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Tutorial: SRE herringbone stitch

Denise Felton — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:03:25 +0000

Allie Aller demos how to create dimensional herringbone stitch with silk ribbon. See her tute.

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Tutorial: Ribbon poppies

Denise Felton — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:07:26 +0000

Di van Niekerk shows us step by step how to create these gorgeous organza poppies. See her tute.

And many thanks to SharonB of Pin Tangle for pointing out this find.

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How to make ribbon dragonflies

Denise Felton — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:06:47 +0000

Carol Daisy explains how she creates these sweet little silk-ribbon-and-bead dragonflies. See her post.

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Tutorial: Silk-ribbon roses

Denise Felton — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 12:01:11 +0000

Jane Ayerhoff demonstrates how to create a silk-ribbon rose on needlepoint canvas at BeStitched Needlepoint store. See her video tute.

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Tutorial: SRE bees and ladybugs

Denise Felton — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:05:32 +0000

Carol Daisy shows us how to make tiny silk-ribbon bees and ladybugs. Try one (or all of them) on your next crazy-quilt block. See Carol’s tutorial.

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Tutorial: Silk-ribbon butterflies

Denise Felton — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:01:57 +0000

Carol Daisy shows us how to stitch silk-ribbon butterflies. So gorgeous! Go to her tute.

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Inspiration: kézzel és lélekkel

Denise Felton — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:02:02 +0000

Manya of kézzel és lélekkel created these nostalgic pendants–silk-ribbon embroidery on a silk dupioni ground. Exquisite. See more views at her blog post.

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Free tutorials from Di van Niekerk

Denise Felton — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:05:49 +0000

Di van Niekerk mentioned in her latest newsletter that her site includes a number of tutorials for silk-ribbon and stumpwork embroidery. I had to check them out immediately! There are lots of them, and they’re wonderful. Go to the tutes. The site is slow to load; but be patient–it’s worth it.

Birches in silk

Denise Felton — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 14:03:28 +0000

bstudio creates the look of birch trees by embroidering different widths of white silk ribbon with brown floss. Whether rustic on burlap (as on the pendant) or refined on dupioni (as on the pillow), the effect is natural modern. Sweet! Go to bstudio blog.

Giveaway: SRE goodies

Denise Felton — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 12:01:32 +0000

Carol Daisy of Silk Ribbon Embroidery is celebrating 300 followers with an awesome giveaway

12 Cascade House Stranded Silk in a range of colours
2 Cascade House Metallic Gimp ( Gold and Silver )
7 Cascade House Silken Ribbons
Hand Painted Lace Motifs
Embellishment Pack of Lucite Flowers, Glass Leaves and Beads

Go to her blog post to see the entry rules. Contest ends November 1.

Stitch realistic SRE leaves

Denise Felton — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 15:04:33 +0000

Di van Niekerk shares a tip for taming silk-ribbon leaves and shaping them realistically. Go to her blog post for the lowdown.

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Inspiration: Sharon Boggon

Denise Felton — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:03:23 +0000

Pure eye candy, just for the joy of it. My eyes can’t stop traveling the details of this sumptuous crazy-quilt embellishment. SharonB of Pin Tangle is my hero! See more at her blog post. And did you know you can take an online crazy-quilting class with Sharon? I’m just sayin…

Ed. note: Sharon Boggon neither requested nor compensated this post.

Di will teach at BATB

Denise Felton — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 13:02:55 +0000

Di van Niekerk of South Africa will be teaching a workshop at Beating Around the Bush, the international needlework convention held each year in Adelaide, Australia. Di’s workshop, Romantic Roses, will focus on creating her Rose Gaujard (left) and Konigen van Danemark Roses (right). If you’re going to Beating Around the Bush, be sure to sign up!

Ed. note: Di van Niekerk neither requested nor compensated this post.

Eye candy: Helen Gibbs’ studio

Denise Felton — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:03:30 +0000

Lilo Bowman, producer of The Quilting Show (starring Ricky Tims and Alex Anderson), visited the studio of ribbonwork expert Helen Gibbs recently. She is sharing her beautiful photos of Helen’s work and environment through a slide show, released in connection with The Quilting Show’s online newsletter. Check out the slide show.

Tutorial: Simple ribbon flowers

Denise Felton — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 14:03:38 +0000

Elizabeth Braun of Sew in Love shows us her technique for creating these sweet ribbon flowers and leaves. See the tute.

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