty floral-spray monogram. Use a Victorian-style initial rubber stamp to create a pillow-top template for embroidered ribbonroses, buds, and leaves. Sweeten the view with a smattering of tiny pearls.

    Instructions for Pillow

    Monogram Ribbon Embroidery PillowPromote signature style with an oh-so-dainty floral spray embroidered monogram.

    Initial rubber stamp Water-erasable ink pad Sheets of white paper Teal douppioni silk pillow

    6-inch embroidery hoop Needles: embroidery, #20 chenille, #10 beading Buttonhole silk-twist thread: green Cotton embroidery floss: pink 4-millimeter silk ribbon: pink, light mauve, deep mauve, pale yellow, purple,

    pale blue, and variegated green 7-millimeter silk ribbon: gold 2-millimeter white or ivory pearls Beading thread Cotton swabs Teal sewing thread

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    Monogram Ribbon Embroidery PillowPromote signature style with an oh-so-dainty floral spray embroidered monogram.

    1. Open the seam at the bottom of the pillow and remove the stuffing. Lay therubber stamp, design side up, on a hard surface. Press the ink pad onto therubber stamp. Practice stamping the image onto white paper to ensure that thestamp is properly coated with ink. When you're comfortable with your stamping,determine the center of the pillow front and stamp the initial onto the center ofthe pillow. Place the pillow front in the embroidery hoop with the initialcentered.

    2. Thread the embroidery needle with a 20-inch length of green silk-twist thread;knot one end. Stem-stitch the outline of the initial and the small stems andmake lazy-daisy-stitch leaves.Make woven rose stitches using pink cotton embroidery floss and one or more of

    the 4-millimeter silk ribbons in pink, light mauve, and deep mauve. Stitch loopstitches with 7-millimeter gold silk ribbon. Use assorted silk ribbons and theribbon stitch to make remaining flowers and buds.Embroider all leaves with the ribbon stitch and 4-millimter variegated green silkribbon.Add the French knots using all the colors of 4- and 7-millimeter silk ribbon,loosely wrapping the ribbon around the needle one time.

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    Use beading thread and the beading needle to attach a pearl to each gold loopstitch and rose.

    3. When the embroidery is complete, remove any visible stamp marks with adampened cotton swab. Insert the stuffing back into the pillow. Slip-stitch heopening closed with matching sewing thread.

    Detail of PillowA teal pillow beautifully showcases a chromatic cascade of diverse flower shapes thatform the S. Pink and mauve stitched roses highlight the center of the letter. Bell-shape and multiple-petal blooms in pink, blue, and mauve ribbon follow the letter'scurves. Petite buds, rendered with French knots, line up along embroidered stemssprouting ribbon-stitched leaves.

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    Pansy Embroidered Napkin

    Fresh-faced pansies add touches of good cheer to these special-occasion napkins.These pansies are stitched through a water-soluble pattern. Place the fabric andpattern in an embroidery hoop to stabilize the stitching surface, which will make iteasier to create the straight-stitch ribbon petals, French-knot flower centers, andsmaller ribbon and silk-thread details.

    Instructions for Napkin

    Pansy Embroidered NapkinFresh-faced pansies add touches of good cheer to these special-occasion napkins.

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    Solvy dissolvable stabilizer Black extra-fine-tip permanent marker White damask napkin Straight pins Beading thread 6-inch embroidery hoop Needles: #20 chenille, #10 embroidery, #10 beading 7millimeter silk ribbon: purple and pink 4millimeter silk ribbon: gold, lime green, and green Buttonhole silk-twist: pink, green, and lime green Wet cloth or cotton swab Lightweight fusible interfacing

    Ribbon Embroidery Instructions

    Pansy Embroidered NapkinFresh-faced pansies add touches of good cheer to these special-occasion napkins.1. Using the photo as a guide, draw a bouquet pattern onto a piece of dissolvable

    stabilizer with the permanent marker. Pin the stabilizer pattern to the front of thenapkin, positioning it in one corner as desired. Use the beading thread to bastethe pattern to the napkin. All stitching will be through both the stabilizer and thenapkin. Place the napkin in the embroidery hoop, taking care not to tear thestabilizer.

