How to Make a Ribbon Embroidery Loop Flower
Ribbon embroidery usually includes different kinds of flowers, and the loop flower is a pretty one. This flower is raised because the loops stand up.
The ribbon embroidery flower can be floppy if wide ribbon is used to make large flowers, or nearly flat with small ribbon. This flower is not to be ironed after it has been made.
- Difficulty:
- Moderately Easy
Instructions
Things You'll Need
- 4mm silk ribbon
- long-eye needle
- another needle
- background fabric of your choice
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Press the silk ribbon before starting this project, because it is important to make sure the flower petal loops are smooth and going in the right direction.
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pierce the end of the ribbon after threading the needle
Thread the needle with ribbon and pierce the end of the thread. Back the ribbon out to tighten the stitch to hold the ribbon in the needle.
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Bring the needle up from the underside of the fabric and hold the tail in place.
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Take a stitch about 1/8 inch behind the first one and pull the ribbon through to the backside, leaving a loop the size you want for a petal.
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Use the second needle to hold the loop in place, and bring the threaded needle back up to the side of the first loop to create the second petal. Move the second needle for each new loop petal as it is formed, so that when the next petal is being formed, the previous loop is not pulled out of shape.
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Make loops around in a circle
Go around in a circle creating the loops or petals in the same way for as many petals as you want your flower to have.
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Slide the needle under a couple of ribbon stitches on the backside to tie it off and cut the ribbon. If you want a center for the flower, use a different color, either embroidery thread for French knots or flat ribbon straight stitches. You can also add beads to the center.
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