Ribbon embroidery

Ribbon embroidery tutorials

Ribbon embroidery master classes from Komok: flowers, leaves, portraits, decorative details, and practical stitch techniques.

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Ribbon Embroidery: Wisteria Branch

Oval hoop with a wisteria branch embroidered in ribbonsBeginnerFree

This master class shows how to embroider a wisteria branch with satin ribbons: prepare fabric, hoop, needles, scissors, lighter, white 10–12 mm ribbons, lilac-blue 6 mm ribbons, green 10 and 6 mm ribbons, watercolor or batik paints, and brushes. First mark the branches and leaves on the fabric, then embroider the leaves with 10 mm green ribbon using ribbon stitches, make twisted stems and branches with 6 mm green ribbon, embroider open flowers with white and lilac ribbon using straight and ribbon stitches, make buds with straight stitches, connect them with green ribbon, add a side branch, tint the flower with watercolor, and frame the finished work.

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Ribbon Embroidery from A to Z. Step 1: How to Secure Ribbon in the Needle

Threading ribbon through a large-eye needleBeginnerFree

This lesson covers the first basic step in ribbon embroidery: which tools you need, which base fabric is easiest for practice, what types of ribbon can be used, how to cut about 40 cm of ribbon, trim one end at a 45-degree angle, thread it through a large-eye needle, pierce the ribbon about 1 cm from the end, pull it through to lock it neatly, then seal the straight end with a lighter, fold it, and pierce it with the needle.

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