    2. Embroider the large pansies one at a time, beginning at the center of the bouquetand working outward. For each pansy, make seven loose straight stitches forpetals, five with purple silk ribbon and two with pink silk ribbon. Add a French knotat the center of the petals with gold silk ribbon, loosely wrapping the ribbon

    around the needle one time. Use the embroidery needle to make a small straightstitch with pink silk-twist thread on top of the purple petals.For the small pansy buds, make four small straight stitches, one purple, one pink,and two lime green.For the larger leaves use the ribbon stitch with lime green on one side and greenon the other side.Using green and lime-green silk-twist thread and the embroidery needle, stem-

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    stitch stems throughout the design and add small lazy daisy stitches for theleaves on the stems at the center bottom of the design. Make ribbon stitches forthe individual leaves on the stems among the flowers with the lime-green andgreen silk ribbons.

    3. Remove the basting thread from the stabilizer and trim away as much of thestabilizer as possible. Blot the embroidery with a wet cloth or cotton swab toremove any stabilizer underneath the stitches.When the napkin is dry, tack to secure the ribbon ends on the back and trim thetails. Cut a piece of lightweight fusible interfacing and fuse to the back of thenapkin over the embroidery.

    NapkinsNapkins are not only a dining essential but also add color and texture to your diningroom or kitchen table. Cloth napkins lend sophistication to a formal meal and offeran environment-friendly option to paper. Available in endless color and patternchoices, cloth napkins suit any style and occasion.

    Detail of NapkinFlowers are always pretty, but the lushly embroidered greenery gives these napkins arealistic air. Applying two different colors of green ribbon with a ribbon stitch addslifelike dimension to the leafy sprigs that radiate out from the pansies. Meandering

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    stem stitches, sewn with silk-twist thread in two shades of green, supply stemlikesupports for smaller blooms and leaves.

    Posy Embroidered Cocktail CoasterGussy up linen cocktail napkins with rings of posies stitched along the hemstitchedge.

    Instructions for Coaster

    Posy Embroidered Cocktail Coaster

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    Gussy up linen cocktail napkins with rings of posies embroidered along the hemstitchedge.

    6-inch pink linen napkin Water-soluble marking pen One dime Needles: embroidery, #20 chenille Buttonhole silk-twist thread: variegated green 4-millimeter silk ribbon: pink, yellow, and green Cotton swabs

    Ribbon Embroidery Instructions

    Posy Embroidered Cocktail Coaster

    Gussy up linen cocktail napkins with rings of posies embroidered along the hemstitchedge.1. Use the water-soluble marking pen to trace around the dime at each corner of

    the napkin and at the center of each side.Thread the embroidery needle with a 20-inch length of variegated green silk-twist thread; knot one end. Beginning at the bottom of a circle, stem-stitch onthe drawn line. When the circle is complete, knot the ribbon on the back and cutthe thread. Repeat for each circle.

    2. Use pink silk ribbon to embroider two flowers at the bottom of each circle. Tocreate a flower, make four or five small straight stitches, each approximately1/8 inch long, being careful to keep the ribbon from twisting. Knot and cut the

    ribbon when the two flowers are complete. Add a French knot at the center ofeach flower, loosely wrapping the yellow ribbon around the chenille needle onetime.For the leaves, make tiny straight stitches with green silk ribbon, placing twoamong the flowers and four pairs around each circle.

    3. When the embroidery is complete, remove any visible water-soluble marks witha dampened cotton swab. Trim any ribbon tails on the back of the napkin.Protect your embroidered piece by fusing a piece of lightweight fusibleinterfacing to the back of the embroidery.

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    Detail of Coaster

    Using variegated silk-twist thread, stem-stitch a circle on each corner of the napkinand midway on each side. Finish each circle with straight-stitch flowers and leaves tocreate wreaths.

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